Since the late nineteen-seventies, the streets of Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, have been decorated with ad-hoc placards promising quick, transformative thrills. The signs—hand-painted on ...

When you’re hot you’re hot. And when you’re not–well, if you’re the West Indian Folk Dance Company, you’re still pretty entertaining. A recent rehearsal of the first half of the troupe’s upcoming ...

During rehearsal, the music is spiritually uplifting for members of the Jamaican Folk Revue. In the church meeting room, they tell stories through lyrics, about love and marriage, dance and games, ...

The recent uproar surrounding producer Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor’s reimagining of the iconic Hilly and Gully rhythm has once again exposed Jamaica’s long-standing habit of selective outrage, ...

Folk dances of Jamaica : an insight : a study of five folk dances of Jamaica with regard to the origins, history, development, contemporary setting and dance technique of each / Hilary S. Carty ...

Rose was among the seventeen founding members of the NDTC, brought together by Jamaican cultural icon, the late Rex Nettleford and choreographer Eddy Thomas. The NDTC was officially launched at the ...

National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica will headline Let's Dance International Frontiers 2024 on May 3rd and 4th at Curve Leicester. Founded in the spirit of Jamaica's independence in 1962, the ...