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Arts & Culture
Summer exhibit opens at National Gallery
The National Gallery of Jamaica will officially open its inaugural Summer Exhibition today, conciding with its 'Last Sundays Programme. Read More
Kudos to Campion Dance Society
FROM June to December, a number of dance troupes bring their skills and talents to the stage.... Read More
New works and favourites for NDTC season
A potent combination of existing works and favourites from over the years have been brought together for the 57th season of dance by The National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), which will run at the Little Theatre from July 19 to August 11.... Read More
Through our lens
In the age of the smartphone, which puts a camera at the fingertips of a large number of people, photography as an art form seems to be diminishing. But that's not going to happen anytime soon if local photographers Cheryl Hylton, Ulrick Lawrence and Dane Hucey have their way.... Read More
Tivoli dancers pay tribute to Seaga
The Tivoli Dance Troupe presented a Kaleidoscope of Dance at the Little Theatre in Kingston on Sunday evening. The two-day concert, which opened last Saturday, is part of their 28th season celebration. Read More
ArtWalk hailed as success
Kingston Creative, organisers of the ArtWalk, held in downtown Kingston last Sunday, are claiming success with this latest staging of the free, monthly exposition which seeks to lay the groundwork for development of an art district in the... Read More
UWI Singers' concert season ends today
THE University Singers will be bringing the curtains down on their concert season this evening at Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, on The University of the West Indies' Mona campus in Kingston. Read More
'Dance chose me and I responded'
When the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) takes to the stage at the Little Theatre in St Andrew on July 19 for the opening of its 57th annual season of dance, ballet mistress Kerry-Ann Henry will be celebrating a milestone of her own. This year marks her 25th year as a... Read More
The Art of Kingston
This Sunday will see the 15th Kingston Creative Artwalk, a monthly exposition laying the groundwork for development of an art district in downtown Kingston. Read More
A decade with Deh Jah Dance
Artistic director of the Deh Jah Dance Theatre, Ghana Samuda, makes no bones about that fact that she is a Christian and therefore the majority of the works presented by the troupe are about worship. It is, therefore, not surprising that in choosing a 'best of' for the... Read More
Theatre with a message
Award-winning theatre producers, Barracks Production Company will officially open the doors to their new home and youth theatre hub, Barracks Theatre, on Friday, June 28 with a Gala performance of their newest play, Ananda Alert. Read More
Keeping Jamaica on the pages Keeping Jamaica on the pages
The accolades have been pouring in for Patsy, the latest written by Jamaican-born, USA-based author Nicole Dennis-Benn. Read More
Sandals Negril/South Coast ready to rumble
“What an amazing array of talent!,” uttered a guest watching performances of the Sandals and Beaches Resorts's Festival of the Arts competition (Negril regional final) held at Sandals South Coast Resort in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, last Thursday night. Read More
Sandals Ochi tops region in arts contest
SANDALS Ochi Beach Resort in St Ann took the lion's share of awards in the Sandals Festival of the Arts talent competition (Ocho Rios) Regional Finals held on the property last Saturday.The resort faced off with its sister property Beaches Ocho Rios. Read More
Jamaican Odaine Lewis helps Texas Tech create history at NCAA Championships
Texas Tech senior Odaine Lewis helped his school lift their first NCAA Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships title last Friday night as they held off the challenge of University of Florida and University of Houston at the Mike A Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas to win the... Read More
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