The Theatrics in Ebedebiri Amau-Aru (War Boat)Performance, Nigeria

War boat is an aquatic performance re-enacted to show heroic deeds and exploits of warriors on how they conquered enemies and became victorious in battles. A study on the relevance of Ebedebiri war boat performance has never been an issue in scholarship; therefore, this study on ‘The Theatrics in Ebedebiri Amau-aru (War Boat) Performance’. This essay discusses the theatrical disposition of Ebedebiri war boat performance and it highlights the performance elements related to African theatre used in it. The study identifies that war boat performance in Ebedebiri community helps to mirror the Ebedebiri society, preserve legends, myths and ridicule weaknesses. This work adopted the qualitative methodology of research. That is, the bulk of work data for this study came from the researcher’s participation and observation of the 2012 Ebedebiri War Boat Performance in Ebedebiri Community and that of 2019 taken on tour to Warri Delta. The study concludes that    Ebedebiri war boat performance is a tool for positive reconstruction. And it finds out that, the performance can be an avenue to sell the Ebedebiri society to international society. From this finding, it recommends that artistically trained theatre artists are needed to be consulted to be partakers of the performance in Ebedebiri community.