The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica will celebrate its 55th birthday with a pair of shows this weekend at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. The performances on March 18 and 19 ...

During rehearsal, the music is spiritually uplifting for members of the Jamaican Folk Revue. In the church meeting room, they tell stories through lyrics, about love and marriage, dance and games, ...

South Florida arts enthusiasts will soon be able to take a trip to Jamaica without getting on a boat or plane. Jamaica’s National Dance Theater Company will be transporting local audiences to the ...

Since the late nineteen-seventies, the streets of Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, have been decorated with ad-hoc placards promising quick, transformative thrills. The signs—hand-painted on ...

LAKELAND — It's a way to bring the sights, sounds and tastes from 760 miles south to Lakeland. The Lakeland Jamaican American Association is holding its sixth annual Jamaican Independence Ball at 7:30 ...

Nettleford in 1965. Photo by Maria LaYacona. Jamaica has lost its equivalent of Alvin Ailey, Studs Turkel and Mikhail Baryshnikov, all wrapped in one. Rex Nettleford, the luminary dancer, ...