Mkpokiti Dancers (Nigeria Culture Troupe)

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Title

Mkpokiti Dancers (Nigeria Culture Troupe)

Description

"Caught in the act: Our cameraman catches an airborne Mkpokiti dancer going through one of several somersaults which formed part of their performance at the Ward Theatre on Tuesday night. The Mkpokiti dancers form part of the Nigeria Cultural troupe which gave two performances here. Their dances are based on movements traditionally associated with wrestling."

Subject

Mkpokiti (Dance); Dance; Dance - Nigeria; Dancers; Nigerian dancers; Dance companies; Dance companies - Nigeria

Creator

Shakes, Roy (Daily News)

Date

Oct-1977

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Dancing

Identifier

D0011907
Acc. no.: 34139

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

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Citation

Shakes, Roy (Daily News), “Mkpokiti Dancers (Nigeria Culture Troupe),” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed September 20, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/10919.