Al Creighton

This week, on Thursday, September 18, four schools, all tertiary colleges specialising in the creative arts disciplines in Guyana, will hold their 2014 Convocation ceremony at the National Cultural Centre.

Naya Zamana 19: The Royal Twist, directed and choreographed by Vindhya Persaud, continued the established practice of annual full dance productions by companies in Guyana with an emphatic statement.

A nation’s art, its literature, music, theatre and dance traditions all arise from, are influenced and shaped by its culture.

Autobiography will come in various forms, often in varying degrees of factual information and different postures of pretence.

Popular songs are normally ephemeral. They are generally like fashion – here today and gone tomorrow despite their impact and success during the time that they command popular acclaim.

One of the most powerful poems by Trinidad and Tobago’s controversial poet Eric Roach is one called ‘Verse in August.’

The Enchanted Caribbean is one of the annual productions of the National Dance Company.

We are reminded that The Tides of Susan-burg by distinguished Guyanese dramatist Francis Quamina Farrier is a history-making drama.

We have on many occasions commented on the very strong and noble tradition of comic theatre in the Caribbean with insights into its history.

One of the very important plays in the post-Independence literature of Guyana is being shown at the Theatre Guild Playhouse this weekend.

This morning is new, but the sun that made it is old.

Alim Hosein is an artist, a linguist, a literary and art critic.

For most persons around the world the internationally popular musical form reggae began with Bob Marley.

Guyanese literature is multifaceted and, not surprising for any national literature, it becomes very difficult to generalise or reach pat conclusions about it.

– Guyana plays catch up with Caricom neighbours Formal training in the performing arts is developing in Guyana, and indeed around the Caribbean.

– dance production retains colour, spectacleThe performance of Nrityageet 35 last weekend to mark Guyana’s celebration of Arrival Day on May 5 will have to be highly commended.

Horizon Arts Production is a theatre company that was recently founded and has cemented its place on the Guyanese stage in the past four years.

A new play by Janice Imhoff, The Eleventh Finger, was recently produced by SENOJ directed by Collette Jones-Chin and performed at the Impeccable Banquet Hall.

Easter is a religious festival that exhibits the regular characteristics of the large festivals of its type.

A number of very important works of literature in the Caribbean that might have been out of print became available in Klaus Reprint, and were republished in Germany in 1970.