Position: Senior Arts Fellow 

i.          (a)        Name:                                                             Samson Sunday Akapo

            (b)        Date of Birth:                                                  3 June, 1979

            (c)        Department:                                                    Theatre Arts

            (d)       Faculty:                                                             Arts

II.        (a)        First Academic Appointment:                          12 August, 2014

            (b)        Present Post (with date):                                 Arts Fellow I 

            (c)        Date of Last Promotion:                                  October 2021

            (d)       Date Last Considered: (in cases where)
                        Promotion was not through                            Not Applicable

III.         University Education (with dates)

            (a)        University of Ibadan, Ibadan                         2005 – 2008

            (b)        University of Ibadan, Ibadan                         2009 – 2012

            (c)        University of Ibadan, Ibadan                         2014 – 2023

IV.         Academic Qualification (with dates and granting bodies)

            (a)        B.A. (Hons.) Theatre Arts. University of Ibadan;       2008

            (b)        M.A. Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan                   2012

            (c)        PhD Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan                    2023

V.         Professional Qualifications and Diplomas (with dates)

            Diploma in Theatre Arts, university of Ibadan.          2004

VI.        Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes (with dates) in respect of Undergraduate and Postgraduate work only)

            Nil

VII       Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies:

            (a)        Member, Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA)

            (b)        Member, International Federation of Theatre Research (IFTR)

            (c)        Member, Association of Dance Scholars and Practitioners of Nigeria (ADSPON)

            (d)       Member, Dance Guild of Nigeria (GOND)

            (e)        Member, African Theatre Association (AFTA)

            (f)        Member, National Association of Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP)

VIII.    Details of Teaching/Work Experience

          (a) Junior Arts Fellow, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, 2014 till 2017

          (b) Arts Fellow II, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, 2017-2021

          (c) Arts Fellow I, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan

Courses Taught at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels

            THA 101:        Introduction to Theatre: Design and Organization

            C-THA 103:    Beginning Theatre Design and Technology

            THA 103:        Introduction to Theatre Practice

            THA 207:        Practical Theatre: Guided Participation

            THA 303:        Theatre History (Oriental and Other Options)

            THA 311:        Choreography and Dance: Basic Principles

            THA 321:        Choreography and Dance: Basic Practice

            THA 316:        Dance Theatre and Music Theatre: Conceptual Studies

            THA 326:        Dance Theatre and Music Theatre: Practical Study

            THA 314:        Design and Technical Theatre: Basic Principles

            THA 324:        Design and Technical Theatre: Basic Practice

            THA 330:        Production Workshop

            THA 411:        Choreography and Dance: Intensive Study

            THA 421:        Choreography and Dance: Intensive Practice

            THA 416:        Dance Theatre: Specialized Study

            THA 426:        Dance Theatre: Intensive Practice

            THA 450:        Supervision of Project Essays in Theatre Arts

            THA 712:        Arts of the Theatre II: Acting, Mime and Movement (PGD)

            THA 714:        Arts of the Theatre IV: Technical Theatre & Construction

            THA 780:        Dissertation/Project in Theatre Arts    

Administrative Responsibilities in the University

1. Assistant Examination Officer (Undergraduate) 100 & 200 Levels, 2015 – 2019
2. Examinations Officer (Undergraduate) 2019- 2025
3. Departmental Representative on Faculty Room Allocation Committee 2017 - Date 
4. Staff Librarian, Department of Theatre Arts 2017.
5. Assistant Hall Warden, Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall 2024- Date
6. Assistant PG Coordinator (2025)

IX.       Research

(a) Completed                        

“An Analysis of Muscular Strength in Select African Dances.”                                                                                      

(b) In Progress

“The Creative Process in Choreographic Works and Performances of Segun Adefila”.

     Dance as an artistic endeavour thrives on creativity to endear itself towards the audience. Using Murray’s framework of the creative writing process which suggests identifying the subject; sensing the audience; searching for specifics and creating the design, as a yardstick. This study examines the creative process in dance movement. Performances, choreographic works, rehearsals and interviews with Segun Adefila (Crown Troupe of Africa) are to be analysed to foreground this study.

 (c)   Project Dissertation and Thesis

1.         

