Our guest today is a popular gospel drama actor and he is well known far and wide.
Can you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Ajewole: My name is Oluwafemi Ajewole. I’m the president of Christ Chosen Vessel Dance Drama Ministry a.k.a Alfa Sule. I was born in Ibadan. I schooled in Ibadan and I’m into dance drama ministry.
Femi and Ayo Ajewole (Alfa Sule) with Ayo Alex Alao, M.D Jetheights Services
What prompted you into drama ministry?
Ajewole: Well, I believe each and every one of us is born with gift given by God. Right from when I was young, I just saw that it’s one of the gift/talent that God gave to me. You know God gave some people 5 talents, some 3 and some 2, and on and on like that. But I discovered that one of the gifts God gave to me is drama and likewise singing. I was a member of the choir in church for year and likewise I was in the drama group in church. What we are in now is dance /drama i.e. singing and dancing and then acting together with it.
What brought the idea of dance drama?
Ajewole: Yes, that is true, dance drama has been in existence, but the kind of dance drama that we know when we were very young was that they don’t talk when it comes to dance drama. The audience just get what they are saying through their actions and demonstration. But there is a concept, so that is why we called our own modern dance drama. What really prompted this was when I was working in a school years back, of which I happened to be a teacher in that school and during the end of the year party; we are the one that will teach our children what they will present that particular year. I was in-charge of drama then and so after teaching the students drama for like 4-5days and I saw no improvement because they were very young, like you are asking a primary 5 student to act as a father to a primary 1 student and there is no talking or voicing, so I tried working on their action and their voice and it did not work, then God brought something to my mind that I should voice for them and they act what I am voicing and I just felt like it will be too boring and why not introduce beat, so I was using their table to play the beat and it also helped the pupils memorise and understand things faster and it made everything very interesting to the children. During the end of the year party, the street was very full and people were surprised at the performance. From there, I gained admission into polytechnic and totally forgot about it until one day while we were waiting for a lecturer someone just suggested that not all of us will come out and be successful in this electrical engineering we are studying and something just struck my mind that why not use my gift as a ministry. That day, when I got home, I called my brother and shared my vision with him and from there we started the ministry. And that was how we started it.
Femi and Ayo Ajewole (Alfa Sule) in a chat with Ayo Alex Alao, M.D Jetheights Services
Can you please shed more light on your academics and your career?
Ajewole: Actually after gaining admission and studying electrical engineering in polytechnic, I discovered that it was only the theoretical aspect I was able to cope with very well, you study, write exams and pass but I found out I was having problem in the practical aspect and this was what made me key into what that student said.
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