ABSTRACT

This research work is an analytical study of the use of Costumes and Make-up during the 2014 Edition of Confluence-V-Carnival. It is a case study research which explored the interview approach, and uses the MLA documentation style sheet. Chapter one defines the background and frame of reference for the project; providing the objectives, significance and scope of study as well as defining key terms that are fundamental to the study. In Chapter two, the researcher offers an excursion into the study of Carnival parade as a Theatre Performance, the use of Costumes and Make-up and the Theories of Aesthetics and Semiotics. While Chapter three presented data on the case study, Chapter four analyzes the data using the aforementioned theories. In Chapter five, the researcher concludes, enumerates some challenges and makes further recommendations in the interest of improving the quality of Costumes in Cultural Carnivals, as well as exploiting Cultural Tourism potentials in the Nigerian Carnivals.