The Legend of the Rolling Calf
written & composed by Jermaine Rowe
In this new play with music devised from a Jamaican mythology, the recent death of D’sa could open up a portal for the souls of formerly enslaved people to access a new life. But the portal will only open if D’sa is transformed into a beast version of humanity: the rolling calf—the manifestation of unhealed family trauma. As D’sa attempts to stop this painful transformation, The Legend of the Rolling Calf asks the question: “Who deserves access to life?”
Standpipe
written & composed by Jermaine Rowe
Stand Pipe is dramatic work inspired by the art work of Trinidadian painter David Moore’s work of the same title.
Through monologues, songs, dance, poetry and vignettes, we navigates the shared community experiences of the local source of water.
Setting rural Jamaica. The audience journeys into the painting to learn the lives of the people represented and explores the themes of community, love, religion, relationships, education, wealth and poverty.
Transitions
written & composed by Jermaine Rowe
Transitions explores a community’s decision to allow a trans spirit access to the land of the dead. The work is inspired by a real life incident of a trans woman in Jamaica. Using dance, music, projection design, storytelling, and a live DJ Transition (DJ Gazatwin), audiences will be invited into a contemporary Jamaican A Ni-night – a folkloric ritual usually performed on the 9th Night after the passing of a family/community member (wake).
The Children From The Blue Mountains
written & composed by Jermaine Rowe
It intertwines folklore character Anansi and Jack Mandora as they contend to capture the power within all trapped stories. This workshop invites the audience into the spirit of the world using traditions folk (Kumina, Dinki-mini), dancehall, soca and pocomania and explores the journeying relationship between mother and son, friendship and sacrifices, while investigating the eternal question, "What is the cost of following your dreams"
Solitary
written & composed by Jermaine Rowe
What does it mean to be in isolation?
Solitary seeks to explore this question and the journey that this self reflection takes. Physical confinement juxtaposed to identity, creativity and masculinity will be explored.
Source material was inspired by my personal experiences of cultural isolation, interviews and documentary with those who have experienced solitary confinement. This is being reflected through the lens of psychiatrist Carl Jung’s reflection on “The world within”.
A Dream on an Island
written & composed by Jermaine Rowe
Exploring child abuse in Jamaica through the medium of Dance, Music, Drama and Video mapping technology.
