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Kola ogunmola biography of william hill

          This is particularly true about Kola Ogunmola, who was invited by the first Director of the school, Geoffrey Axworthy, as the first artist/student in residence.

        1. This is particularly true about Kola Ogunmola, who was invited by the first Director of the school, Geoffrey Axworthy, as the first artist/student in residence.
        2. World stage, and Kola Ogunmola, who, though less known internationally, was also a key figure in early Nigerian drama of indigenous expression.
        3. He was one of the first set of thespians to go into television plays.
        4. I suspect that it was the creation of the School of Drama in the early '60s, hosting Kola Ogunmola's wonderful travelling theatre company in.
        5. Kola Ogunmola.

          6. He was one of the first set of thespians to go into television plays....

          Kola Ogunmola

          Nigerian dramatist and playwright (1925–1973)

          Elijah Kolawole Ogunmola (11 November 1925 – 1973) was a Nigerian dramatist, actor, mime, director, and playwright.

          Ogunmola is also regarded as one of the most brilliant actors in Africa in the 1950s and ’60s.

          He developed Yoruba culture, especially folk opera (drama that combines Christian themes with traditional Yoruba folklore, music and dancing, and music popular in urban culture) into a serious theatre form through his work with his Ogunmola Travelling Theatre (founded c.

          1948).[1]

          They produced an early stage musical version of Amos Tutuola's The Palm Wine Drinkard, which was performed at the First Pan-African Cultural Congress (Algiers, 1969).

          He produced Ife Owo in 1965.

          It was a satire on marriage and wealth.

          Hill-top town of Iwawun which was being besieged by the Ibadan.

          He used Mime and singing as well as drumming to convey his message. He also produced the dramatic version of Tutuola's The Palmwine Drinker. He also exhibited great ability in acting