WHO: JAMAICA CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (JCDC)
WHAT: FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS PARISH FINALS
WHERE: (SEE BELOW)
WHEN: MONDAY, APRIL 28 – FRIDAY, May 2, 2014
The JCDC annual National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition continues in the various parishes across the island in unearthing, developing, showcasing, preserving and promoting the creative talents and expressions of the Jamaican people. Numerous participants from schools, community groups, youth clubs, social clubs, performing arts clubs, churches as well as outstanding individual performers are competing for top parish honours as well as a chance to go on to the National Finals. The areas covered are Dance, Drama, Music, Speech and the Traditional Folk Forms. Participants are engaged in a number of workshops throughout the year before competing at the zone, parish and national levels.
We invite coverage of the Parish Finals, which showcases the best entries in each Parish, which will then move on to the National Finals. See schedule for Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 2, 2014.
FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS – PARISH FINALS
April 28-May 2, 2014
DATE/TIME |
SUBJECT |
PARISH |
VENUE |
Monday, April 28 at 9:00am |
MUSIC |
Kingston & St. Andrew |
Campion College Auditorium |
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SPEECH |
St. Catherine |
Holy Trinity Church Hall |
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SPEECH & DRAMA |
St. Thomas |
Anglican Church Hall, Morant Bay |
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MUSIC |
St. Ann |
St. Mark’s Anglican Church Hall, Brown’s Town |
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Tuesday, April 29 at 9:00 a.m. |
MUSIC |
St. Ann |
St. Mark’s Anglican Church Hall, Brown’s Town |
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Tuesday, April 29 to Wed April 30 at 9:00am |
MUSIC |
St. James |
St. John’s Methodist Church hall, Humber Avenue, Montego Bay |
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Tuesday, April 29 |
Traditional Folk Form |
St. Elizabeth |
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Hall, Santa Cruz |
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April 29 at 9:30 a.m. |
SPEECH |
Kingston & St. Andrew |
Campion College Auditorium |
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Wednesday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m. |
SPEECH |
Portland |
Wesleyan Holiness Church, Boundbrook Crescent, Port Antonio |
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MUSIC |
St. Mary |
Anglican Church Hall, Port Maria |
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Traditional Folk Form |
Kingston & St. Andrew |
Louise Bennett Garden Theatre |
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Traditional Folk Form |
Manchester |
St. Mark’s Anglican Church Hall, Mandeville |
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SPEECH |
Kingston & St. Andrew |
Campion College Auditorium |
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DANCE |
Trelawny |
Anglican Church Hall, Falmouth |
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Thursday, May1 at 9:30 a.m. |
SPEECH & DRAMA |
St. Mary |
Anglican Church Hall, Port Maria |
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Thursday, May 1 at 9:00 a.m. |
SPEECH |
Kingston & St. Andrew |
Campion College Auditorium |
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Thursday, May 1at 9:00am |
Traditional Folk Form |
Clarendon |
St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall |
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DANCE |
St. Ann |
St. Mark’s Anglican Church Hall |
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Thursday and Friday, May 1-2 at 9:00am |
MUSIC |
St. James |
St. John’s Methodist Church Hall, Humber Avenue |