DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS

Costume and makeup are very important aspects of cultural presentation. They promote cultural values and give tourist access to explore culture through indigenous fabrics as well as create awareness about how diversified and beautiful our culture is. This research therefore examines costume and makeup as tools for culture and tourism promotion. Using Bidy Fashion Exhibition as a case study, the study created and made dresses of different cultures in Nigeria for visual perception and understanding of the research. Relevant literatures to the research were consulted in addition to the practical dimension of the research. The research concludes that costume and makeup as
tools for culture and tourism promotion in Nigeria are very expressive in nature as it communicates and reflects the aesthetic essence of people.

The traditional view of human tragedy which existed several centuries back in the ancient Greek religious myths was transposed not only to Western Europe but also to the African context in the literary representation of reality in tragedy. This project aims at examining the role of fate in tragedy. It is an evaluation of selected plays by two outstanding playwrights; Ola Rotimi and Wole Soyinka. The research can be used to examine how fate plays a major role in the life of man from the Yoruba point of view. It explored the universal theme of predestination and how it is emphasized in the Yoruba tradition. It also explored how oppressive political regimes, such as dictatorships can shape the fate of individuals and communities. Coming into the world in the West African Nigerian Yoruba metaphysical universe, the tragic personage holds his fate in his own hands. The gods and supernatural beings in the invisible realms claim foreknowledge of the fate which the tragic hero brings into the world, yet does not influence the fate-holder in the winding trail of life to the fulfillment of tragic fate. This research concludes that tragedy occurs as a product of the constant working of fate in the tragic hero which fulfills itself in a tragic conflict through the hero’s free-will, according to the prophecy of the gods in Ola Rotimi’s The gods are not to blame. This is more so in the Aristotelian concept of catharsis in tragedy due to the interplay between prehistoric fate and historic fate, the latter being the product of the former.

Management is essential for organized life and necessary to run all types of management. Good management is the backbone of successful organizations. In order to make a business viable it has to be built upon a certain set of values which will promote the business, assure customers that it’s the right choice and attract new customers while retaining the existing ones. Quality is one of the most important aspects of a business or a product as it could be associated with many factors such as reliability, delivery, usability, and an acceptable price. Total quality management TQM is a set of management practices throughout the organization geared to ensure the organization consistently meets or exceed customer requirements. Based on Deming's and Duran's ideas described in "Total Quality Management text with cases" for how organizations could achieve success we can conclude that key to successful quality management passes through constantly striving for improvement, changing the classic mind-set of applying out of date quality check measures everybody else does, modernizing the methods, and providing effective training for the staff. This paper provided a general understanding of Total Quality Management, a concept that is aimed at ensuring quality with continuous improvement. It will show the important aspects of TQM, challenges in applying TQM and important factors that affect success. It would include general knowledge, assumptions and researchers' own interpretations. It should give the reader a general overview of total quality management and its main points which will provide a base for deeper learning.

The purpose of this project is to examine the relevance of costume and make-up and to determine their effects on cultural promotions and preservations. This study focuses on how contemporary costumes can be designed with the Benin Traditional marriage fabrics (Evbu) popularly known as Velvet. It also reveals the aesthetics of creating contemporary styles of beach wear designs using traditional fabrics. This research would enhance other researcher's knowledge of culture, promote their cultural identity and strengthen their sense of belonging