Creator & Director
Yibo Koko
Yibo Koko is a dynamic leader in the dramatic arts with a distinguished background in creating and managing impactful cultural events. Hailing from Rivers State, Nigeria, he holds qualifications from the New York Film Academy, St. Catherine’s College Oxford University, and Universal Studios in Hollywood, alongside a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Port Harcourt.
Yibo’s contributions to film have earned him accolades, including the “Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Award” from the Women of African Descent Film Festival at the Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival. A sought-after speaker, he frequently shares his expertise at creative industry events in Nigeria and abroad. Over the past decade, Yibo has served on various boards and committees in the creative and tourism sectors.
About Seki
The Brand
Séki Brand is a Digital Heritage Culture and Creative Economy Development organization created to promote, preserve and produce Cultural Diversity Market Place Products and projects across the 50+ Ethnic Nationalities in the Niger Delta. The Brand aims to deepen cultural integration and accelerate the 17 Sustainable Development Goals through Culture and Knowledge Economy skill-sets that guarantee employment generation and drive wealth creation opportunities through Heritage Impact Marketplace programs to boost National Productivity ‘Beyond Oil’.
Seki
Dance Drama
Seki dance drama, which was originally created in 1998 as – Owu Amapu-Ti, was an official entry to the 10th anniversary of the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta Georgia. It is a collaborative rhythmic agreement of dance patterns of different ceremonial dance groups in the Core Niger Delta Area of Rivers Start, Nigeria.
SEKI is of mythical origins. The narrative stems from the vault of oral tradition and predominantly the pantheons of the Ijaws. Thus the pantomimic dramatized enactment in dance form is an interplay of a mystical union between the gods of the land who are domiciled in the womb of their aquatic residence but make frequent visitations to earth to forge an inexorable nexus of relationship with mortals. The dance sets to recreate the indigenous response to the struggle in resistance against foreign culture and the promotion of indigenous tradition. The dance identifies the African traditional theatre with specific reference to the Core Niger Delta People. Our experience is taking from oral tradition.
Our Projects
Since its debut, SEKI has grown to become more than a cultural dance experience. Our diversity and art are further expressed through the various projects SEKI has created and invested in. Get to know the different aspects of SEKI through our projects.
