Tag: Cayman National Cultural Foundation
Rundown celebrates 25 years of shows
(CNS Local Life): Rundown, the annual music and comedy revue, has opened at the Harquail Theatre, marking its 25th anniversary. Designed and directed by Henry Muttoo, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) production is a combination of comedy and song with a series of loosely linked skits and calypsos about life in the Cayman Islands. […]
Workshops offered for young filmmakers
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is holding its sixth annual Young Image Maker workshops from 8-12 April as part of a programme that includes a short-film competition for the chance to win a grand prize of one-week’s attendance at the New York Film Academy Filmmaking Summer Camp. The participants will be […]
Volunteers needed for Red Sky
(CNS Local Life): For the fifth year, Red Sky at Night, which is produced by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), will offer an evening of performing and visual arts on Saturday, 25 February. As one of the anchor events of Cayfest, the Cayman Islands National Festival of the Arts, Red Sky offers dance, music, […]
Miss Lassie’s house gets Christmas makeover
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) recently completed its annual daytime restoration of Miss Lassie’s house, known as Mind’s Eye. Since 2009, traditional preparations of “Christmas of Yesteryears” at the house have been a cultural staple in the community. On Friday, 9 December, the CNCF staff and a few volunteers cleaned the […]
Cultural Foundation production a story well told
(CNS Local Life): Compelling and provocative are merely a few words to describe the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s adaptation of American writer Donald Margulies’ play Collected Stories on at the Harquail Studio Theatre. Set in 1990s New York City, the play follows Ruth Steiner, a university professor and respected short story writer, as she opens […]
Regional showcase open for local filmmakers
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is accepting submissions from local filmmakers for the eighth edition of the Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase (TCFS), a regional cultural event. Any Caymanian filmmaker based locally or abroad has until 14 December 2016 to submit an entry. The TCFS is accepting films on a variety of […]
CNCF culture journal given new life
(CNS Local Life): As part of September’s Literacy Month events, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) presented copies of the fourth volume of its arts and culture journal, Foundation, to the Ministries of Education and Culture. The journal hadn’t been published since 2006 due to a lack of funding, but law firm Appleby stepped in […]
Young At Arts performers ready to take the stage
(CNS): Seven aspiring actors, dancers and musicians, who have participated this summer in the Young At Arts programme hosted by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), will be taking the stage 5-7 August in the production of Isabel. The eight-week programme, for participants aged 12-19, trains young people in the practical disciplines of performing arts.
Last chance to sign up for arts camp
(CNS): Registration closes Friday, 15 July, for children who want to take part in the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) Summer Arts Camp. Set for 11-19 August, the camp is open to students aged 7-16, with children 6 years old accepted if an older sibling is enrolled in the camp. Participants will engage in activities […]
CNCF seeks nominations for grants and awards
(CNS): The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is currently accepting applications for grants that can be used to bring projects to fruition or support ongoing programmes. In the past the grant has be awarded for training, productions, publications, festivals and special projects. CNCF is now accepting nominations for the National Arts & Culture Awards. Since […]
Last ‘Rundown’ to benefit former cast member
(CNS): There will be a special and final showing of the comedy show “Rundown” at the Harquail Theatre this Friday, 10 June, to help former cast member George Jones, who underwent a kidney transplant close to three months ago. Net proceeds from the production will be given to Jones, a music composer and well-known local […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
