Entertainment
Sparkle Day with Vivie’s Dance Factory leaves patrons with memories
Many patrons who thronged the National Theatre on Saturday, June 18, 2022 were mesmerised by the wonderful display by hundreds of students who participated in this year’s Sparkle Day with Vivie’s Dance Factory.
The event had about 270 students participating from East Legon, Dansoman studios, Jamboree Play Centre, Agape Children’s Home and various schools.
On the day, the students exhibited, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Taekwondo, Acrobatic, Traditional African Dance, Contemporary and Afrodance among other dance genres.
Vivie’s Dance Factory runs various programmes at Galaxy International, American International, Little Hands International, Star Avenue and Country Kids International Schools among others.
Sparkle Day is a dance recital organised by Vivie’s Dance Factory at the end of the dance year for students to showcase their skills. This is a confidence boosting experience for students as they perform on a big platform.
Vivie’s Dance Factory is a dance and drama school made up of passionate and professionally trained artists to promote the arts through education, performance and entertainment.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
My doctors have advised me to limit my movement to heal faster — Nana Ama McBrown on her recent absence from the media
Ghanaian actress, television presenter, and media personality Felicity Ama Agyeman, popularly known as Nana Ama McBrown, has clarified the reason why she has been off the media for some time now.
The widely celebrated media personnel during a live video disclosed that she was not fully healthy and that she had to go for a surgery on her arm.
“You all saw that there was some little discomfort at the area. Sometimes it even felt difficult to perform many activities with that hand. if you watch McBrown Kitchen, you would observe that I was struggling. I took a lot of painkillers,” she revealed.
According to her, only a few people who had gone through what she went through would understand her pain.
“I have been given a lot of caution that I should be careful and reduce my movements, I should let it heal. My doctors and friends have all urged me,” she noted.
She said, she planned to temporarily stay in the house to heal before going back to work.
The multi-talented icon added that the expenses and the physios that came with the surgery was difficult to undergo.
She is therefore calling on Ghanaians to rally behind her by praying and supporting her to recover quickly.
By Jacob Aggrey
Entertainment
Daddy Lumba’s family opens book of condolence, candlelight vigil set for Aug 2
The family of late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has opened a book of condolence at his residence to honour his memory.
The book of condolence will be available to the public from Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at his home on Kinshasha Crescent, House Number 12 (GA-332-9264), between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily.
In addition, a candlelight vigil will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Independence Square in Accra. The event, organised in collaboration with the Creative Arts Agency, will begin at 6:00 p.m.
In a statement signed by the family’s lawyer, Fati Ali Yallah, they thanked the public for the overwhelming love and support shown since Daddy Lumba’s passing after a short illness.
They appealed for privacy during this period of mourning and assured that details of the final funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course.
By Jacob Aggrey
