Imbali Visual and Performance Art Summer Camp enters into its third and final week. Week one and two saw the children traveling to Marigot with guided tours through historical Marigot and Fort St. Louis presented in Technicolor with dynamic and colorful story telling by historian Christophe Henocq.
Additionally, the imbali children enjoyed an afternoon with Ms. Ruby Bute who actually made a group painting with all the children's involvement... each one adding a stroke here and there with a splash of color, and dab of this and that to create a wonderful "Still life" of a potted plant in Ms. Bute Gallery.
With Christian Fardel the children of Imbali summer camp walked through Philipsburg and looked at St.Maarten traditional houses architecture whilst stopping at homes and speaking with the elders within. From those walks the children were able to reconstruct and build their own traditional home with all the trimmings, ginger bread, shingles and detailed window shutters....
The Passing on of St.Maarten traditions and culture continues in Week with Imbali children getting dance lessons from Ms. Evelyn Roberts the grand daughter of Abraham Barry and daughter of Alice Barry, renowned Ponum dancers of back in the day.
Week three also includes a visit to the archeological dig at Emilio Wilson Estate with Mr. Jay Havisor, and a session with Tanny and The Boys George Violenus passing on some skills with reference to playing St.Maarten Traditional instruments,
The students will also receive master class with historian and musicians Jocelyn Arndell, on the games children played back in the day, as well as learn dance etiquette on social dances of the 50's.
Week three will end with the of the art steel pan and the making of the steel drum from recently knighted Sir Mighty Dow and finally we round off with a hike through the "Mountains Greens" of our island Nation.
