The Repertoire

1971

JOURNEYS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Howard Roberts | Costumes: Bruce Jones | Décor: Richard & Sally Montgomery | Commissioned by Eastern Airlines

KUMINA

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Traditional Jamaican | Costumes/Décor: Donat Bucknor | Commissioned by House of Dunhill

MURALS

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and others | Costumes/Décor: Richard & Sally Montgomery

BALLOT

Choreography: Thomas Pinnock | Music: Miles Davis, Yussef Lateef | Costumes/Décor: Bruce Jones

1972

CELEBRATIONS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Costumes: Bert Rose | Décor: Jerry Craig | Commissioned by Jamaican Heritage

BALLAD OF A LADY

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Costumes/Décor: Donat Bucknor

MOUNTAIN WOMEN

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Marjorie Whylie | Costumes/Décor: Richard & Sally Montgomery | Commissioned by Texaco Caribbean Inc.

A QUESTION OF BALANCE

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Bob Sinicrope | Costumes/Décor: Michael Bryne

RESURRECTION

Choreography: John Jones | Costumes: John Jones | Commissioned by Bank of Nova Scotia (Jamaica) Ltd.

DESPERATE SILENCES

Choreography: Thomas Pinnock | Music: Reggae Selections

1973

THURSDAY’S CHILD

Choreography: Bert Rose | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose

I’VE BEEN BUK’D

Choreography: Rex Nettleford, Sheila Barnett

HOMAGE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Costumes: Donat Bucknor | Décor: Richard Montgomery

STREET PEOPLE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Reggae Selections | Costumes: Bruce Jones | Décor: Richard Montgomery

WINDSONG

Choreography: John Jones | Costumes/Décor: Jones Jones

1974

MYAL

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Traditional (Marjorie Whylie, arr.; Louise Bennett, consult) | Costumes: Rex Nettleford

TRIBUTE TO CLIFF

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Jimmy Cliff | Costumes: Claudia Robinson

GLORY ROAD

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: American Spirituals | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose

THE ROPE AND THE CROSS

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Costumes/Décor: Sheila Barnett

1975

BACKLASH

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Toots Hibbert, Marjorie Whylie | Costumes/Décor: Donat Bucknor

COURT OF JAH

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Bob Marley | Costumes/Décor: Collin Garland

REFLECTIONS

Choreography: Bert Rose | Costumes: Bert Rose, Denise Robinson

SUPERNOVA

Choreography: John Jones | Music: Sun Ra | Costumes/Décor: John Jones

1976

PEACE OFERING

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Keith Jarret | Costumes: Rex Nettleford

CHARACTER SKETCHES

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Traditional | Costumes: Rex Nettleford

NI-WOMAN OF DESTINY

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Marjorie Whylie | Costumes/Décor: Kofi Kayaga

CARO (love duet)

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Denise Robinson

JUBILATE

Choreography: Bert Rose | Costumes: Denise Robinson

MOODS (solo)

Choreography: Bert Rose | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose

SOMEDAY

Choreography: Patsy Ricketts | Costumes: Patsy Ricketts

1977

WONDER LOVE AND RAISE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Stevie Wonder | Costumes: Garth Robinson | Décor: Richard Montgomery

I NOT I

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Marjorie Whylie | Costumes/Décor: Kofi Kayaga

SWITCH

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Lubert Laws | Costumes: Garth Robinson

1978

THE CROSSING

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Quincy Jones | Costumes: Denise Robinson | Décor: Bert Rose

ELEMENTS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford (conception), Bert Rose, Patsy Ricketts, Jackie Guy | Music: Traditional (Arranged by Marjorie Whylie) | Costumes: Barbara Requa, Pansy Hassan, Rex Nettleford

THE BROTHERS

Choreography: Patsy Ricketts | Music: Ernest Bloch | Costumes: Patsy Ricketts | Décor: Pansy Hassan

EBB FLOW

Choreography: Bert Rose | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose

WOMAN SONG

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Keith Jarret

1979

DRUMSCORE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Traditional (Arranged by Marjorie Whylie) | Costumes/Décor: Rex Nettleford, Pansy Hassan

BACK TO BACH, VIVA BACH

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi | Costumes: Claudia Robinson | Décor: George Carter

