Jul 20, 2020
This week I speak with Jermaine Rowe- we had a great conversation about the cultural value, codification and The Children form the Blue Mountain. This is EP23 of #MikesMomentOf … Code of Culture with @jermainerowe
Links https://linktr.ee/aelsean or in my Bio.
Also michaelseanharris.com/podcast
#Jamaica #Myths #Superstitions #Folklore #Proverbs #culture #musicaltheatre #dance
BIO:
Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Jermaine pursued a B.A in Broadcast Journalism at University of the West Indies. He danced with the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica and was awarded the Primer Award for Cultural Excellence, The Tommy Pinnock Award for Dance, and the Prime Minister for the Youth Award in Excellence.
Jermaine gained a scholarship to study at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance in New York. He then became a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem ensemble.
Credits include; Broadway: “The Lion King” and “Fela”. Regional: “M’lima’s Tale” “Man of La ”Macbeth”, “Titus Andronicus” "Noon Day Sun", “Batboy”. T.V and film: Amazon Prime’s “Bwoy”, Netflix “Freedom" and was an original cast in the National Theatre Live "Fela!". Opera: “Il barber de seville” and “The tales of Hoffman”
Jermaine has an MFA in Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College. He was a recent semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neils 2019 Summer Musical Theatre New-Works Festival with The children from the Blue Mountain presented at LPAC in the summer of 2019 . Original works : “A dream on an island”“Mom’s Eulogy” and “Solitary”
Jermaine is also an Adjunct Professor in Acting at the Laguardia Community College.