Jimoh Oluwaseun
I was born near Abeokuta in Nigeria.I grew up in an Anglican mission compound in Ake. I attended the parsonage's primary school where MY father was the headmaster, and then attended the grammar school in Abeokuta where MY uncle was principal. When I was twelve, I left Ake for Ibadan to attend the Government College there.I entered Ibadan's new university when I was eighteen. Two years later I went to England to complete MY degree in drama at Leeds. Following MY graduation, I worked as a script-reader, actor, and director at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
Upon MY return to Ibadan I founded two theatre companies, one of which was called the 1960 Masks. It is now called the Orisun Theatre. MY first important play, A DANCE OF FORESTS, was written for the Nigerian independence celebrations. MY works were met with criticism from all sides. They brought out hostility from Nigerian authorities as well as by proponents of pure "Negritude." MY plays are written in English, but they incorporate the music, dance, and the words of the traditional Yoruban festivals.
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Upon MY return to Ibadan I founded two theatre companies, one of which was called the 1960 Masks. It is now called the Orisun Theatre. MY first important play, A DANCE OF FORESTS, was written for the Nigerian independence celebrations. MY works were met with criticism from all sides. They brought out hostility from Nigerian authorities as well as by proponents of pure "Negritude." MY plays are written in English, but they incorporate the music, dance, and the words of the traditional Yoruban festivals.
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