CHAINLINKS

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks | Costumes: Garth Robinson

1980

TWO DRUMS FOR BABYLON (new production)

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Peter Ashbourne | Costumes: Based on original designs by Eddy Thomas | Décor: Rex Nettleford

CARIBBEAN SUITE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Traditional, Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: George McGann

SULKARI

Choreography: Eduardo Rivero-Walker | Music: Traditional Cuban Yoruba | Costumes/Lighting: Eduardo Rivero-Walker | Courtesy Danza Nacional de Cuba

ROMANCE (love duet)

Choreography: Eduardo Rivero-Walker | Costumes: Eduardo Rivero-Walker

1981

ROCKSTONE DEBATE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Bob Marley, Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Pansy Hassan | Décor: Rex Nettleford

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: American Spirituals (Don Shirley, arr.) | Costumes: Rex Nettleford, Pansy Hassan | Décor: David Boxer

SOLITUDE (solo)

Choreography: Jackie Guy| Music: Tomaso Albinoni (lyrics: Morgana King) | Costumes: Jackie Guy

1982

LITANY

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Marjorie Whylie (theme: Peter Ashbourne) | Costumes: Gabrielle Harban

THE VISITOR

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Aaron Copland | Costumes/Décor: Susan Alexander

FANTASY

Choreography: Barbara Requa | Music: Chick Corea | Costumes/Décor: Barbara Requa

PHASES

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock | Costumes: Denise Robinson

JUST TIME

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Two Tops of Fun

1983

GERREHBENTA

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Traditional (Arranged by Marjorie Whylie) | Costumes/Décor: Donat Bucknor

SOULSCAPE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford, Sheila Barnett | Music: George Gershwin | Costumes: Denise Robinson, Gabrielle Harban

SUMMER IS

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Paulette Cousins | Décor: Pansy Hassan

TRIO

Choreography: Barbara Requa | Music: Fritz Kreisler | Costumes: Barbara Requa

PROGENY

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Tomaso Albinoni | Costumes: Denise Robinson

RECOLLECTIONS

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Ramsey Lewis | Costumes: Charles Schoomaker

1984

VIBRATIONS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Ya-Ya, R. Broomfield & Franklyn Papa Levi, arrangement by Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Tony Wilson | Décor: Norman Russell

ENCOUNTERS

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: George Gershwin | Costumes: Denise Robinson

REMINISCENCE

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Nina Simone

DREAM ON SQUATTERS’ MOUNTAIN

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Selections from ‘Poppie Nongena’ (composed by Sophie Mgcina), Additional music by Nana Vasconcelos-Ondas | Costumes/Décor: Donat Buckner | Commissioned by General Management Company Limited.

MOODS-SUITE

Choreography: Joyce Campbell | Music: Les Baxter | Costumes: Denise Robinson

1985

ISLANDS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Irving Burgie and Traditional arranged and conducted by Larry Ashmore | Costumes: Sonia Vaz | Décor: Norman Russell | Commissioned by NCR Jamaica Ltd.

PUNCIE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Peter Ashbourne | Costumes: Tony Wilson | Commissioned by H.D. Hopwood and Company

HEIRESS

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Igor Stravinsky | Costumes\Décor: Tony Henry & Tony Wilson

TREADMILL

Choreography: Barbara Requa | Music: Don Shirley | Costumes: Denise Robinson

IT’S YOU

Choreography: Barry Moncrieffe | Music: Stevie Wonder | Costumes: Denise Robinson

MARTI-BOND

Choreography: Joyce Campbell | Music: Samuel Barber | Costumes/Décor: Tony Wilson

RENAISSANCE

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Duke Ellington | Costumes: Bert Rose

1986

SANTIFY

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Marjorie Whylie, Keith Francis &Wayne Armond | Costumes\Décor: Pansy Hassan et al

ONE TIME

Choreography: Sheila Barnett | Music: Harold Butler | Costumes: Sheila Barnett

FOREST RITUAL

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Igor Stravinsky | Costumes: Tony Wilson

1987

CHILDREN OF MOSIAH

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Selections by the heirs of Marcus Garvey, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Bob Marley, Lillian Allen, Jimmy Cliff and Additional drumming arranged by Marjorie Whylie | Costumes\Décor: Don Buckner

