An Appraisal of Nigeria's Cultural Diplomacy

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Title:	An Appraisal of Nigeria's Cultural Diplomacy
Author:	Oyewo, Segun O.
Year:	2004
Periodical:	Humanities Review Journal
Volume:	4
Pages:	31-40
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	cultural cooperation theatre Architecture and the Arts Ethnic and Race Relations
Abstract:	An appraisal of cultural diplomacy through analysis and evaluation of cultural agreements and theatre programmes is an important aspect of the cycle of decisionmaking and the planning process in cultural diplomacy. This appraisal of Nigeria's cultural diplomacy focuses on administration and management on the one hand, and, on the other, evaluates the artistic input. It lays bare the organizational defects and problems of cultural policy implementation within the domestic and external environment. The appraisal is significant to the artistic director and critic in the latter instance. It presents a challenge to the theatre practitioner about the choice and content of artistic productions in international cultural relations. The paper adopts the performance evaluation method in the assessment of cultural agreements and theatre productions used in Nigeria's cultural diplomacy. Specifically, the paper focuses on the appraisal of basic cultural agreements made by Nigeria with other countries, programmes of cultural exchange, as well as samples of theatre productions. Bibliogr., online sum. [Journal abstract]