{"id":6774,"date":"2016-11-16T14:20:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T13:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=6774"},"modified":"2017-09-21T11:20:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T10:20:51","slug":"ayakoroma-dr-barclays-foubiri","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ayakoroma-dr-barclays-foubiri\/","title":{"rendered":"AYAKOROMA, Dr Barclays Foubiri"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B.A,M.A,Ph.D; artdirector, lecturer, b:February 13,1956; p: AngiamaTown; ht:AngiamaTown; Iga: Sagbama; so: Bayelse married with children; ed: CMS Primary School, Bolou-Angiame 1962-67; LASchool, Agbarho, Delta State. 1968; St.Enda’s College, Agbarho, DeltaState, 1969-73; University ofCalabar, 1979-83; Universityoflbadan, 1988-89; University of Port-Harcourt, 2003-07; cr: Ministry of Education, Mid-West State, 1973-76; Federal Ministry of Communications, Lagos, 1976-79; NTAChannels 8,Enugu NYSC, 1983-84; Pec Repertory Theatre, Lagos, 1985; RSTV Channel 22UHF, Port Harcourt, 1986-92; University of Port Harcourt, 1992-2000; Operations Supervisor, RSTV, 1987-88; Head of Programmes, RSTV, 1990; Head ofNews&Current Affairs, RSTV, 1991- 92; Asst. Lecturer, University of Port Harcourt, 1992-96; Lecturer II, University of Port Harcourt, 1996-2000; Executive Dir., Bayelsa State ArtsCouncil, since2000; mm:Nigerian Institute ofPublic Relations, NIPR; Association of NigeriaAuthors,ANA; Society ofNigerian Theatre Artist, SONTA; National Association ofNigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, NANTAP; Conference of Chief ExecutivesofArts&CultureofOil Producing States,CCEACOPS; Chief Executives of Culture,CECofthe Federation; Fellow, Association of Master Toasters ofNigeria, Institute ofCorporate Administrators ofNigeria; mem, Board ofTrustees, University ofCalabar Alumni Association; award: Award of Excellence, University of Port Harcourt Alumni, Bayelsa State Chapter, 2007; NYSC State Merit Award, Anambra State, 1983; 2M Prize for NDDC\/J.P. Clark Drama Prize, ANA, 2003; Outstanding Cultural Administrator Award, New RayMagazine andNUJ,YobeState, 2005;cw: play publ: Dance onhisGrave, Port Harcourt, Dee-Gold finger Pubs, 1997; AMatterof Honour, Port Harcourt, Dee-Goldfinger Pubs,1999;AChanceto Survive and Other Plays Yenagoe Dee-Goldfinger Pubs, 2002; Castles inthe Air,Lagos, Mace Books, 2004; Once Upon aDream, Lagos, Mace Books, 2006; AScar for theLife, Lagos, Mace Books, 2006; Basic Similarities of Film andTelevision, in Focus on Theatre, Vol.1 No.l, Edited by Chris Nwamuo; TheActorand theAudience:TheContemporary Nigerian Experience, In Nigerian Theatre, ournal,Vol. 1. No. 1,Edited bySaint Gbilekaa; Community Theatre and theSearch for aMass Ideology, InJournal ofCreative Arts, Vol. 1 No. I,Edited byFemi Shaka; Traditional Music and Drama asanExpression of Culture,inAbalabala: AJournal ofthe Bayelsa StateCouncilforArtsand Culture, No.1,January, 2003;Edited bySeiyifaKoroye; The Epic\/Historical Genre in theContemporary Nigerian VideoFilm Industry: AComparative Analysis oftheHero’s Journey inIgodo and Egg of Life, inTheCrab: Journal ofTheatreand MediaArts, Vol.1 No2, June,2006;national\/stateassignment: Command PerformanceofDreamsofMotherland forHerExcellency,Mrs. Mbarsogo, First Ladyof Equatorial Guinea at State House, Marine Lagos during herState VisittoMrs. Marian Babangida, 1987; Events Coordinator, Rivers StateAnnual Illumination and CulturalWeek, 1996;Stage Manager, TheNIB(Citibank) Sponsored Production of Miesoinuma Minima’s Odum Egege, Nigerian LawSchool, Lagos and the University of Lagos Main Auditorium, 1997; Production Manager, RIVIFEST’98 Production ofOdum Egege atHotel Presidential, Port Harcourt and Shell Club, Rumu Kwurushi; ANewDawn.ACommunityTheatre Drame co-author, Living Earth Nigeria Foundation for Akipelai Community intheOgbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, 1998; Fishing in Muddy Waters: A Community Theatre Drama, Co-author Living Earth Nigeria Foundation, for Emakalakala Community intheOgbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State Performed August 17, 1999; etc; plays acted: Jackson, in A Day of Absence by Turnerward; Ishola inWho isAfraidofSolarin by Femi Osofisan; Isaac in Obasai byYulisa Maddy; Onita intheNightBefore byBode Sowande, etc; hob: swimming, indoor games, football, reading, writing, watchingTV;off: CouncilforArtsandCulture,GlorylandCultural Centre,P.M.B. 25,Ovom- Yenagoa, Bayelsa State; tel:08033133283; res: Toru-AngiamaTown, c\/o P.A. Ebedebiri, viaSagbama, Bayelsa State; c-m: clayayaks@yahoo.com; dr.bardays@artsbayelsa.ng.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-6774","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/6774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/6774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6774"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=6774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}