EDNA M

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Bach and Ennio Morricone | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose | Commissioned by Jamaica Citizens Bank Limited

SUNDAY MORNING

Choreography: Barbara Requa | Music: Harry Belafonte et al | Costumes: Tony Wilson

FEDORA

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: True Confession | Costumes\Décor: Tony Wilson

PRIMAL ENCOUNTERS

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Duke Ellington | Costumes\Décor: Tony Wilson

MAKERS AND MADE

Choreography: Joyce Campbell | Music: Adaptations by Moe Kaufman of J.S. Bach | Costumes\Décor: Denise Robinson | Commissioned by Alcan Jamaica

THE BLACK WIDOW

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Arranged by Marjorie Whylie

THREE PENNY PIECES

Choreography: Elizabeth Keen | Music: Kurt Weill | Costumes: Charles Shoomacker

1988

FLASH OF THE SPIRIT

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Ralph McDonald | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Carreras Group Limited

DIS POEM

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Mutabaruka, Carl Jacob | Costumes: Pansy Hassan, Rex Nettleford, Bert Rose | Décor: Bert Rose

CARIBBEAN CANVAS

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Marjorie Whylie | Costumes\Décor: Bert Rose

DANCE JAMAICA

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Mikey Smith, Third World | Costumes/Décor: Tony Wilson

1989

PRAISE SONGS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Sophie MGcina, Mbongeri Mgema, & Hugh Masekela, Mahlathini Mamatshezula | Costumes: Tony Wilson

THE VOW

Choreography: Sheila Barnett| Music: Mordecai Seter | Costumes\Décor: Easton Lee and Denise Robinson

LEGACY

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Edi Gorme, Frank Sinatra | Costumes/Décor: Tony Wilson

1990

SPIRIT BROTHERS, SISTER FRIENDS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Edgar Varese et al | Costumes: Staci-Lee Hassan with Rex Nettleford | Décor: Staci-Lee Hassan

DIVA

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Michael Kayman | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe & Clive Thompson

THE PLIGHT OF THE SISSEROU PARROT

Choreography: Jacinta David | Music: Stevie Wonder, Kitaro | Costumes/Décor: Alwyn Bully

CARIBBEAN CANVAS

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Marjorie Whylie | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose | Commissioned by BWIA International

1991

CARNAVAPANSCAPE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Andy Narell with additional percussion by Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Tony Wilson

ADAM

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Alban Berg Quartet Wien | Costumes: Tony Wilson

…OF PROPHECY AND SONG

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Jesse Norman, The Depaur Chorus | Costumes: Clive Thompson | Commissioned by George and Branday Limited

ANIMA

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Nascimento, Kronos, Ives

1992

ANCESTRAL ECHOES

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Handel, McFerrin, Grub Cooper/Marjorie Whylie, Brad Fiedel, Sylvia Olden Lee, et al | Costumes/Décor: Brian Heap | Commissioned by Eagle Financial Network

BANANA MAN

Choreography: Barbara Requa | Music: John Williams & Richard Holung | Costumes: Barbara Requa

JOURNEYS BEYOND SURVIVAL

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Décor: Clive Thompson | Light Design: Michael ‘Rufus’ McDonald | Commissioned by George and Branday Limited

PHASES OF THE THREE MOONS

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Hector Villa-Lobos, Charles Ives | Costumes: Clive Thompson

SHAMAN’S QUEST

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Gabrielle Roth | Costumes: Delroy Rose

ANTITHESIS

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Percy Faith | Costumes: Denise Robinson

MASK

Choreography: Gene Carson | Music: Vangelis | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Décor: Staci-Lee Hassan

CAMEOS

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Various | Costumes: Tony Wilson

IF

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Mariah Carey | Costumes: Tony Wilson

1993

INTERCONNECTIONS

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Handel, Ba Ba Maal, Miriam Makeba/Nelson Lee, Mbongeni Ngema, Dorothy Musaka | Costumes: Arlene Richards

SOLO TO THE “LORD'S PRAYER”

Choreography: Bert Rose | Commissioned by Century National Merchant Bank Limited

CROSS CURRENTS

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Lette Mbula, Amampondo, Sister Act (Sound track) | Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

ENTITY

Choreography: Denise Robinson | Music: Kitaro | Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

1994

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Various | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Guardsman Group Limited

CHARACTER SKETCHES

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Traditional Jamaican and Haitian (Marjorie Whylie arr.)

