Performing arts and embodied designs: An analysis of sam ukala’s the slave wife

Abstract

Contextually, the theatre is an avenue where various artistic personnel of different professional backgrounds converge with their respective works, with the aim of assessing, evaluating and creating a befitting piece. With Fredrick Hegel’s statement as spring board, this study explicates the various developmental stages involved in the apparent discovery and identification of an art work in most appropriate manner. Thus, reflecting the transformational order and discovery process involved in the realization of an art piece. It is widely believed that performing arts encompass artistry that is expressed either through dance, drama or musical performances among others. However, the realization of what is particularly artistic has several shapes, forms and perhaps stages. This paper analyses Hegel’s philosophical submission on “the rational being rendered sensible” in relation to appearance, form and content. From the stage of conception and performance, we focused on the aesthetics of production in Sam Ukala’s The Slave Wife. It then submit that it’s of great necessity to re-establish the importance of thoughtful coordination among performance arts vendors on professional grounds as gateway to having a good work of arts at the end of the day.