By Olaitan Ganiu
TO protest modern slavery and trafficking of young women, House of Oduduwa Foundation is set to stage a reloaded edition of historic play ‘Queen Moremi: The Musical.’
The cultural theatrical is slated to run from December 24 to January 2, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The play, ‘Queen Moremi: The Musical Reloaded,’ a theatrical visualization and musical orchestration is to celebrate the legacy of Yorubaland heroine, Moremi Ajasoro, who 1,500 years ago, made a priceless sacrifice for the ancestral home of the Yorubaland, Ile-Ife. Moremi Ajasoro, born to a powerful hunter in Ile-Ife was queen who offered herself to be captured by the Igbo tribe who were always raiding Ile-Ife.
She made a supreme sacrifice of offering herself to be arrested by the raiders, after which their King married her, paving way for her to secure intelligence related to the enemies’ battle strategy which was eventually used by the people of Ile-Ife to liberate themselves from the raiders.
Having held successfully twice in Lagos, the reloaded, according to organisers will be displaying the richness of culture and excellent musical orchestration complemented with acting in a more soothing and sophisticated way.
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To improve on the depth, the production team which have His Imperial Majesty, the Ooi of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and Chief Mrs Olufunsho Amosoun as Executive Producers paraded notable actors and players include Femi Branch, Ademiluyi Adelegan, Toyin Oshinaike, Chidi Okeke among others.
The play also has Joshua Alabi as a director in collaboration with the University Of Lagos Creative Art Department.
The creator and producer, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi said the idea is to use the story to empowers the girl-child and encourage female leadership within the society.
“We are using this reloaded version to enlighten, entertain and empowers the world about the historical and cultural value, diversity and richness of the Yorubas and Africans as a whole,” Ademiluyi said.
“It is also is also created towards cultural reawakening of the girl child and women empowerment. The traditional ruler of Yoruba Kingdom, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyee Enitan Adewusi as a culture enthusiast sees this project as an avenue to sensitize the society about women, celebrate them and ensure leadership and empowerment for women is ensured.”
She said the monarch is aimed to birth a movement strongly committed to showing Nigeria’s cultural stage theatrical excellence and engage the world in it.
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