Art, Design & Fashion
Distinguished
Rex Nettleford
1933 – 2010
Co-founder of the National Dance Theatre Company
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Jamaica Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A scholar, dancer and choreographer who co-founded the National Dance Theatre Company in 1962 and led the University of the West Indies.
Nettleford choreographed dozens of works drawing on Jamaican folk and African traditions, and wrote widely on Caribbean culture and identity. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies from 1998 to 2004.
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