Abstract (English)
This paper examines Kongi@90, a festival performance held in 2024 to commemorate Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday, focusing on the role of performance artist Lanre Tejuoso in preserving and transmitting Yoruba cultural memory. Drawing from firsthand documentation, including photographs and video recordings of Tejuoso’s performance, the study explores how his artistic expression functions as a form of cultural pedagogy. Through elements such as ritual, music, masquerade and storytelling, the performance serves as a living archive, conveying intergenerational knowledge and reinforcing Yoruba cosmology, history and values. By situating Tejuoso’s contribution within the broader context of Yoruba cultural festivals and educational practices, the paper highlights the significance of performative festivals in sustaining cultural identity and collective memory in contemporary Nigeria.Keywords (Ingles)
Yoruba culture, cultural pedagogy, performance art, memory preservation, Lanre Tejuoso, Kongi@90, festival studies, oral tradition, Nigeria