A mix of new and old talent was awarded last Sunday evening when the Theatre Guild held its 2012 Awards ceremony, which also saw Vic Insanally and Ian McDonald being honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
It is difficult to believe that the shy, soft-spoken Niossi Alsopp who sat down with The Scene this week, is the same one who took stormed the stage and won the Junior Calypso Monarchy with her rendition of Bonny Alves’ “Drama School”.
Having set a solid foundation over the past three years, local punk rock band Keep Your Day Job!
“Drama is hectic but very rewarding; you need a lot of tolerance, patience and discipline… Drama needs those qualities because it is a business in addition to be being entertaining.
Tashandra Inniss is the kind of person who never gives up on her passion.
Her love for the literary arts and her passion for drama are what drive Lloyda Nicholas-Garrett.
The buzz in Guyana right now is about the twin theatres: Kara and Nash, together they are under the ‘Avinash Theatres’ brand and they are the pre-ups to a mega entertainment complex the company is still working on in an effort to remodel Water Street, Georgetown.
So driven is she to create, that there is never a waking moment when Collette Jones-Chin is not writing, telling stories, acting, drawing or painting.
Sixteen competitors vying for the title of Guyana Chutney Monarch 2013 walked onto the stage of the National Cultural Centre on the night of January 5, but it was Roger Hinds who grabbed the winnings with his song “A Chutney for my Larki”; making history as the first local calypsonian ever to enter and win this competition.
Collage is Guyana’s newest band sensation, but don’t let the word ‘band’ fool you.
Ohhh… You’re broke? I know that feeling. Head hurts? Same here.
The first time The Scene spoke with Lisa Punch was after she had won the Star Guyana competition; the second time was when she launched her professional singing career, but this young woman has grown a lot between now and then.
Joel Ghansham recently announced on his television talk show that he is ready for adoption and will visit orphanages soon in the hope of eventually being able to take home a child he can call his own.
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