Michael Holgate, the world renowned choreographer, dancer, actor, singer and writer who heads the Phillip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of the West Indies, says the Traditional Folk Forms still play a dominant role in shaping Jamaican culture.
An important part of Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage is the Traditional Folk Forms, which include several categories such as Maypole, Quadrille, Kumina/Congo, Revival, Ni Night/ Nine-Night, Gerreh, Dinki-Mini, Zella, Tambu, Jonkunnu, Burru Song and Dance, Ettu, Bruckin's Party, and Maroon Dance.
The 2023 staging of the Festival of the Performing Arts National Finals will take centre stage at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 5 commencing Monday, April 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. and will wrap up on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for the Jamaica Festival Song, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, and Jamaica Gospel Star Competitions to April 14, 2023, at midnight via the online platform and at 4:30 p.m.
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Culinary Arts hosted a One-day virtual National Brush-Up Workshop for Jamaican chefs, culinarians, and foodies on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, for participants and potential entrants who will be participating in the 2023 staging of the Competition.
The Jamaica Festival Song Competition, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition and the Jamaica Gospel Star Competition will close for entries on Friday, March 31, 2023, at midnight via the online platform and at 4:30 p.m. any parish office island-wide.
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) National Festival of the Performing Arts is moving into the second round of this exciting signature competition: the Parish Finals.
In the tradition, Revival style, honouring the work and legacy of the late Bishop Mallica ‘Kapo’ Reynolds, a table was artistically arranged displaying traditional Jamaican food items in the ritual of feeding the ancestral spirits (grounds spirits) and the deifical spirits (heavenly and earthboun
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is now accepting entries for all its 2023 Competitions.
Entries for the 2023 cycle of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s Performing Arts Competitions which covers the areas of Dance, Deaf Dance, Drama, Music, Traditional Folk Forms and Speech will close on Friday, January 20, 2023.
