Dr. Tayo Simeon Arinde

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Department of Perfoming Arts

  • Department: Department of Perfoming Arts
  • Email: rindetay@unilorin.edu.ng
  • Office: Room 23, Floor 3, New Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin
  • Research/Teaching: Play Directing, Acting and Performance Theory.

Dr. ARINDE, Tayo Simeon holds Bachelor of Arts, Masters, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees (all in Performing Arts) from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. His bias is in Play Directing, Acting, and Theatre Management. He trained as an Administrator before joining the Academics. His research area is in Leadership and styles in the theatre. He has published in Local, National, and International journals and books. He also has a short academic stint at the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, where he taught courses in Play Directing, Acting, and Theatre Management. His hobbies include but are not limited to singing and football refereeing.

Qualifications
  • Diploma in Administrative management
  • Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts
  • Masters of Arts(Performing Arts)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Performing Arts)
Professional Affiliations
  • Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA)
Undergraduate Teaching
  • THA 101 (Traditional African Festival Theatre)
  • THA 102 (Introduction to Drama and Theatre)
  • PFA 204 (Introduction to Directing)
  • PFA 221 (Basic Speech Arts and Acting Techniques)
  • PFA 345 (Basic Non-verbal Communication (proxemics/Kinetics)
  • PFA 346 ( Research Methods and Materials)
  • PFA 363 (Advanced Acting)
  • PFA 367 (Directing)
  • PFA 420 (Directing for Screen)
Postgraduate Teaching
  • DRA 803 (Historical Development of African Drama and Theatre)
  • DRA 807 (Advanced Studies in Acting II)
  • PFA 802 ( Advanced Studies in Sociology and Aesthetics)
  • DRA 804 Advanced Studies in Directing I)
  • DRA 806 (Advanced Studies in Acting I)
  • DRA 820 Popular and Experimental Theatre)

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Office Address

Room 23, Floor 3, New Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin