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| University Players gear up for Césaire's A Tempest |
THE University Players, the resident theatre company of the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI Mona, will be staging an English translation of Aimé Césaire's play A Tempest (Une tempête) from Thursday May 15 to Sunday the 25th.
The production was planned some time ago, but now proves more timely as it will serve as both a memorial and a celebration of the life and work of Césaire, who died on April 17 in his native Martinique. He was 94.
A Tempest is being staged as part of the Mona campus celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the university, of which Aimé Césaire was made an Honorary Graduate in 1974.
Under the leadership of award-winning director, Brian Heap, the production features an all-star Jamaican cast - reflecting both Césaire's prescribed cross-race casting, as well as the additional cross-gendering of some of the roles as well.
Featured performers include Rooney Chambers, Nadean Rawlins, Chris McFarlane, Nadia Khan, Melward Morris, Jean-Paul Menou, O'Neil Peart, Noelle Kerr and Canute Fagan, plus an all-star supporting cast, almost all of whom have appeared in previous productions by the University Players.
The opening performance of A Tempest will be presented at the Philip Sherlock Centre, UWI on Thursday May 15 at 8 pm. It continues for a total of eight performances until May 25, playing Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 6:00 pm.
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JAVAA show was a hit |
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Monday, May 12, 2008
JAVAA Does Mowtown Plus - 1978, the classic show staged by the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes and Affiliates last Friday at the Pegasus was quite an event.
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Four years after, Sir Coxsone remembered |
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Monday, May 12, 2008
"We're playing music in memory of the great Sir Coxsone Dodd, so we're going to play music until the day is done," toasted Winston 'King Stitt' Parks at last Monday's commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the passing of Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd.
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VP Records scoops up Mighty's Cornerstone |
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Monday, May 12, 2008
AWARD-WINNING gospel singer, Jason Mighty, has inked a lucrative album distribution deal with VP Records, just two weeks after launching his highly-anticipated debut CD, Cornerstone, his management Daystar Promotions has revealed.
"We are very pleased to announce that VP Records has signed a world-wide distribution contract for Jason Mighty's Cornerstone. It was originally to be a contract for physical distribution, but they contacted us several days later and voiced their interest in having Cornerstone added to their exclusive digital distribution catalogue. Our representative at VP said he was really feeling the project. The whole negotiation was just a blessed and wonderful experience," Mighty's management team said in a release last week.
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Two more parish queens crowned |
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Monday, May 12, 2008
At the Saturday night crowning of Miss St Elizabeth 2008 held at the St Elizabeth Technical High School ( STETHS), Leontre Roberts, 19-year-old student of the Edna Manley College, dominated the competition, taking not only the crown, but also the sectional prizes for being the Most Poised, the Most Congenial, the Most Disciplined and the Most Culturally Aware contestant.
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Mothers and Sons |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
My mother has an advanced degree in creating obligation and guilt. Her masterwork occured one Sunday as we were driving past Gun Court prison in Kingston. There was a line of mostly older women waiting in the unbearably hot sun to get inside, clearly bringing dinner to their imprisoned sons. Her commentary essentially ran something like this, "See that there. At the end of the day, boys only have their mothers. When the chips are down, there are no fathers, no girlfriends, no so-called friends, not even brothers or sisters - only their mothers are there when the going gets really tough to bring them a cup of soup." Manipulative as it was, and I did do the obligatory rolling of the eyes, over time as I watched the ways of the world I came to see that she was in fact right.
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Birth by Design |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham is a believer and so is actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Pop stars Britney Spears and Madonna have had one, as have models Claudia Schiffer and Elizabeth Hurley. No, it's not Kabbalah that has all of Hollywood talking, but rather the new trend in child delivery, the 'take a number' Caesarean section - for non-medical reasons.
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Jamaican, The Cosmopolitan |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
I wish to fully endorse Clyde McKenzie's line of reasoning last week, to the effect that "what has been clear to me is that within our cultural industries, lies our economic salvation". Clyde then raises the perennial question, "How much of what [presently] comes in as tourism income... is directly or indirectly due to the strength of our cultural industries?"
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Below The Waist: Bubbling pot of sex, lies and family ties |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Overall rating: B-
IN Below The Waist, cultures don't just clash; they wrestle, invade new spaces, get in one another's faces - and beds.
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Subjugated men |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
I know I am too mean,
To be your queen,
And too good to be your concubine.
- Shakespeare, 3 Henry VI
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One Love closes the curtains on an exciting IRAWMA |
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Harlem, New York - The curtains came down on the 27th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) at the Apollo Theatre in New York City on Sunday last with entertainers, award winners, and even some patrons clamouring on stage, singing Bob Marley's One Love.
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Music videos - myth, message, mayhem |
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Nearly 30 years after its popularisation, the music video is still an instrument of myth and message.
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Bramma's Value of a Lady creating waves |
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Value of a Lady, the single from dancehall deejay Bramma, has scored good grades with its lyrical content and urgent delivery. The song, which was produced by Jordan McClure of Chimney Records, is accompanied by an interesting video clip, which has been making the rounds at most video outlets.
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Excellent 'Iron Man' soars high |
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Iron Man (Paramount)
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges
Rated: PG 13
Running Time: 2hrs 6 mins
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Wishing and hoping on Royal Palm Estate |
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Friday, May 09, 2008
There are many who face an uncertain future but that does not stop them from wishing and hoping for better days ahead. The ability to predict or control the events that will unfold is limited, and this can throw even the best laid plans into disarray.
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CTV in Mandeville: An electrifying experience |
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
CTV, the local cable station owned and operated by Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC) on Arnold Road in Kingston, was in Mandeville, recently and a significant number of persons from Mandeville and its environs knew it and were enthusiastically participating in the experience.
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Mutual funds have benefits, but be careful of the fees! |
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Jamaicans are becoming more conscious of the need to make their money work for them. Gone are the days when most people were satisfied with the security of a bank account because it was all they knew. Whether they're rich, of modest means, or barely making ends meet, people are looking for investment opportunities that can bring more profitable returns, and help them fulfil their financial dreams.
While the lure of high-yielding 'alternative' options still abounds, investors are warming to the concept of mutual funds as a viable method of investing. Many financial institutions have had to scramble to find products that could compete with the earning potential of the alternatives, and are now offering overseas-based mutual funds. These also offer the opportunity to save in foreign currencies such as Canadian and United States dollars.
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'Tech-ing' care of mother |
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Toasters, fridges and vacuum cleaners were once the quintessential Mother's Day gifts, but in 2008, don't be surprised if mum wants something a little sleeker.
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Selector Richie Clarke promises a musical treat at the Deck |
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Nobody can select like Richie Clarke . okay . so that's a bit of an exaggeration. But really, there are very few selectors who have the experience, the knowledge, the dexterity on the turntables, and the vast collection of records - both albums and 45s - that Richie Clarke has.
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Curry Festival a feast of food and music |
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Curried octopus, crabs, cakes and other curried 'delicacies' that were definitely only for the brave of heart. As a matter of fact, it seemed that anything that could be curried never missed the yellow spice. The packed grounds at the Mannings School on Sunday was testiment enough that Westmorelanders were out for some adventure and wanted to appease their taste buds . and that the many stalls chock-full of a variety of curried treats ensured that they did.
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Exquisite performances by Juilliard graduates at Evening of Classics |
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Daniel Phillips is in demigod position. His left hand is on violin, his right is suspended with bow at 12 like a wand - he swoops down, creating magic. It's the middle of the Brahms trio for violin, horn and piano and the audience at the Hilton Hotel is momentarily holding in their coughs and cell -phone interruptions.
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Police clamp down on sessions |
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Monday, May 05, 2008
Promoters and artistes are definitely up in arms over the recent enforcement of the Night Noise Abatement Act. The act stipulates that entertainment events must lock off by midnight during the week and 2:00 am on weekends. Dancer/promoter Chi Ching Ching got a rude awakening on Tuesday night when his Chi Ching Tuesdays was ordered locked off at midnight by the police.
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