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The legacy lives - NDTC season opens with a gala

Published: Monday | July 16, 2012 Comments 0
Former dancer Sandra Phillips (left), greets Bert Rose (right), as Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (second left); Bridget Spaulding look at the picture of the founding fathers of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) at the 50th anniversary and gala dinner, held at the Little Theatre Complex, Tom Redcam Avenue on Saturday night.
Former dancer Sandra Phillips (left), greets Bert Rose (right), as Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (second left); Bridget Spaulding look at the picture of the founding fathers of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) at the 50th anniversary and gala dinner, held at the Little Theatre Complex, Tom Redcam Avenue on Saturday night.
W. Billy Heaven (left); and Dr Neville Ying are spotted at the gala.
W. Billy Heaven (left); and Dr Neville Ying are spotted at the gala.
Artistic director of the National Dance Theatre Company, Barry Moncrieffe (left), Bridget Spaulding, Bert Rose (second right) and Clive Thompson, pose for the camera. - photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Artistic director of the National Dance Theatre Company, Barry Moncrieffe (left), Bridget Spaulding, Bert Rose (second right) and Clive Thompson, pose for the camera. - photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

If you are a devotee of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), and you attended Saturday night's 50th anniversary gala, you would no doubt have left feeling founder/artistic director, the late Rex Nettleford's legacy is alive and ready to continue its steps into the next 50 years.

And, if you were lucky enough, you also felt his happy spirit prancing and smiling about the historic Little Theatre along Tom Redcam Avenue. The company did their founder proud. The night's dance selections: The Crossing, Minutes and Seconds, Sulkari, Urban Fissure and Nettleford's signature, Kumina, were all that and more. What a fitting tribute.

The gala itself showed Bert Rose at his absolute best in terms of decor and ambience and as patrons and guests danced the night away, no doubt, the stage is set for another excellent season.

- B.E.



CAPTION: Former dancer Sandra Phillips (left), greets Bert Rose (right), as Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (second left); Bridget Spaulding look at the picture of the founding fathers of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) at the 50th anniversary and gala dinner, held at the Little Theatre Complex, Tom Redcam Avenue on Saturday night. 

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