Cultural Voice

Ewan Simpson (Source: The Jamaica Observer) Cultural Voice went behind the scenes for a chat with Ewan Simpson, Musical Director of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) about the upcoming evening of Music scheduled for December 15, 2013, 6:00 pm at the NDTC Studio (behind The Little Theatre). CV: What does this concert mean in the journey of the singers of the NDTC? ES: The concert is an opportunity to showcase in a more fulsome way the music of the NDTC. CV: What have been the major challenges you've faced since assuming the role of Musical Director? ES: Transitioning to have a solid, consistent set of voices able achieve a desired balance as persons have left, retired and new persons have come in. It is the work it takes to settle down and practice over and over to have a consistent sound. CV: Will there be themes for the upcoming concert? If yes what are those themes? ES: No. There are no themes. It is the music of the NDTC, mostly ...

NDTC’s Morning of Movement and Music dedicated to Eduardo Rivero-Walker, Monica McGowan and Maud Fuller   The annual Morning of Movement and Music mounted by the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) in association with The Little Theatre Movement (LTM) will celebrate its 32 nd Anniversary, this Easter Sunday, March 31.   The 6 am performance will take place at The Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston, and is dedicated to the lives of Founding Member Monica McGowan, long-standing friend of the Company, Maud Fuller and Cuban Professor and Choreographer, Eduardo Rivero-Walker.   Artistic Director Barry Moncrieffe says that the usually capacity-filled audience, will be treated to a renewed programme featuring the full 50-member Company of Dancers, Singers, Orchestra and Creative Technicians.   “In celebration of the 32 nd anniversary of the NDTC’s annual act of worship, we have added a number of new elements to the prog...