AWUAWUER Tijime Justin
Email address(es): tijimeawuawuer@oauife.edu.ng
Office Address: AFST 215
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9759-8779
Academic Qualifications: GCE O’/Level N.C.E (English/Theatre Arts: B.A (HONS) Theatre Arts: M.A Theatre Arts: Ph. D. Dramatic Arts
Areas of Specialization: Dance Studies, Performance and Theatre Criticism
Title of M.A. Thesis: Awuawuer Tijime Justin, (2011), “Tiv Ritual Theatre tradition: A Study of Ivom i Tiv and Ier Performances”, A Dissertation Submitted to Postgraduate School, Benue State University Makurdi.
Title of Ph.D. Thesis: A Study of Swange Dance of the Tiv People of Benue State within the Context of Folk Media and Nigerian National Development” A Ph.D. Thesis Submitted to the Postgraduate College, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Research Grants: DSA/Mellon Small Grant for Pre-Conference Seminar, Northwesthern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 2019
Ongoing Current Research: Conceptualizing the Choreographic and Authorship of Dance Composition amongst the Tiv People of Central Nigeria.
Publications:
Awuawuer, Tijime Justin (2020) (a). “The absurdity of Nigerian politics and governance: A critical reading of the drama of Ola Rotimi” in International Journal of Political Science and Governance, Vol. 2.1, www.journalofpoliticalscience.com,. Pp. 31-38. India.
Awuawuer Tijime Justin (2020) (b) “Interrogating Issues in Nigerian Dance Education” Journal of Dance Education, Routledge, Taylor & Francis. UK
Awuawuer, Tijime Justin (2021) “Cultural Relativism for Peace and Unity in Nigeria” A Critique of Ziky Kofoworola’s Fotunje: Our Love” The Performer, Ilorin Journal of the Performing Arts, Vol. 23, pp. 114-121. Nigeria
Awuawuer, Tijime Justin (2021) (a). “Understanding Swange dance of the Tiv people of central Nigeria within the perspective of socio-political changes” in International Journal of Political Science and Governance, Vol. 3.1. www.journalofpoliticalscience.com, Pp.17-23, India. Adediran Kayode Ademiju Bepo, Umaru Hussaini Tsaku,
Awuawuer Tijime Justin, Shadrach Teryila, & Bem Alfred Abugh, (,2022) Different Models, One Goal: Doing Theatre, Democracy and Social Justice: A Festschrift in honour of Prof. Tor Joe Iorapuu, DynastyGold Impact Publishers, Jos
Awuawuer Tijime Justin (2022) “Theatre for the Youth: A Reflection of the Adolescent Delinquencies in Tor Iorapuu’s Had I Known…” in Adediran Kayode Ademiju Bepo, et.al (eds.) Different Models, One Goal: Doing Theatre, Democracy and Social Justice: A Festschrift in honour of Prof. Tor Joe Iorapuu Dynasty Gold Impact Publishers, Jos. Nigeria
CREATIVE WORKS
Acted as Aujara in The Spiral Circle (Directed by Matthew Dazzi) AIT Drama series, 2003.
Led Set 2003, Theatre Arts Students, University of Jos to a Community Theatre Project in Bokkos, Plateau State
Adjudicator, Gwer East Local Government Cultural Dance Competition, 2006
Organized and led Theatre Arts students at the College of Education Oju NCE II, for a Community Theatre Project at Howe, Benue State, 2008
Organized and led Theatre Arts students at the College of Education Oju NCE III for a Community Theatre Project at Ipom, Oju Local Government, Benue State, 2011
Directed and Choreographed Tor Iorapuu’s April 1421- 2012
Choreographed a dance ‘The Ife Story’ -2013 (viii) Directed and Choreographed Victor Anyagu’s The Dance Contest- 2013
Choreographed ‘The Naija’ – 2014
Directed and Choreographed J.P. Clarks’ -Ozidi 2014
Directed and Choreographed Bayo Afolabi’s -To the Stars 2015
Choreographed ‘Felanization’ -2015
Directed Jimi Solanke’s Etiti -2016
Choreographed ‘the Chibok Story’- 2017
Directed and choreographed ‘End of Discussion’. Improvised play -2018.
Directed and Choreographed, Tor Iorapuu’s April 1421 -2019.
Authored End of Discussion, (a Play text), Lineage Publishers, Ibadan, 2019.
Directed and Choreographed Niyi Osundare’s State Visit-2020
Directed and Choreographed Victor Anyagu’s The Dance Contest -2021
Choreographed Bayo Afolabi’s To the Stars, Convocation play -2021
Directed and Choreographed Tar Ahura’s Tor Yatar-2023
Choreographed ‘The Aborted’, a dance drama-2023