(i). Indigenous and Cultural Elements in Segun Adefila’s and Qudus Onikeku’s Choreographic Works. (2023). PhD. Dissertation, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan. 

(ii). The Challenges of the Lighting Designer in the Nigerian Growing Entertainment Industry’. M.A. Project, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan (2011)

(iii) “From the Street to the Stage: A Study of New Nigeria Dance Styles”.

       B. A. Project, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan (2008)

X.         Publication

            (a) Books already published                                                                                                   Nil

            (b) Chapters in Books already published                                                                                Nil

            (c) Articles that have already appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings                       Nil

            (d) Patents                                                                                                                               Nil

            (e) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals

(1)        Akapo, S.S. (2015). Embodied Cognition in Dance and Choreography, Ibadan Journal of Theatre Arts, No. 9 & 10: 176 – 197 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

(2)        Akapo, S. S. (2017). An Overview of Somatic (body-mind) Approaches in Dance Therapy. Ekpoma Journal of Theatre and Media Arts, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Vol. 6, Nos 1 & 2: pp 299 -316 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

(3)        Akapo, S. S. (2020). Altered State of Consciousness: Dance-Induced Spirit Possession and Trance. Ibadan Journal of Theatre Arts, No. 13 & 14: 58 – 71 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

*(4)      Akapo, S. S. (2024). Street Dance Performance as Protest: Seun Awobajo’s Untitled in Focus. The Quint https://www.ucn.ca/the-quint-v16-2/:  91-110 Faculty of Arts, Business and Science at the University of the North (Canada) (Contribution 100%)

*(5)      Akapo, S. S. & Ochuko- Ayomavoro E. V. (2024). The Body as Archive and Memory: A Study of Fishermen and Ikede Dances. African Theatre and Media Review (ATMR) Journal of the Department of Dramatic Arts, OAU 31- 38 (Nigeria) (Contribution 60%)

*(6)      Akapo, S. S. (2025). Hybridizaton and The Theatre Practice: An Analysis of Legends the Musical. The journal of Development Commination and Applied Theatre https://acjol.org/index.php/jodcaat/issue/view/487  Vol.4: 105-115 Published May 2025 (Nigeria) (Contribution 100%)

*(7)      Akapo, S. S. & Babalola, O. S. (2025). Dance Theories and Mmonwu Performance Tradition of the Igbo People of Nigeria. Advance Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences https://aspjournals.org/ajahss/index.php/ajahss/article/view/154 International Institute of Advance Scholars Development, March, 2025 (United Kingdom). (Contribution 40%)

*(8)      Akapo, S. S. (2025). Dance and Choreographic Design in The Body and Space: An Interdisciplinary Exploration. Current Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CJHASS) Vol. 11:4 13-22 July 2025(United States of America) (Contribution 100%)

            (f)  Books, Chapters in Books and Articles already accepted for publication     

*(9)      Akapo S. S. (2024) Indigenous/Cultural Elements in Qudus Onikeku’s Nigerian Contemporary Dance Works. Ibadan Journal of Theatre Arts, No. 16. (Contribution 100%)

*(10).   Akapo, S. S. (2025). Dance and Choreography as a Narrative Medium: Storytelling Elements in Qudus Onikekus Spirit Child.s. The Quint Vol 17:3 Faculty of Arts, Business and Science at the University of the North (Canada) (Contribution 100%)

            (g)  Technical Reports and Monographs                                                                           Nil

XI.       Major Conferences and Workshops Attended in the last 5 years with Papers Read 

1. African Indigenous Knowledge Research (Network) Conference.
   Paper Read: “Indigenous/Cultural Elements in Qudus Onikeku’s Nigerian Contemporary DanceWorks” 2025. Uganda, 20th - 23 May, 2025
    
2. Arts Council of the African Studies Association International Conference, Chicago, USA/Virtual. 15-20 June 2021.
   Paper Read: “Nigerian Contemporary Dance and its Paradoxical Deference to Indigenous Dance Styles”
    
3. First International Graduate Conference Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 07-09 June 2021.
   Paper Read: “Street Dance Performance as Protest: Seun Awobajo’s Untitled in Focus”.