BEGIN AND…

Choreography: Duran Hylton | Music: Patrick O’Hearn | Costumes: Denise Robinson

THE COCOON

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Richard Burma, David Arkenstone, Patrick O’Hearn | Costumes/Design: Arlene Richards & Denise Robinson

ROMANZ

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Corigliano, Faure, Colombier, Satie, Ravel, Stravinsky and Yani | Costumes: Arlene Richards

1995

SPIRITS AT A GATHERING

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Mouqurt/Sanchez, Dan Lacksingn (producer) | Costumes/Décor: Arlene Richards | Dedicated to Maria LaYacona

CAUGHT AND BOWLED

Choreography: Barbara Requa | Music: Andy Narell – Selections | Set Design: Bert Rose | Costumes: Barbara Requa

LIZA Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Maurice Gordon, Dawnette Nevers, Patsy Ricketts, Gabrielle Harban, Wigmoore Francis | Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

RAH

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Various | Set Design: Denise Robinson | Costumes: Arlene Richards & Denise Robinson | Commissioned by Creative Kitchens Limited

VISION

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Willard White, Aaron Neville | Costumes: Clive Thompson

MAYUR Choreography: Medha Soni | Music: Traditional | Costumes: Medha Soni | Commissioned by Guardsman Group Limited

1996

BLOOD CANTICLES

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Michael Pluznik, Sebastian Bach, Marjorie Whylie, Abdullah Ibrahim & Johnny Dyani, Dolar Brand-Adullah, Lama Gyourme & Jean Philippe Rykiel | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica

BUJURAMA

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Buju Banton | Costumes: Arlene Richards

EARTH CRISIS

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Jan Hemmer, Brent Lewis, Vangelis, David Arkenstone | Set Design: Denise Robinson | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Port Authority of Jamaica

INTO THE LIGHT

Choreography: Gene Carson | Music: James Horner | Décor: Gene Carson & Arlene Richards | Costumes: Gene Carson

UNIDOS

Choreography: Lesme Grenot | Music: Vangelis

CRY OF THE SPIRIT

Choreography: Gene Carson | Music: Sandi Patti | Set Design: Bert Rose & Gene Carson | Costumes: Arlene Richards

DANCE WE MUST

Choreography: Milton Sterling | Music: Selections from ‘The Lion King’ & ‘Congo’ soundtracks | Set: Milton Sterling | Costumes: Denise Robinson & Milton Sterling

HE WATCHETH

Choreography: Milton Sterling | Music: Selection from ‘Sister Act II’ soundtrack | Costumes: Milton Sterling | Commissioned by Century National Bank

HAVE YOU SEEN THEM

Choreography: Milton Sterling | Music: Cassandra Wilson | Costumes: Milton Sterling

1997

TINTINABULUM

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Adiemus | Costumes: Arlene Richards

SELAH

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Marjorie Whylie, Leighton Johnson, Yanni | Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

VOICES

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Various arranged by Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Sigma Investment Management Systems Limited

STEAL AWAY

Choreography: Bert Rose | Music: Kathleen Battle | Costumes: Bert Rose

ECHO

Choreography: Jackie Guy | Music: Eternal Om, Cassandra Wilson, Francis Fuster | Costumes: Jackie Guy

1998

RITUAL OF THE SUNRISE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Selections (“Veronica”, “Noite de Temporal”) From Sol Negro; “Sarala” “High Mass” by David Rudder | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Sigma

THE EDGE

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Jerry Goldsmith and Meredith Monk | Costumes: MoniKa Lawrence

AWAKENING

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Professor France, Mickey Hart and additional music by Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Arlene Richards

IMAGES

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Wnyton Marsalis, Peter Gabriel | Costumes: Arlene Richards

SIDE BY SIDE

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Art of Noise, Vangelis | Costumes: Arlene Richards

1999

RIVER

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Monty Alexander | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose

LEGACY OF THE DUKE

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Duke Ellington | Set Design: Clive Thompson | Costumes: Arlene Richards

