Arts
National Gallery showcases student artists
(CNS): As the school year winds down, the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) is presenting an exhibition of student artwork from six Walkers Art Clubs. Benefiting more than 300 participants, the NGCI after-school clubs, sponsored by Walkers, comprise pre-schoolers, primary and secondary students, Cayman Brac students, teens who are studying for their final exams, […]
Ministry partners with local businesses to build kids arts centre
(CNS): A group of local businesses have entered into a public-private partnership with the education ministry to build a children’s performing arts centre at George Town Primary School. The “black box theatre” will be the first dedicated space of its kind in Cayman and will be available for all schools and community events. Government is […]
Artwork celebrates 30 years of Harquail Theatre
(CNS): New artwork, commemorating the Harquail Theatre’s 30th anniversary, was unveiled at a ceremony last week. Created by members of the Young At Arts (YAA) Collective, the installation hangs on the large wall facing the pond, outside the theatre. The collective is a group of 30 artists, aged nine to 18, who were selected to […]
Polls open for top young fillmmaker
(CNS): Voting has opened in the Young Image Makers (YIM) competition with the public able to cast ballots online for their favourite films. The 12 student videos will be posted online; the one with the most votes will be named the winner of the 2016 People’s Choice Award and receive a prize pack courtesy of […]
Sunrise clients present spring concert
(CNS): The Sunrise Adult Training Centre is putting on its annual free spring concert on Wednesday, 18 May at the Harquail Theatre. This year, the clients from the centre will be presenting “Mummeh Mia: The Barcadere Beckons”, their version of the hit Broadway musical and movie Mamma Mia! Acting director Kim Voaden explained everyone at […]
UCCI observatory records Mercury transit
(CNS): Cosmic experts at the University College of the Cayman Islands joined astronomers around the world on Monday in recording the transit of Mercury across the Sun. The solar system’s smallest planet and the one closest to our star was captured on film by Dr Bill Hrudy at the Observatory he founded at UCCI. Over […]
Schools tune up for choir competition finals
(CNS): The Lions Club of Grand Cayman will be hosting their second annual all-island Youth Choir Competition, with the finals set for Thursday, 26 May. The preliminary round of the competition was open to all public and private schools in Grand Cayman, and nine schools all together will be competing in three categories at the […]
Young filmmakers tapped as competition finalists
(CNS): The final 12 aspiring filmmakers are moving on to “Take 2” of the Young Image Makers (YIM) Short Film Competition. After attending a required YIM filmmaking workshop over the weekend, the students are finalising projects for the last leg of the competition. Patrice Beersingh, programmes manager at event organiser Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), […]
Performers serve up Rundown to shoppers
(CNS): In anticipation of the upcoming premiere of the comedy revue Rundown, cast members will dish out a serving of live theatre at Foster’s Food Fair in The Strand. From 12pm-2pm today (10 May 2016), the performers will dress in full costume and interact with shoppers, encouraging all to purchase a plate of the classic […]
Auditions open for summer arts programme
(CNS): Aspiring actors, dancers and musicians are invited to audition for Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) Young at Arts (YAA) Summer Theatre Arts Intensive. The six-week programme, which trains young artists in the practical disciplines of performing arts, is supported by Butterfield. Participants, aged 14-22, will receive instruction from qualified performing arts instructors and practitioners in […]
Rundown premieres next week
(CNS): Actors will take to the stage next week for the opening of Rundown. Now in its 24th year, the annual comedy revue, which is the brainchild of Dave Martins, lampoons the latest happenings in the Cayman Islands and features a cast of performers mimicking the newsmakers of the day. The show will run from 12-29 […]
Flautist named Cayman’s top young musician
(CNS): Daniela Granados, a flautist from St Ignatius Catholic School, has won the prestigious Young Musician of the Year competition for 2016. The 17-year-old musician performed the “Sonata Flute and Piano, Op. 120” by Edwin York Bowen, and “Hypnosis” by Ian Clark at the competition held Saturday, 30 April at Prospect Playhouse.
Young musicians set to compete for annual award
(CNS): This year’s finalists for the Butterfield Young Musician of the Year award celebrated with a luncheon last week. The award has been a feature of the programme of the National Children’s Festival of the Arts for the past nine years, and the competition will take place Saturday, 30 April at the Prospect Playhouse.
Rundown to open next month
(CNS): Rehearsals are entering the final stages for the comedy revue Rundown, with the cast and crew fine-tuning lines, blocking and delivery of the show over the next four weeks. The brainchild of Dave Martins, Rundown, now in its 24th year, is a comic review of the latest happenings in the Cayman Islands featuring a […]
Large serving of Rundown soon come
(CNS): With rehearsals well underway, the cast and crew at the Cayman National Cultural Foundation are cooking up this year’s serving of ‘Rundown’. Having collected plenty of comic ingredients over the last year since the last amusing theatrical meal, local audiences can look forward to a hilarious portion next month when the curtain goes up […]
Native Sons reveal work two decades on
(CNS): Twenty years after leading local artists Wray Banker, Al Ebanks and Miguel Powery first showed their work collectively at an exhibition at Government House, the group known as “Native Sons”, which now also includes Nasaria Suckoo Chollette, Gordon Solomon, Randy Chollette, Chris Christian, Nickola McCoy Snell and Horacio Esteban, are back at the National […]
Chief officer to head Culture and Heritage Committee
(CNS): A Cabinet-appointed steering committee of public and private sector stakeholders is working closely with the Ministry of Culture regarding all matters relating to the development of the first National Culture and Heritage Policy and Strategic Plan. The policy will provide a documented framework for government to address Cayman’s heritage and culture and the conservation, […]
Young musicians to compete for top title
(CNS): The ninth Butterfield Young Musician of the Year competition will take place on Saturday, 30 April, at the Prospect Playhouse starting at 6:30pm. This year’s Judges are Grammy Award-winning Conductor, John McLaughlin Williams; Dr Catherine Rand, Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Music at the University of Southern Mississippi; and Stephanie Williams, former Education […]
