IroKotheAtre.org.uk
Title
Traditional African Theatre, Storytelling, Drama, Music and Dance - Iroko Theatre
Description
Company Profile
IROKO Theatre Company is a registered charity that was founded in September 1996 by Alex OMA-PIUS. Alex trained as an actor and director at The National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts (NATFIZ), Sofia, Bulgaria. He has worked extensively as a performer and director and his credits include work with the BBC and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Alex formed IROKO in order to enhance the understanding and appreciation of African culture and arts, amongst society as a whole. The Company's primary aim is to advance the education of members of the public in the arts and in particular but not exclusively in African arts and to use traditional African theatre art forms as a vehicle for facilitating learning and self-development particularly amongst children and young people.
IROKO's fundamental principle is that its work should have a meaningful effect in the lives of the young people involved: it should educate, empower, motivate and inspire them and at the same time, it should be fun.