AZURE

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Peter Gabriel, Cirque du Soliel | Costumes: Arlene Richards

CONGO LAYE

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Conjunto Ballet Folklorico Cutumba, Folklore Afrocubano | Costumes: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

TRAUMA

Choreography: Keith Fagan | Music: Peter Gabriel & Carter Burmell | Costumes: Denise Robinson

FREEDOM

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Dione Ferris | Costumes: MoniKa Lawrence

2000

DIASPORA

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Soweto String Quartet, Imilonji Kantu Choral Society, NDTC drummers | Costumes: Arlene Richards

IDENTITY

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Enya | Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson &Bert Rose

JOURNEY THROUGH THE LABYRINTH

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble | Costumes: Clive Thompson

OF A PASSAGE

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: ‘Face Off’ soundtrack | Costumes: Chris Walker | Décor: Tony Locke

2001

BRAZILIAN ODE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Iya Bogunde, Iya Bafete, A morte do Capoeira, Soa Bento Grande, Cavalaria, Alabe, Sese Kurudu | Costumes: Arlene Richards

REDEMPTION OF ME

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Edwin Yearwood | Costumes: Arlene Richards

AVE MARIA AVE_A

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Franklyn Halliburton | Costumes: Arlene Richards

SACRED GROUND

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Kathleen Battle, Cissy Houston, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir et al | Costumes: Arlene Richards

FOOTPRINTS

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman | Costumes: Carole Orane & Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

FUSION

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Nina Simone | Costumes: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

MILLENNIAL BEINGS

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: The Art of Noise | Costumes: Marlon Simms

2002

CAVE’S END

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Jimmy Cliff | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Guardsman Group Limited

LABESS

Choreography: David Brown | Music: Zap Mama | Costumes: David Brown

BRUCKINS

Choreography: Joyce Campbell & Barry Moncrieffe | Music: Traditional arrangement by Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Arlene Richards

MICHEZO

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Papa Wemba, Drums from Uganda, Mickey Hart, Bad Boys from Brazil | Costumes: Tony Wilson

SALOME

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Praise Force | Costumes: Arlene Richards

INCANTATION

Choreography: Jeanguy Saintus | Music: Toto Bissainthe, Martha Jean Claude, Zoa | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe

2003

BIRD SONG

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Mehleng Ya Bofelo, Bayede, Monge, Chaka Chaka | Costumes: Arlene Richards

FOLKTALES

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Paulette Bellamy, Oswals Russell, Paul Shaw, Ye Kangle | Costumes: Arlene Richards

OF SYMPATHY AND LOVE

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Native Americans – Nakai, Kater, Fire Crow | Costumes: Arlene Richards

RENEWAL OF THE SPIRIT

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: Cirque de Soliel, Vangelis, Jeff Mayors et al | Costumes: Arlene Richards

THE BELOVED

Choreography: Lester Horton | Music: Judith Hamilton | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe | Directed from the Labanotation score by Patty Harrington Delaney

EPILOGO

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Arrested Development | Costumes: Arlene Richards

FRAGILE

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Kingston Drummers, Bob Marley, Black Voices | Costumes: Chris Walker

2004

IN TRANSIT

Choreography: Keith Fagan | Music: Josh Groban | Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose & Arlene Richards

URBAN FISSURE

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Bob Marley, Eryka Badu, Busta Rhymes | Costumes: Dexter Pottinger Designs 3D

DIMENSIONS

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Slageri van Kampen | Costumes: Arlene Richards

ENCHANTED

Choreography: Arlene Richards | Music: African Splendor | Costumes/Décor: Arlene Richards

2005

ODYSSEY

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Bob Marley – rendered by Gilberto Gil (except for Johnny) | Costumes: Arlene Richards | Commissioned by Jamaica National Building Society

GARVEY LIVES

Choreography: Shelley-Ann Maxwell | Music: Fred Locks, Burning Spears, Steel Pulse, Mutabaruka | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe

ODE

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Bob Marley arranged and performed by Prisoners of the System | Costumes: Catch A Fire designed Cedella Marley | Dedicated to Dermont Hussey – Musicologist Par Excellence

HOMELAND

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: Dan Moyane, Black Mambazo | Costumes: Marlon Simms (designs), Arlene Richards (execution)

