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Jamaica Festival Speech Competition | 
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More
than two thousand individuals and groups, ranging from
the amateur to the professional, enter the JCDC’s
Speech and Drama Competitions each year. The JCDC’s
programme in elocution aims at personal development
through the appreciation and understanding of good speech
as the essence of effective communication. The competition
is one of the most popular in the arts. Entries are
accepted in Standard English or Jamaican dialect in
the following categories:-
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- Standard English poems/prose
- Jamaican
Dialect Prose (solo)
- Dub Poetry (solo)
- Speaking
Ensemble
- Public Speaking (solo)
- Story
Telling
- Caribbean Dialect Poems
- Sonnets,
Psalms and Shakespeare (solo or group)
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Dance |
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programme incorporates creative, folk and contemporary dance, providing choreographers
and performers with an arena for their creative works, expression and interpretation.
The preservation
and survival of many of Jamaica’s traditional
dances have been accredited to the efforts of the
JCDC over the past three decades, through its training
workshops and cadre of experienced resource persons.
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World Reggae Dance
Championship
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Music |
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annual music competition of the Jamaica Cultural Development
Commission, seeks to unearth, develop and expose the
musical talents of our people and to preserve our
cultural heritage in music, and these serve to inspire
our musicians to achieve higher levels of performance
as well as to provide a medium of expression for the
release of three creative energy. The competition
is open to all Jamaican schools, churches, service
clubs and community groups. more>>
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Music |
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Mello Go Roun' | |
Mello Go Roun' |
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best of the Festival of the Performing Arts- dance, speech, drama and music- is
showcased in the JCDC’s annual Mello Go Roun’, the culmination point in the yearly
cycle of events. The Commission also presents an annual exposition of traditional
music, dance, games, foods, art and craft, dubbed National Mento Yard. The exposition
has now evolved into a major exposition of Jamaican culture, showcasing the best
of the best of our nation’s talent and culture. See our
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Traditional Folk Forms
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| Jamaican
folk forms, the essence of our nation’s culture, are
rooted in the ceremonies and traditions of our forebears.
The JCDC plays a critical role in the preservation of
these folk forms, which, without support, would simply
die. These folk forms are sustained through the Commission’s
annual Festival of the Performing Arts and through the
National and Regional Mento Yards, which showcase the
variety of these forms and accord them dignity and their
rightful place in the consciousness of the Jamaican
society. more>>
Examples
of Traditional Folk Forms |
Jamaican
Folk Forms |
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