A different show every night !!

Leighton Levy, Gleaner WriterL'Acadco - A United Caribbean Dance Force's 30th anniversary season of dance promises to be awe-inspiring and varied when the lights hit the stage between June 28 and July 7. There will be three shows each weekend at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies, Mona.
Dubbed 'Waves of Pearl' in tribute to the 30th anniversary and the flow of the dance force from its past to the present and its future, the season will feature new and previously staged dance pieces from founder and artistic director, Dr L'Antoinette Stines, as well as pieces from several new talents.
"Our young choreographer for the season is Jessica Shaw, who is a graduate of Edna Manley College. We also have Poki Gonzales - our Cuban influence - Onaje Bell, and Amanyea Stines-Jones," said Patrice Levy, associate artistic director of the dance force. "We will be having our signature pieces on stage, pieces we've done throughout the 30 years as well. Each night there will be a different show - three different nights, three completely different shows."
DISTINCTIVE THEMES
So each of the six shows will have its own distinctive theme, broadening its appeal to persons looking for something fresh and different each night. "Let's say you come on the Friday and don't make it on the Saturday. You still will not feel left out, because on each night there is a specific dance for a specific theme that we are looking at," Levy promised. "Let's say on a Friday we have a Bruckins piece; on the Saturday we will have our traditional piece, but it may be a Kumina piece and on the Sunday, we will have another traditional form."
The season will not be all about dance. On the gala night, June 29, patrons will experience the works of Rastafarian dub poet and social activist Mutabaruka, as well as the charm and wit of theatre practitioner and actress Amina Blackwood-Meeks. The latter "will be threading the show for the entire season", Levy explained. "She will be part of the show every night. If you are into drama, you'll have fun. If you are into drumming you will have fun, so there is something there to stimulate everybody."
And there is still more. "We have coined the term 'it is not a performance, it is an experience'. I don't want to give away much, but although we will be having an official gala night, every night you come to theatre you will be getting a gift, something that you can see and smell and touch other than the dance on stage," Levy teased.