UNILAG Creative Arts department inducts 150 students

Arts

Lagos, April 7, 2014  The President, Creative Arts Students Association (CASA), Mr Damian Enyaosah, said on Monday that the 150 students inducted into their department would encourage youths to get education in any field of their choice.



Enyaosah said in Lagos that the induction would also enable the students to understand their future challenges, while preparing to embrace the arts world.



``We want to enlighten them about the three different aspects of the arts they are to face, which is theatre, music and the visual arts.



``We want the creative arts to attract a lot of youths so that it would engage them and you know it has a lot of energy in the areas of dancing and music.



``It is one umbrella into three: theatre, music and visual arts. So it became creative arts, they can choose which area to specialise in,” he said.



The president noted that creativity can attract youths in a positive way and engage their minds; with that, they won’t stray.



``It is equally an avenue for the youths to express themselves, and the entertainment industry is growing so they need to be trained professionally.



``We have taken time to build the industry and the reputation, so we can afford to take the arts genres to the next level,'' he said.



Enyaosah, who is a final year student, however, said that he would hope for graphics, cinematography and film to be included in their curriculum.



``We need the technological advancement, the university management and the creative arts department management have been very understanding, I hope and believe they will grant us this one”.



The Coordinator of the induction, Mr Michael Ajimati, also a final year student, said: ``I have learnt from the professionals and so we want to impact it on new entrants in the school.



``We inducted them for them to know the challenges of theatre arts.



``I agree that theatre arts can be very tedious, but one can scale through with determination.



``Again, why it also looks as if it is tedious is because of the energy put into dance, plays and rehearsals all the time,” he said.



He pointed out that because of the three-in-one section involved in theatre, music and visual arts, some are not gifted in some, so they may find it difficult at first, but they do adjust.



``Some are afraid that arts is not moving in the country, so when they get out of school, how do they cope; they wanted it because they have a passion for it”.



The induction witnessed plays and other dancing acts.