Al Creighton

Edgar Mittelholzer (1909-1965) is a major Guyanese writer.  Not only is he one of the most recognized Guyanese writers, but the nation accords him a most distinguished place in its literature and heritage. 

Guyana’s second National Drama Festival (NDF) was held in September-October 2012 at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown and Lichas Hall, Linden.

What is art?  It is an expression, an illusion, a love. 

We have on a number of occasions analysed the state of dance in Guyana, the factors contributing to the way it has developed over the past 35 years, the pre-Independence traditions, the element of formal training, and the notable rise of schools, companies and dance theatre productions.

We have been commenting on the state of training in the performing arts in Guyana.

The Theatre Guild of Guyana has a history of functioning as a nursery for the production of new theatre talent.

Wheel And Come Again – An Anthology of Reggae Poetry was published by Peepal Tree Press in the UK in 1998 and edited by Kwame Dawes. 

Everything on earth is changing – bit by bit – right now – in front of our very eyes.

If one were to look at the heritage of Amerindian arts and culture in Guyana from the perspective of records and treatment in the colonial period one will find mixed attitudes and treatments – from serious study to superficiality, stereotyping and romanticism; from thorough and valuable documentation to disapproval and scepticism. 

. . . Seven days now this womb of sacred waters Has made its marriage with oblivion Over the sounding cliff of rock and I Amalivaca in this tiny wedge Driven between the witness centuries, Have drowned my mind within the moving flood, Married my human to watery particles Searching the smoothness secret of its power.

By Alim Hosein Guyana has a long history of visual art competitions, going back to the colonial days.

The British Caribbean celebrates 50 years of nationhood in 2012.  Although most of the territories did not become independent until the years between 1966 and the 1970s, the age of ‘the Caribbean Nation’ is defined by the year 1962 when the first two islands gained Independence.

The Guiana Shield is mostly defined in geographical and geological terms since its location, landscape, earth structure and vegetation are what define it.

Dance theatre in the Caribbean has developed in a number of interesting and increasingly important directions. 

The year 2012 is generally regarded as the 50th anniversary of Independence in the Caribbean. 

We have previously made comments on different factors concerning Emancipation and the state of African culture in Guyana and the Caribbean. 

In the Caribbean there are several cultural forms and events that tend to associate themselves with the First of August. 

The Caribbean performance traditions have always included very strong forms of comedy.

Guyanese playwright Ronald Hollingsworth has over the years earned a place for himself on the contemporary Guyanese stage. 

Over many years the Embassy of the United States of America in Georgetown has been involved in a range of artistic presentations in Guyana.