Designing for Outdoor Musical Performances in Nigeria

Abstract

This essay discusses theatre technology as the bedrock of outdoor musical performances, which attract more followership than other forms of concert in Nigeria. The work takes into consideration our local environments in the course of planning and execution. Relevant factors towards a successful staging of outdoor musical performances such as security, stage setting and the aural environment are discussed as focal points for consideration. The categorization of practising professionals in the field of entertainment technology is done to assist in understanding the operational principles of the practice. Based on non-idealistic empiricism and with particular reference to the 2011 Havana Outdoor Concert in Ibadan, analysis is made of the environment as presented in a floor plan designed by the present writer to situate the event within the physical structure of the overall environment.