The National Dance Company of Guyana has teamed up with the NZINGHA Performing Arts Company of The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) to bring to the Guyanese public “An evening of African Culture” at the National Cultural Centre Friday evening.This collaboration came about because both groups were scheduled to have individual concerts over the weekend and decided it was in the public’s interest to work together.The National School of Dance of Guyana is currently celebrating its 31st anniversary. It was officially instituted as a professional body of dancers on October 1, 1979. It has become Guyana’s premiere dance group.Although modern-based, the area of study includes cultural forms. The focus of the company is on promoting multiculturalism aimed at fostering appreciation and a more in depth knowledge of and pride in nationalism.The company has received numerous awards including the New York Guyana Folk Festival Award. It has performed in Suriname, Trinidad, Barbados,Barcelona Jerseys, St. Lucia,Aleix Vidal Jersey, Dominica, Cuba and Canada. The Director is Vivian Daniels.The NZINGHA Performing Arts Company is only two years old. It was founded by Eric Phillips, its current Director, and succeeded his former effort in Dance Alive, the 26 half-hour TV show on HIV and AIDS.NZINGHA’s main goal is to develop African cultural products while recognizing that “when one speaks of the culture of a place, one is generally talking about far more than its artistic expressions or its cultural products – literature, music, dance, art, sculpture, theatre, film and sport.According to Phillips,Custom Barcelona Jerseys, culture is also about shared patterns of identity, symbolic meaning, aspiration, and about the relationships between individuals and groups within that society. Mr. Vernon Griffith is the company’s Manager.Also at the Cultural Centre will be Ms. Tamika Henry, the recently crowned Ms. Guyana Universe and her designer, Mr. Sydney Francois. He is the guest of Anetha Daniels who will be presenting some of her designs.The event is specially staged for many individuals who are unable to visit the National Park on August 1.According to Phillips, over the years, many adult and elderly individuals and their families have asked for an event that can cater to their needs.Courts,Cheap Manchester United Jersey, Giftland OfficeMax and several individuals have stepped forward to support this event by sponsoring young people from Buxton, Agricola and Albouystown.*********************************Kildonan Development Group plans week of activities for EmancipationThe Kildonan Concerned Citizens Development Group (CCDG) is once again staging Emancipation activities. A week of activities is underway to celebrate the liberation of the African from slavery, at the Kildonan Community centre ground.The main event will be the annual Candle Light Parade scheduled for tomorrow night. The parade will begin at 21:30 hrs from Limlair Village and will end at Kildonan where a grand all-night cultural extravaganza will be held at the Kildonan Community CentreThe week kicked off last Sunday with an Athletics Road Race from Manchester to Kildonan, a distance of over three miles. Senior citizens also took part in a walk covering the same route.A Cycle Road Race then moved off from Manchester to Eversham and back to Kildonan, covering a distance of 16 miles. The event was open to all cyclists in Berbice, especially upright and BMX cyclists.The week of activities will culminate with the annual August 1, Freedom Parade and Cultural extravaganza.Saturday’s activity will begin with a parade at 9:00 hrs From Manchester to Kildonan. The parade will be lead by a 70-strong Majorette contingent which is arguable the best and biggest in the country. A number of folk and ring games will also be a part of the day’s proceedings. The usual African foods will be on display.During the day’s proceedings a number of prominent stalwarts of African ancestry will be honoured for their outstanding contributions towards the uplift and sustenance of the African culture and to life in general.The University of Guyana is also expected to have a book exhibition featuring African stalwarts, authors and scholars.*********************************VICTORIANS gear for Emancipation confabA section of Villagers considering the ConferenceGroups of Victorians are converging in public spaces in the Village and are immersed in further preparatory consultations as the August 5 opening of their Conference draws nearer. During this week the conference secretariat has embarked upon public dissemination of information on the details of the forthcoming conference agenda.Mr. Desmond Saul, who heads the Conference Leadership and Planning secretariat,<a href="http