National Calypso Queen Challenge Edition goes on
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FILE PHOTO: Jerrisha Duncan-Regis performs Lift Me Up at NWAC s 36th Annual National Calypso Queen Competition on February 2, 2020 at Queens Hall, St Ann s. - Vidya Thurab
The National Calypso Queen Challenge Edition scheduled to be held on April 25 at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s will continue as planned its organisers say.
The National Women’s Action Committee (NWAC) hosts the event annually but could not this year because of the covid19 pandemic and the cancellation of Carnival 2021. It, however, decided to host a challenge edition which would see the top three from this event moving on to the 2022 competition.
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Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, has requested a meeting with the Board and Management of all performance spaces under his Ministry.
The meeting request follows the Minister s concern over what he saw in videos from Sekon Sta s concert at Queen s Hall on Sunday night. The videos showed people dancing during the show.
A statement from the Ministry said Mitchell called the meeting to urgently revise the operations of these performance spaces in line with the letter, spirit and intent of the COVID-19 Regulations and Protocols.
According to the statement, Mitchell was advised that the event, Sekon Sunday, was recorded to be broadcast and invitations were issued to approximately 200 persons which is 30 percent, or well under the 50 percent capacity allowed by Queen’s Hall COVID-19 guidelines for the hosting of events at its venue.
Back to the theatre
Friday 11 December 2020
A choir will perform this year s Believe concert and will comprise St Joseph s Convent, CIC Boys and the Eastern Chorale. -
THERE’S a magical exchange between performers and audience. Performers let go of self and adopt a persona on stage, all to entertain and amuse an audience ready to be thrilled with their acting, song and dance.
Audience feedback fuels the performer, as their applause, gasps and spontaneous laughter fuel the artist’s love of the stage.
For eight months these performers got behind a camera, were shown on screen, singing to an empty room with no resonance, missing the energy that comes from hearing an audience’s love live.