New Breed Brass Band gave us a comprehensive and extended sampler of the musical history of 20th century New Orleans jazz. On the way they showed their mastery of the major jazz, swing, funk, rock, blues, reggae, folk and hip-hop styles of the previous century and...
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Festival aims to expand reach of performing arts
The pandemic got a lot of charities thinking about how they could do things differently. Outreach was something the Bermuda Festival successfully focused on; 750 students participated virtually last year. The hope is to build on that when the 48th Bermuda Festival...
2022/23 Bermuda Festival Line Up Announced
The Bermuda Festival has announced its 2022/2023 line up of shows, noting that the ”48th Festival has transitioned to a full year of events with shows in the fall of 2022, winter and spring of 2023.” Executive Director, Cindy Campbell, said, “The past three years have...
Bermuda Festival at financial breaking point
Bermuda’s long-running Festival of the Performing Arts could come to an end this year. Ticket sales have been down since the arrival of the pandemic in 2020 and the donors the charity has typically relied on have redirected their cash to crucial social programmes. The...
Line-up for 48th Bermuda Festival unveiled
Live entertainment for all the family will be on show when the Bermuda Festival kicks off in November. Festival organisers have released the line-up for the event, which this year will showcase a broad range of acts featuring everything from Shakespeare to jazz. Eight...