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Powerful performances

Published:Friday | June 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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Verene Shepherd may be a model in another life. She was her usual elegant self in the fashion segment.
Honorary Consul General Thalia Lyn graced the stage in Asian-inspired garb.
Reigning Miss Jamaica World 2012 Deanna Robins poised in a traditional Jamaica dress.
Ambassador to Spain Celsa Nuño smiles in her traditional Spanish couture.
The Stewpremes in Action. From left: Tanice Morrison, Jhanelle Davis and Deon Hardy. - photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
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Krysta Anderson, Gleaner Writer

The highly anticipated event of the year, Powerful Men and Women Perform for Charity, saw the scores of persons who turned out being treated to a remarkable and fulfilling evening.

This year, the event's 13th anniversary, brought with it a change in venue from the traditional National Indoor Sports Centre to the now-popular Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College. The annual event raises well-needed funds to assist the Mustard Seed Communities - an organisation that takes care of more than 600 abandoned children and teenagers.

The night's festivities began with an energetic opening number from the full cast of professional entertainers, managers, doctors, lawyers, members of the constabulary force, judges, models, journalists and ambassadors.

Audience delight

They sang, danced, modelled and acted, to the delight of the audience who seem to enjoy the singing the most. And singing there was. It was almost a musical, except for the interspersing of dance and skits and the fashion show.

The three-segment fashion show, at the beginning, after intermission, and at the end of the programme, offered some balance, with its colourful and sophisticated couture.

The gospel segment and the Fantastic Four (DiMario McDowell, Emerson Henry, Michael Powell and Maurice Henry) was very well received. Elvis came back to life in the form of Robert deMercado, and Marcia Griffith's 'twin', Georgia Henry, did the women of reggae justice in her tribute to them. The show presented the woes of Cash Plus in drama and highlighted the shortage of men in Jamaica and the three-to-one ratio.

The International Youth Fellowship topped things off with their flawless perfomance of Psy's Gangnam Style, before introducing the ambassadors and delegates in a fashion show displaying the cultural diversity that currently exists in Jamaica.

While most wish they will return to their previous venue, as there were ventilation issues, the show maintained its track record of never failing to deliver a high-quality showcase of amazing talents for a worthy cause.