A brief excursion into India’s poetry
India celebrated the 75th anniversary of its Republic Day last week.
Arts on Sunday
A year of bounty for drama
Our review of the year 2023, started in these pages last week, found it to have been the best year for the arts in Guyana since COVID and going back for many years.
In many ways, 2023 was the brightest year since COVID in Guyana’s cultural affairs
The month of January has its origins and owes its name to literature.
Drastic measures must be taken to arrest the decline of masquerade
Christmas comes but once a year And everyman must have his share But poor Brother Willy in the jail Drinking sour ginger beer Ban !
Musings, Guyanese Folktales and Figures of the Ramlila: Perhaps the grandest and most impressive student exhibition since these were introduced
The University of Guyana spent most of the year 2023 celebrating the 60th anniversary of the institution which was founded in 1963, opening its halls to academic instruction on October 1, in that year.
The fine lines of Eddie Baugh’s poetry
Today we take the opportunity to revisit the poetry of Edward Alston Cecil Baugh (January 10, 1936 – December 9, 2023), generally known as Eddie Baugh, one of the foremost giants of Caribbean literature in our time.
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha awarded Derek Walcott Prize
It is interesting to read poems by Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha, who was awarded the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2023.
War poems that reflect today’s world
The Hand That Signed the Paper The hand that signed the paper felled a city; Five sovereign fingers taxed the breath, Doubled the globe of dead and halved a country; These five kings did a king to death.
Robinson’s Redman offered performance master class in Gilkes’ end-of-an-era play
Howl, howl, howl! O you are men of stones. Had I your tongues and eyes, I’d use them so That heaven’s vault should crack.
One-act plays festival return to Theatre Guild
Once upon a time drama and theatre in Guyana were exclusive to the Theatre Guild and vice versa.
Greens and Golds 5: World Dance Tour: an unforgettable experience
The annual performance production Greens and Golds 5 for 2023, under the theme and title “World Dance Tour” enthralled the audience on October 28 last at the Critchlow Labour College.
Graduates show skill as Institute of Creative Arts hosts successful eighth convocation
“Today we celebrate what you have achieved, look forward to what you will achieve and acknowledge the hard work that has brought you to this point.”
Shakespeare’s profound rhetoric in Julius Caesar remains consequential today
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
A look at Mao Zedong’s romantic, climatic and landscape preoccupations in poetry
Ode to the Plum Blossom Wind and rain escorted Spring’s departure, Flying snow welcomes Spring’s return.
Fledgling poetry and the significance to national literature
The Cane Cutter Mid the hot sun, The still winds “Him”, with his pardners Among the long canes, Sunburnt, fire-burnt canes.
Examining contemporary Amerindian art
Last week, we started a celebration of Guyanese Amerindian art by directing some attention to its origins, history and rise.
Celebrating Amerindian Art
In the month when the Guyanese nation celebrates its Amerindian heritage, we pause for a brief gaze at an important part of that heritage – Guyanese Amerindian Art.
Ol Higue: A striking example of a Guyanese poem
Ol Higue Ol’ woman wid de wrinkled skin, Leh de ol’ higue wuk begin.
The University of Guyana’s association with art
The University of Guyana (UG) has had a long association with art, including literature, music and drama, like most tertiary institutions, but specifically with fine arts.
Culture Ministry’s contribution to uptick in theatre commendable, but cost dilemma still needs addressing
So far in 2023, theatre in Guyana has had some encouraging moments and conditions.
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