JCDC hosts parish excellence awards
Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will honour the top performers of this year’s Festival of the Performing Arts Competition through a series of excellence awards ceremonies coordinated in each parish.
Onstage were some outstanding performances from the season with special recognition going to top participants, trainers, institutions, and sponsors.
Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, director of Community Cultural Development Services Division at JCDC, underscored the importance of recognition and motivation in boosting creatives.
“The excellence awards ceremonies are a crucial aspect of the JCDC’s approach to ensuring participants feel valued and inspired,” she explained. “Through them we celebrate excellence at the grass roots level, recognizing that this is where the journey begins for many aspiring artistes.”
Three parishes have already hosted their events — St Thomas on May 1, Kingston and St Andrew on May 2, and St Catherine on May 7.
We share scenes:
Kailee Titus, student of Providence Kindergarten and Preparatory School, and her teacher Dorothy Buckley proudly display the trophy she received at the St Thomas Festival of the Performing Arts Awards Ceremony held at Colonel Cove, Morant Bay, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Miss St Thomas Festival Queen Kendene Barrett (centre) presents a trophy to Monique Mathison (left) and Dorothy Buckley, teachers at Providence Kindergarten and Preparatory School, for their school’s achievement as the Top School Overall in the St Thomas Festival of the Performing Arts. The event took place at Colonel Cove, Morant Bay, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Old Harbour High School Choir performs their gold medal award- in Portmore. winning medley Ska Explosion at St Catherine Performing Arts Parish Excellence Awards Ceremony held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the Portmore Heart Academy in Portmore.
Six-year-old Omari Wiseman from Brunsfield Early Childhood Educational Centre presents his gold medal-winning speech entitled Black am I at the St Catherine Performing Arts Parish Excellence Awards Ceremony held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the Portmore Heart Academy n Portmore.
Danzic Dance Troupe captivates the audience with their vibrant, award-winning Soca Parade.
Yanique Berlin (left), dance teacher at Jessie Ripoll Primary School, accepts the award for the highestscoring performance in dance at the JCDC Kingston & St Andrew Office Evening of Excellence and Performing Arts Awards. The Class 2 Combined Popular Dance entry earned a perfect score of 100 out of 100 points. Presenting the award is Lenneth Richards, traditional folk forms development specialist at the JCDC.
St Andrew Preparatory School presents their award-winning dance titled Pitchy Patchy Tek Ovah at the Evening of Excellence at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre.
