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“Living the Legacy” that is theme for the 45th Anniversary Gala of the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) as we acknowledge and celebrate this platform for Barbadian creative aspirations and for the appreciation of excellence in the arts. In keeping with the general theme for this NIFCA 45 ...

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Forty-five years ago this month, this festival held its first finals at the Ursuline Convent and has continued annually ever since.  Those of you who frequent the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) would have often heard it said that it was originally conceptualised by the late Arden Clarke ...

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Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) NIFCA Literary Arts is one of the few if not the only competition in which every single entrant, winner or not, has a chance to sit down with the judges and to find out how they can do better and where they went wrong, a fact ...

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While this is only the second year for the Massy Foundation’s support of these developmental awards, it builds upon Massy’s sponsorship over the previous three years, so collectively this has been a five year partnership for the Massy name. Ann Hewitt, Director of Massy Foundation commended the NCF for the ...

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The Sagicor NIFCA Junior Finals night will be held at the Frank Collymore Hall on Monday, November 5th and will feature acts from performers that are mostly 16 years and under in the area of Dance, Music and Theatre. In commenting on the junior segment of NIFCA, Mrs. Andrea Wells, ...

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NIFCA has been a developmental breeding ground for many of the young musicians in Barbados, so says the Cultural Officer for Music, Mr. Ronald Davis.  “Many of the participants enter the Digicel sponsored NIFCA Music discipline annually and you are therefore able to see their growth developmentally not only in ...

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Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP) has rejoined the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) family with a two year investment in the performing arts and culinary arts disciplines. This partnership on the development of artistes through education began in 2017 with scholarships towards the completion of a ...

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Today begins the two nights on offer for the 2018 Scotiabank sponsored National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) Dance Finals at the Frank Collymore Hall where patrons will witness performances from the top 27 being adjudged at this level of the competition. The participants in the senior category of ...

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The preliminaries have ended, the semi-finalists have been selected, the rehearsals have already begun as the participants fine-tune their pieces and we are all set for the first National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) Performing Arts semi-final weekend this Friday, October 5 to Sunday, October 7 at 6:00 p.m. ...

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