Brooklyn Center To Present National Dance Theatre of Jamaica
FLATBUSH — Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2011-2012 World Stages series with the much-anticipated return of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC).
The company will perform two programs of dance and music celebrating West Indian culture and the 50th anniversary of the company on Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 25, at 3 p.m.
A biennial visitor to Brooklyn Center for more than two decades, NDTC celebrates its golden anniversary with two special programs featuring repertoire highlighting the company’s 50-year history. The repertoire for the company’s 2012 Brooklyn appearance includes:
• “Drumscore” (1979), choreography by Rex Nettleford, featuring the NDTC singers
• “Minutes and Seconds” (2010), choreography by Kerry-Ann Henry and Momo Sanno
• “Cry of the Spirit” (1996), choreography by Gene Carson
• Sweet in the Morning (1992), choreography by Leni Wylliams
• “Urban Fissure” (2004), choreography by Chris Walker
• “Sulkari” (1980), choreography by Eduardo Rivero-Walker
• “Gerrehbenta” (1983), choreography by Rex Nettleford, featuring the NDTC singers
• “Kumina” (1971), choreography by Rex Nettleford, featuring the NDTC singers.