Year: 2019

Director steps down from Bermuda Festival

TJ Armand (File photograph by Blaire Simmons) TJ Armand, executive director of the Bermuda Festival, will leave the organisation after a year in the role. Mr Armand will instead focus on recording projects and a musical, Sama, in New York and London. He said: “I am...

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Manhattan Transfer Get Us Off to a Flyer

The Manhattan Transfer: from left, Alan Paul, Cheryl Bentyne, Trist Curless and Janis Siegel (Photograph supplied) The 44th annual Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts opened on a high note on Saturday night. The Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre at the Fairmont Southampton...

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Dance and the Gender Dynamic

Dance and the gender dynamic: the women of Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company spoke with Lifestyle, in advance of their performance tonight with the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts, about what that means in the 21st century. Q: How long have you been dancing? What...

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Bermuda Festival Starts Rush Ticket Policy

44th annual Bermuda Festival Executive Director T.J. Armand announced today [Jan 18] that the Festival will start a Rush Ticket policy, “which allows available discount tickets to be sold to the public one hour before each show at the box office.” The Festival will...

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When T.J. Calls, You Just Say ‘Yes’!

Getting down: Sheila Smith performing at the Made in Bermuda Festival last year (Photograph by Akil Simmons). They’ve spent decades on the stage but this performance is a special one for Gita Blakeney Saltus and Sheila Smith. The Bermuda Festival of the Performing...

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