#RexNettleford

[ndtcjamaica]

FROM THE ARCHIVES: In her own words, Marjorie Whylie, Musical Director Emerita, eloquently explores the rich soundscape of the National Dance Theatre Company and the NDTC Singers.

[mangoen2boca-blog]

Take me back to Kingston!! 🇯🇲 . . #tbt #throwback #ednamanleycollege #passport #international #rexnettleford #jamaica #kingston #dance #back #attitude #leg #red #locs (at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC))

[scholarshipja]

@schoolofdance.emcvpa has something special in store for Colour Museum this year! This Thursday February 18, the excitement begins- please see flyer for additional details. Source @ednamanleycollege #EMCVPA #dance #rexnettleford #creativecareers #creativeeducation #artseducation #createyourcareer (at ScholarshipJamaica.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLX24anBe8X/?igshid=16y98g7xqukec

[islandpeeps]

Happy Birthday Prof. Rex Nettleford!!! Jamaican born Scholar, Social Critic, Choreographer, and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), the leading research university in the Commonwealth Caribbean!!! Today we celebrate you!!! #RexNettleford ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #islandpeeps #islandpeepsbirthdays #UWI #Chancellor #Jamaica (at The University of the West Indies, Mona)

[tambudzai]

Continuing our feature on Professor Rex Nettleford today we look at him as a DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER: "In 1962, Nettleford gave life to another of his visions by founding the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC), an ensemble which focused on fusing together traditional Jamaican music, dance and rituals within the European balletic framework. He acted as its artistic director and prinicipal choreographer until his death in 2010. Using the NDTC he re-introduced several traditional religious rituals to Jamaica, including Pocomania and Kumina, portraying them as creative artistic expressions, and not solely abstract pieces of history. In doing so Nettleford believed the survival of Jamaica’s cultural retentions would be ensured, and the progression towards a national identity would be fostered." - JIS #blackhistorymonth #rexnettleford #dancer #choreographer #culturalist #blackexcellence #caribbeanhistory #caribbeanculture #caribbeanintellectuals #celebratingourheroes #jamaicanheroes #proudbrowngirl #proudjamaicangirl

[gabsi77]

#RexNettleford conference the other day at Edna #Dance is sorta my thing.

[ndtcjamaica]

The theme 'Connecting the past, present and future' was on display in magnificent form in the works presented by the National Dance Theatre Company for its just-wrapped 61st season.

[ndtcjamaica]

Set against the backdrop of Jamaica’s 61st Independence, the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) put on the second staging of their Children’s Show benefit performance. Speaking with Good Heart, artistic director for the NDTC Marlon Simms explained that after the inaugural staging last year, this year’s continuation was a ‘no-brainer’.

[ndtcjamaica]

In a conversation with THE WEEKEND STAR, the NDTC's Artistic Director Marlon D. Simms explained the piece was in no way obeah related, but a callback to Jamaica's African heritage.

[ndtcjamaica]

NDTC’s 61st SEASON OFFERS HIGH QUALITY DANCE THEATRE — In his short Message from the Artistic Director, Marlon Simms refers several times to wanting the 61st season of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) to engage emotionally with the audience. He writes of taking us “on a journey of movement and emotion…” to “ethereal realms…” and of “soul-stirring choreography,” and “transformative experiences through dance…”.

[ndtcjamaica]

61ST SEASON OF DANCE — Tickets are now available for the 61st Season of Dance! 12 shows for Charity! For more information email us at ndtcaccess@gmail.com or call (876) 503-0857.

[ndtcjamaica]

Viewers, some of whom sat spellbound and slack-jawed for much of the performance, could see that in the company's third piece, entitled “Unbroken.” The work, which features all of the female members in the company, was choreographed in 2022, making it one of the newest and most modern pieces of choreography in the company’s repertoire. 

[ndtcjamaica]

After nearly a 20-year absence, the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) of Jamaica returns to Connecticut for performances at the Schubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut, June 2 at 7:30 pm and June 3, 2 pm 2023.

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