CERTAIN TODAYS UNBORN TOMORROWS

Choreography: Oniel Pryce | Music: Selections from ‘A Beautiful Mind’ soundtrack | Costumes: Oniel Pryce (designs), Arlene Richards (execution)

SWEET IN THE MORNING

Choreography: Leni Wylliams, Directed from the Labanotation score by Marlon Simms | Music: Bobby McFerrin | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe | This piece is performed by permission of Pat Brooks and the Dance Notation Bureau

2006

KATRINA

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Compositions and arrangements by Kermit Ruffins, Grubb Cooper, Marjorie Whylie, Vocals - Rosamund Johnson, Bessie Smith, Barbara Hendricks, Florence Quiver, Ella Audal, NDTC Singers, LTM Company | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe, Denise Francis-Robinson (accessories) | Dedicated to Katherine Dunham | Commissioned by Capital & Credit Merchant Bank Limited

VARIATIONS A SKA

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Jazz Jamaican All Stars, Capullito De Aleli, Vitamin C | Costumes: Dexter Pottinger Designs 3D & Chris Walker | Commissioned by Jamaica National Building Society

MEMORIES

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: Umoja | Costumes: Marlon Simms

BARRE TALK

Choreography: Oniel Pryce | Music: Jorge Amorim and Hank Schroy, Blue Man Group, Amar El-Hassam Romzy | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe, Oniel Pryce, Bridget Lawson (Mushroom)

BENEATH MY SKIN

Choreography: Shelley-Ann Maxwell | Music: Cirque du Soleil, Angelique Kidjo, Lion King (Broadway soundtrack) | Costumes: Shelley-Ann Maxwell (designs), Bridget Lawson/Mushroom (execution)

2007

EARTH BIRTH

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Peter Gabriel, Afro Celt Sound System, Dead Can Dance, Anoushka Shankar, Wynton Marsalis | Costumes: Clive Thompson (designs), Bridget Lawson/Mushroom (execution)

OUT OF MANY

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: “Tears of the Sun”, “Africans in America”, Soundtrack from Saw | Costumes: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

HILL ‘N’ GULLY

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Traditional – Collection Chris Walker (Transcribed and arranged by Marjorie Whylie)| Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe & Chris Walker

RYTHME des DIEUX

Choreography: Jeanguy Saintus | Music: Lataye, Profesor Trance, Lukuber Sejor, Café Creole, Toto Bissainthe, James Germaine, Herve Joseph Pierre-Richard D’Meza Remix - Pierre-Richard D’Meza | Costumes: Jeanguy SAINTUS (designs), Bridget Lawson/Mushroom (execution) | Dedicated to Tony Laing

2008

SLY MONGOOSE – CHARACTER SKETCHES 2

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: “Sly Mongoose”, “I’m a better woman than you”, Tous les jou’ m’sous”, “Moutamassi Liza”, “Shame Marjorie Murdoch”, “De buggy bruk” – Traditional arranged by Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe

RAW SOULs

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Phillip Glass, Ry Cooda, Alberto Iglecis, Kathy Brown, Zap Mama | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe & Clive Thompson

JOYFUL JOYFUL

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: Beyonce Knowles; Anne Murray; Faith Evans; Beethoven; Ninth Symphony – ‘Sister Act II Soundtrack | Costumes: Marlon Simms & Barry Moncrieffe

SEN’ OFF

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Various Artistes | Costumes: Deroi Rose

TROUBLED WATER

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: William Chapman Nyaho – Troubled Water | Costumes: Chris Walker

ASI SOMOS

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Percussion – Henry Miller, Dem Rep-Kawela Mix, Unhoome Alah – World Beat | Costumes: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

INTERVALOS

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Vivaldi – Adagio, Largo e Pianissimo Sempre, Allegro non Molto | Costumes: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

CELEBRATION COURAGE

Choreography: Kevin Moore| Music: Luther Vandross; Holli; Josh Groban | Costumes: Kevin Moore

2009

APOCALYPSE

Choreography: Rex Nettleford | Music: Chalice et al, Marjorie Whylie | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe with accessories by Denise Robinson

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: John Williams, Pete Rosser & Renaud Garcia Fons | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe, Clive Thompson & Arlene Richards

