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| Head Masquerade, Segun |
Segun Adefila, often refers to as the lead masquerade of Crown troupe is a Dramatist, Choreographer, Director, Performance Artist and head of Crown Troupe of Nigeria. He has featured in some home videos both Yoruba and English, notable among them is Arugba. He was probably one of the first persons to put Shomolu-Bariga on the world map with is drama tours around the world. He also runs a drama school for school children in the same complex that serves as rehearsing studio just around Grammar school bus stop. This year, 2016 the Crown troupe clocked 20 years of dramatic performance. And Commune Magazine, Ola Pat trailed the energetic performer to Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Nigeria where he and his troupe were putting the drama to Fela’s evergreen song “Unknown Soldier”. In this chat with CM, Assistant Editor, this passionate community dramatist shares his stage experience, the industry as he sees it and success story of his 20 years sojourn in the theatre industry and why he rarely features in home videos.
