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The Jamagination Art Gallery a short walk from Belcour Lodge on the same estate, has a varied collection including works from intuitive and trained painters, plus sculpture, masks, and eccentric furniture pieces in the home gallery throughout the house. Most of the works are for sale. There is no charge for viewing, but an appointment is required. The gallery also sells Giclèes, or state-of-the art reproductions on canvas at a fraction of the cost of originals.
Ashe Caribbean Performing Art Ensemble & Academy, led by executive director Conroy Wilson, has regular performances throughout the year. Ashe is a full-time dance company that travels frequently and does "edutainment" projects in schools across the island.
Movements Dance Company was founded in 1981 by Monica Campbell McFarlane, Pat Grant-Heron, Michelle Tappin-Lee, and Denise Desnoes and has since grown into one of Jamaica's most dynamic and versatile dance companies. Both traditional Jamaican and Caribbean rhythms inform the company's repertoire. The schedule of performances climaxes each year with the annual Season of Dance in November. The company also travels to perform in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and neighboring Caribbean islands.
Carib Cinema plays Hollywood films (Cross Roads, typical show times 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily, admission US$6).
The Cineplex ( admission US$6) is also owned by Palace Amusement and has more of the same Hollywood films.
The Theatre Place is Kingston's newest theatrical venue, opened in late 2009 and run by Pablo Hoilett. The theater typically puts on comedies and other plays (admission US$12).
Little Theatre Movement, the Little-Little Theatre, and the National Dance Theatre Company share a property on the edge of Downtown. The Xaymaca Dance Theatre also performs here in late October. Plays run throughout the year; call for details on performances. Pantomime performances run December 26–early May, with school plays after that. The National Dance Theatre performs July–August.
Centre Stage Theatre is a small venue where productions tend to be family-oriented musicals in a mixture of English and Patois. Centre Stage usually holds two annual performance series, August–November, and December 26–late April/early May. The cast usually includes renowned Jamaican comedians Oliver Samuels and Glen "Titus" Campbell.
The outdoor amphitheatre at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts hosts poetry readings on the last Tuesday of every month starting at 7:30 p.m.; regular dance performances are held in the indoor theatre next door.
Pantry Playhouse (admission US$12–15) features comical productions throughout the year in a quaint outdoor setting in the heart of New Kingston. Plays usually run for three months, and performances are generally held Wednesday–Sunday. Me and Mi Chapsie, a play about older women going with younger men, was a popular play performed in 2009 and a good example of the comical lean to most of these productions.