REFLECTION

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon | Music: Spirit of the Incas | Costumes: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

REDEMPTION RITE

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: Sweet Honey on the Rock| Costumes: Marlon Simms

MOMENTS OF PEACE

Choreography: Kevin Moore | Music: Solo (unknown track), “Across the Universe” (Paul McCarthy, “They called her Moses” (Jonita Lattimore) | Costumes: Arlene Richards

CAGED

Choreography: Kerry-Ann Henry | Music: Frou Frou; Soundtrack of Pan’s Labyrinth | Costumes: Kerry-Ann Henry (Design), The Mushroom (Execution)

THE SILENCING

Choreography: Kerry-Ann Henry | Music: Kruder and Dorfmeister; Gangstar; Angelique Kidjo; Unknown Artiste, Spoken word – Kerry-Ann Henry, Shayne Powell | Costumes: Kerry-Ann Henry, Barry Moncrieffe & The Mushroom

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Choreography: Keita-Marie Chamberlain | Music: Chrystal Lewis, Kirk Franklyn & The Family, Sixpence None The Richer, The Few | Costumes: Keita-Marie Chamberlain & Barry Moncrieffe

ANALOGUE X

Choreography: Stefanie Thomas | Music: Melodious Thunk – Andrea Parker | Costumes: Stefanie Thomas, Barry Moncrieffe, Mushrooms

DEAR SYLVIE

Choreography: Stefanie Belnavis | Music: Nina Simone | Costumes: Stefanie Belnavis & Barry Moncrieffe

MY SKIN, MY KIN

Choreography: Christina Gonzalez | Music: Mutabaruka | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe, Christina Gonzalez & The Mushroom

2010

FORM IN FUSION

Choreography: Patrick Earle | Music: Traditional with NDTC Singers & Drummers | Costumes: Kayanne Green

2011

THE THIN LINE

Choreography: Natalie Chung | Music: Nicole Kidman; Edward McGregor (Moulin Rouge Soundtrack); Enigma Ft. Enya; Christina Perri; Kelly Price | Costumes: Natalie Chung

FAR FROM HEAVEN

Choreography: Christina Gonzalez | Music: Tracy Chapman | Costumes: Christina Gonzalez

FOR A SPLINTERED SOUL

Choreography: Neila Ebanks | Music: Text from “Astonishing the Gods” (Ben Okri), voiced by Michael Sean Harris; “Tonight” (Michael Sean Harris); Burning Spear; Cat Core & Third World; Kodo | Costumes: Neila Ebanks | Lighting Design: Nadia Roxburgh

…MINUTES AND SECONDS

Choreography: Kerry-Ann Henry & Momo Sanno | Music: Portishead | Costumes: Kerry-Ann Henry & Momo Sanno

2012

CHROMOSOME X

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: Collected by Marlon Simms | Costumes: Marlon Simms | Dedicated to the women of the Jamaican Olympic Team

SIEMPRE CORRIENDO

Choreography: Ramon Ramos Alayo | Music: Compiled by Ramon Ramos Alayo | Costumes: Ramon Ramos Alayo | Commissioned by NDTC Alumni and Friends, USA

2013

BANKRA

Choreography: Carlton Jackie Guy | Music: Ewan Simpson arrangement performed by NDTC Singers and Musicians & Traditional Ewe Drumming | Costumes: Norman Russell | Dedicated to Rex Nettleford | Commissioned by CHASE FUND

MALUNGU

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Don Drummond, The Skatalites, Anita Margarita Mahfood, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, Dotty and Bunny, King of Drummers, Siempre, Ewan Simpson and the NDTC Singers and Drummers | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe & Clive Thompson | Décor: Michael Lorde | Light Design: Nadia Roxburgh | Commissioned by Supreme Ventures Limited

ODE TO THE LOST

Choreography: Marlon Simms & Neisha-yen Jones | Music: The Cinematic Orchestra from the album Ma Fleur – To Build a Home | Costumes: Neisha-Yen Jones and Marlon Simms | Dedicated to Eduardo Rivero-Walker

THE BELOVED

Choreography: Kevin Moore | Music: Debussy – Maid with Flaxen Hair arr. Richard Stolzman_Clarinet | Costumes: Kevin Moore

RENEWAL (2012)

