Al Creighton

Ozymandias I met a traveller from an antique land Who said “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. 

A recent debate over a political issue took place in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament on January 12 that happens to raise some serious questions about our attitudes to our indigenous culture and culture in the Caribbean generally. 

The popular play Watch De Ride by Guyanese playwright Ronald Hollingsworth is a drama arising out of an act of carpe diem. 

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?

Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, Jerusalem and that area in the Middle East known as the Holy Land, is now one of the most intense trouble-spots of tension, war and conflict in the world. 

Valuable or important books going out of print is a recurring issue everywhere.

(Continued from last week) Tiwari and Yarde were strong leads in Neaz Subhan’s production of Sheik Sadeek’s Black Bush, with the ability to capture both situation and characters convincingly. 

It is very significant to note that in his continuing programme of theatrical productions to highlight Indian culture in Guyana, director Neaz Subhan, on behalf of the Indian Arrival Committee, produced three plays by Sheik Sadeek. 

The popular appeal of dance in Guyana has escalated quite as much as the rising numbers of new dance groups and companies.

Trevor Rhone’s plays are popular in Guyana, as one would expect them to be given their dramatic power and the fact that they are the work of a major dramatist who has produced some

The revival of Trevor Rhone’s powerful drama Old Story Time by the Theatre Guild allows a timely new focus on this important Caribbean classic.  

Conclusion Interestingly, although Oswald Hussein is not an intuitive artist, this kind of atavistic spirituality is what lies behind the striking force of his work. 

Continued from last week The single event responsible for the world really taking notice of Amerindian art as a major subject and its rise to its present power was the exhibition of six men identifying themselves as ‘Lokono Artists’ at the Venezuelan Cultural Centre in 1998. 

By Akima McPherson Stemming from Nochlin’s article, themed exhibitions showing work of previously neg-lected groups within the art community became staple: Black American artists, His-panic American artists, Native American artists, etc, and numerous books were written dedicated to the re-inclusion of women in the Western art narrative. 

Part 2 By Akima McPherson From the 15th through the 19th century the nude was essential to art, especially to grand history paintings. 

This discussion by Akima McPherson places the importance of the Guyana Women Artists’ Associa-tion in the context of the historical development of women artists globally. 

Creole Gang Baling and throwing Among green canes from rusty punts, their sweated faces Show how many days and nights have passed between cane roots and black streams, sunburnt trashes and parched earth, Wearied days and restless reality.

Mining for gold and diamonds is a major industry in Guyana.

Revolutionary South African poet Mazisi Kunene equated “mother” with the earth, not only the ground, the bare earth, which is sacred to many traditions, but the world, the globe of humanity, and with a symbol of international unity. 

It can be said that the arts have always had a very close relationship with the environment and this has become much more sharply relevant in the current climate of global warming, rainforest conservation and carbon consciousness.