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January 24, 2014
Dancers shine at BOB's Love that Child Benefit

They came for the sheer joy of the music and movement. They came for the spotlight and self-expression through the discipline and freedom of the dance. But more than that they came for a cause -- to help children much like themselves, children who need and desire what all children should have, but for reasons beyond their control, do not have all the same advantages.
BOB's recent "Love that Child ...

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November 15, 2013
History, memory and national identity

Tragedy and how it manifests in our individual memories is a deeply personal exercise. How that then translates into collective memory - of a nation for example - depends entirely on the space that is made to witness it.
Where were you on May 10, 1980, when Cuban fighter jets sank the Royal Bahamas Defence Force HMBS Flamingo in her own territorial waters, setting off a chain of explosive events t...

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September 28, 2013
'What's past is prologue'

Last night, "Shakespeare in Paradise Celebrates five years of Poster Art: 2009-2013" opened at Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts.
The exhibition features T-shirts and photographs from the productions over the years, including memorabilia such as posters, program booklets and show tickets.
The show is curated by Popopstudios resident artist and ceramicist Katrina Cartwright and ...

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August 10, 2013
Moscow set to welcome the world

MOSCOW, Russia - With an atmosphere unlike any other, and in true Russian flair, the city of Moscow is set to welcome the world. Over 2,000 athletes representing more than 200 countries have come to Europe's second largest city for the biggest athletics meet in the world.
The city of Moscow hosted the world indoors in 2006, and given the tremendous success of that meet the International Associati...

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August 06, 2013
Family Extends Vacation In Florida After Teen Tourist Disappears From Walmart

The family of a 16 year-old Bahamian girl who went missing while on a shopping trip to Walmart is officially speaking out now that they have made the decision to extend their stay in Florida to continue searching for her. The decision came after they met with local law enforcement and after they discovered social media accounts for the missing teen, Charencia ?Renci? Charlisa Gay, were no longer a...

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August 06, 2013
GB teen goes missing in Florida

A 16-year-old Jack Hayward High School student vanished without a trace from a Pompano Beach, Florida Walmart store Saturday night, leaving her family frantically trying to find her.

Charencia Gay was on vacation with her family in Fort Lauderdale when she went missing, according to her mother Natasha Gay-Regis, who said the last time she saw her daughter was on footage from the store's surveil...

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August 02, 2013
College choir trains with renowned Bahamian dancer

Incorporating dance moves into The College of The Bahamas Concert Choir performances is vital to the overall success of their presentation, and after an intense dance workshop with a New York based Bahamian dancer they are now sure to have the right moves...

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August 03, 2013
Shakespeare in Paradise to revive piece of history

The revival of the legendary Bahamian folk opera "The Legend of Sammie Swain" will be this year's signature Bahamian production at the Shakespeare in Paradise Theatre Festival and festival organizers are hoping to raise the money needed to preserve this important piece of Bahamian culture.

The late E. Clement Bethel originally wrote "Sammie Swain" as a ballet in 1968 and it became a folk opera ...

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July 04, 2013
RBC Royal Bank sponsors dance series

RBC Royal Bank recently sponsored the Dance Bahamas School Masters in Dance Series program in conjunction with the National Dance Company of The Bahamas.

The Masters in Dance Series was born out of the realization that there are limited resources locally for dance practitioners and students. The main objective of the Masters in Dance Series is to enrich the lives of young Bahamians by exposing ...

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June 22, 2013
Body Language' Success for the Lois Seiler Academy of Dance

Freeport, Bahamas - The Lois Seiler Academy of Dance
shone brightly last weekend with dancers showing off their sensational skills
as audience members filled the theatre with applause for the celebration
another successful production.  The Lois
Seiler Academy of Dance celebrated 44 years of excellence and dance. Lois
Seiler flawlessly managed to keep all of her dances fresh and original, with...

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