Excerpts choreographed by: Rex Nettleford staged by Kevin Moore & Verman Thomas | Music: (Traditional) Arr.: Ewan Simpson | Soloists: Leighton Jones, Kemar Lee & Helen Christian | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe

2014

ROUGH DRAFTS

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Major Andre Scurlock; Chris Walker; Ewan Simpson | Costumes: Dexter 3D Pottinger

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Ella Andall; Proceed | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe | Dedicated to Rex Nettleford

THE QUESTION

Choreography: Clive Thompson | Music: Jubilant Skyes | Costumes: Keita-Marie Chamberlain

ABORIGINAL MIX (aka DIDGERIDOO)

Choreography: Patrick Earle | Music: Claire Huangci | Costumes: Patrick Earle

TRAVERSING: MORE THAN JUST SPEED BUMPS

Choreography: Oniel Pryce | Music: Max Ritcher; Ludovico Einaudi; The Cinematic Orchestra & Kenji Eno; Inaudible Whispers | Costumes: JFJ Designs; Oniel Pryce

2015

UNSCATHED

Choreography: Troy Powell | Music: Adiemus | Costumes: Troy Powell

SIX

Choreography: Shelley Maxwell | Music: Steve Reich | Costumes: Shelley Maxwell

CONTINUUM

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: Raging Fyah | Costumes: Kayanne Green

FALSE AWAKENING (work in progress)

Choreography: Renee McDonald | Music: Adiemus | Costumes: Renee McDonald

A NEW DAWN

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence | Music: Nina Simone | Costumes: MoniKa Lawrence

2016

BERES ON LOVE

Choreography: Marlon Simms | Music: Beres Hammond arranged by Ewan Simpson performed by NDTC Singers | Costumes: Marlon Simms

HOMMAGE a’ DAMBALA

Choreography: Kevin Moore | Music: Jeff Pierre; Ewan Simpson | Costumes: Kevin Moore

WEEPING WIDOW

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Ólafur Arnalds | Costumes: Tony Wilson

INTO THE BLUE

Choreography: Renee McDonald | Music: Official Soundtracks from Intersellar, Gravity, The Words, Kung Fu Panda | Costumes: Renee McDonald

2017

DIS CONNECTION

Choreography: Chris Walker | Music: Ewan Simpson; Stephen/Damian Marley | Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe/Denise Francis Robinson

REBELLIOUS

Choreography: Tony Wilson | Music: Miles Davies | Costumes: Tony Wilson

2018

SOUFFLE #EXTENSO

Choreography: Jeanguy Saintus | Music: Jael Auguste, Toto Bissainthe, James Germain, Lokua Kanza, Peter Hollows, Lindsey Sterling | Costumes: Lisa Crosswell

YOUNG VETERAN

Choreography: Liane Williams | Music: Beenie Man, Barrington Levy, Taurus Riley, Damion Marley, Nas | Costumes: Liane Williams

AFTER

Choreography: Terk lewis | Music: Lorde | Costumes: Terk lewis

YOU (OR) ME

Choreography: Addision Ector | Music: Eqinoxx | Costumes: Addision Ector

ACTS OF HOPE

Choreography: Marlon D. Simms | Music: Park Ambience Sound Effect, Grupo Passion Musical, Meredith Monk, Jorge Mendez, Ben Nicky & Luke Bond, Uyanga Bold & R. Armando Morabito, Chronixx | Costume: Lisa Crosswell

OF CHASNG WINGS AND ISLAND SONGS

Choreography: Neila Ebanks & Oniel Pryce | Music: “Rise Up”, Lloyd Hall, Steve Jablonsky, Ziggy Marley, Machel Montano, Louise Bennett, ‘Rise Up | Costumes: Neila Ebanks & Oniel Pryce

2019

BEAUTY IS…

Choreography: Hope Boykin | Music: Ali Jackson, Omer Avital, Aaron Gollberg Ciest Clair | Spoken Words: Hope Boykin | Costumes: Marlon D. Simms

ASH

Choreography: Renee McDonald | Music: Jeremy Zuckerman | Costumes: Renee McDonald

CHOKE

Choreography: Orville McDonald | Music: Michael Wall, Ezio Bosso | Costumes: Lisa Crosswell