Kerry-Ann Henry to be honoured at ‘Remembering Rex’

Kerry-Ann Henry, principal dancer of the National Dance Theatre Company will be honoured by The Rex Nettleford Foundation at “Remembering Rex”, a performance of the National Dance Theatre Company and University Singers.

The event, which will take place on Tuesday, February 10, at the Little Theatre in Kingston, will honour the extraordinary life, legacy, and cultural vision of Professor Nettleford – scholar, choreographer, cultural activist, and Co-Founder of the National Dance Theatre Company.

“Through dance and song, the evening will celebrate Professor Nettleford’s enduring contributions to Jamaican identity, excellence and nation building as well as recognise Miss Henry for her outstanding talent and significant contribution to the Arts in Jamaica,”said Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, executive director of The Rex Nettleford Foundation.

Henry began her dance career 31 years ago at the Rose Gordon Prep School in St. Andrew. Her exceptional talent caught the eyes of Joyce Campbell and the rest is history, as under the tutelage of Professor Nettleford she developed into a world class dancer. Today she is the principal dancer for the National Dance Theatre Company wooing audiences at home and abroad with her breath-taking performances.

The Rex Nettleford Foundation was founded May 28, 2010, to ensure that Professor Nettleford’s legacy lives on in perpetuity, to identify students who exhibit the promise of Professor Nettleford and assist them in developing their talents, and to support scholars and programmes in areas in which he was engaged.

A well-known Caribbean scholar, trade union educator, social and cultural historian and political analyst and a former Rhodes Scholar, Rex Nettleford was Vice Chancellor Emeritus at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica. After taking an undergraduate degree in history at the UWI he pursued post-graduate studies in politics at Oxford. He was also the co-founder, artistic director and principal choreographer of the internationally acclaimed National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica and is widely regarded throughout the Caribbean and the diaspora as a leading authority on development and cultural dynamics.