Every group in society has its own way of understanding its natural and social environments. The Egungun Masked dance has long been a part of the daily life of the Yoruba community in Nigeria, and is practiced for the common good. This dance is usually done to ritually “cleanse” the environment of things seen as negative, a ceremony to celebrate births and deaths, a medium to bring messages and hope, and as a festival. In “Strategic Multilogue”, Segun continues the Yoruba traditional way of understanding the world through scocial recreation of of traditional Egungun dance performances.
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