PEFORMANCE ARCHIVE

History is an affirmation of who we are and what we can become. It offers a sense of belonging, pride and value. It is what we pass onto generations to ensure their development and growth.


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Continuous Currents

1999/02




Based on a poem of the same name written by Albie Ollivierre

Choreography Beverley Glean, Lincoln Allert & Albie Ollivierre
Costume & set Janey Gardiner
Music & songs Zozo & Jubal
Composed/arranged Zozo & Jubal
Lighting Phil Supple
Performers Paulette Ryan, Chrissie Adesina, Jubal Carbon, Jacqueline Henry, Chidi

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DRUMOLOGY

1997/98

Composer & Musicians Jubal Carbon, Billy Lawrence & Zozo Shuaibu
Costume Design Janey Gardiner

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Making Strides

1997/98

EVOREVO Clash
The piece is an Afro-Carimod ballet presenting a contemporary representation of African influenced dances from the Caribbean.

Choreography L’Antoinette Stines
Set & Costumes Kathryn Chan
Lighting design Richard Moffatt
Music Kahlil Aaron Vereen
Dancers The Company-(CHRISTY ADESINA, ALBIE OLLIVIERRE, PAULETTE RYAN, SAFWAAN, SHARON STERNE, ANDREW WILLIAMS)

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RESPECT

1997/98

Respect is a tribute to the wonderful music and spiritual legacy of
Bob Marley.

Choreography Beverley Glean
Set & Costumes Janey Gardiner
Music Bob Marley-Natural Mystic (Exodus;) Turn Your Lights Down Low (Exodus); So Jah Say (Natty Dread); Johnny Was (Rastaman Vibration); No Woman no Cry (Legend); natty Dread (Natty Dread); Exodus (Legend); and One Love (Exodus)
Lighting Design Richard Moffatt
Dancers The Company

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Caribbean Suite

1996/97

African retention existing in the cultural tapestry of the Caribbean continue to stimulate contemporary artistic expression. Caribbean Suite is a dance theatre presentation rooted in the history and sensibilities of people nurtured over centuries in a dynamic Caribbean environment. The dance pays particular attention to the movement vocabulary unique to the vernacular of cultures within the Caribbean, reflecting the social events, religious rituals, secular as well as recreational dance/music heritage.
Choreography Jackie Guy
Set & Costumes Janey Gardiner
Lighting design Richard Moffatt
Music Jubal Carbon, Tafari & Zozo Shuaibu
Dancers The Company

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Drumology

1996/97

Live drumming set with a fusion of drum rhythms from Africa, the Caribbean and South America.
Composed/Arranged Zozo Shuaibu, Jubal Carbon & Tafari
And played by

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Connecting Vibes

1996/97

Connecting Vibes was inspired by West African artefacts. It is a powerful all-male piece that embroiders music and dance expressing beauty and sensuality.

Choreography Beverley Glean
Set & Costumes Janey Gardiner
Lighting design Richard Moffatt
Music A Elegua (Merceditas Valdés)
A Ja Ja (Babatunde Olatunji)
A Ochun (Merceditas Valdés)
Ogun La Ka Aiye (Babatunde Olatunji)
Dancers Lincoln Allert, Malachi Spaulding, Albie Ollivierre & Safwaan

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Respect

1996/97

Respect is a tribute to the wonderful music and spiritual legacy of Bob Marley

Choreographer Beverley Glean
Set & Costumes Janey Gardiner
Lighting design Richard Moffatt
Music Various Bob Marley
Dancers The Company – (LINCOLN ALLERT, NAOMI CZUBA, CHRISTY ADESINA, ALBIE OLLIVIERRE, FRANCES MYERS, PAULETTE RYAN, MALACHI, SAFWANN