JCDC PUTS ON FINALS IN 5 ART FORMS
Various stages came alive in Portland in a display of the performing arts 2024 Parish Finals in Speech, Traditional Folk Forms, Drama, Dance, and Music. The dance finals were held in St Mary.
The finals were under the auspices of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).
A total of 186 medals were awarded across the categories. One hundred medals were awarded in speech, 10 in dance, 23 in Traditional Folk Forms, 9 in drama, and 44 in music.
(Port Antonio Theatre Group — Gold with ‘Miracles Can Happen’)
The Traditional Folk Forms finals were held on Monday, March 11 at the TP Lecky Hall, The College of Agriculture Science and Education; Music, Drama, and Speech were held at The Wesleyan Holiness Church Boundbrook on March 13, 15 & 18 respectively and Dance on Friday, March 22 at Wycliffe Martin High School, Port Maria St. Mary.
(Ring Games — Orange Bay Primary & Infant Gold medal in Traditional Folk Forms)
Several Gold medals were won, with Port Antonio Theatre Group shining in all. Here are the Gold medal winners, in the categories adjudicated:
TRADITIONAL FOLK FORMS
- Port Antonio Theatre Group
- Port Antonio Primary School
- Liberty Learning Centre
MUSIC
- Port Antonio Theatre Group
- Port Antonio High School
- Port Antonio Primary School
DRAMA
- Port Antonio High School
- Port Antonio Theatre Group
SPEECH
- Port Antonio Theatre Group
- Buff Bay High School
- Port Antonio High School
- Port Antonio Primary School
- Empowerment Learning Centre
The adjudicators for the different art forms were:
Music — Kevan Williams, Jermaine Gordon, and Keino Barnett;
Dance — Dr. Claudette Clarke, Donna Williams, and Kevin Moore;
Speech – Tony Patel, Vanessa Gardner and Kenneth Salmon
Drama – David Crossgill and Dionne Somers-Campbell,
Traditional Folk Forms – Hazel Ramsay-McClune and Lety Cross
The gold medal finalists will go on to the National finals later this year.
Here is some of the action with port Antonio Primary, Gold. Watch:
Now, Port Antonio High with Gold in the Popular Dance Finals. Watch:
