“Hell hath no fury like a woman wronged.” “Your sins will come back to haunt you.” These sayings embody the spirit of Bitter Cassava, which tells a story of betrayal and revenge with a strong Trinbagonian flavour, delivering several strong emotional blows with a sprinkling of comedy to relieve the tension. The story touches on … Continue reading
Marcus Waldron is a young Trinidadian theatre director who has been accepted to the Yale School of Drama in Connecticut. He will be pursuing a Special Research Fellowship in Theatre Direction over the course of four months. Waldron’s tuition is being paid by the college, but he is currently trying to raise approximately TT$71,300 in … Continue reading
Art educator and poet Arielle John exudes an aura of intensity and focus, whether performing Spoken Word on stage, talking about human rights activism or her work with teenagers. It’s little wonder that she’s been accepted by the prestigious Goldsmith University, University of London, to pursue a Masters of Arts (MA) in Performance and Culture. … Continue reading
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Post 228. “On behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I wish to convey heartfelt condolences to the President of the United States of America and the American People with respect to the unspeakable horrors of the June 12th attack on an Orlando, Florida nightclub,…
IACHR Condemns Mass Shooting at a Gay Bar in the United States June 14, 2016 Washington, D.C. – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns the attack that took place in the early hours of June 12, 2016, at Pulse Nightclub, a gay bar in Orlando, Florida, United States, which left 49 persons killed –as … Continue reading
Power defines Bitter Cassava, from the music to dancing to the singing to the performances delivered by every actor on stage. The play tells the story of Samuel William Blondell (Muhammad Muwakil), the village ram, who throws his common-law wife Justina (Tishanna Williams) and their three children out of the house when he decides to … Continue reading
(I’ve added some pieces here that I had to leave out of the newspaper version. Enjoy!) Rapsoman Wendell Manwarren has had a long and varied career in the arts, beginning with the opera and continuing through theatre, mas-making and rapso. Manwarren spoke about his journey to a standing-room only crowd at the Monday Night Theatre … Continue reading
Playwright, director and actor Ronald Amoroso credits his early influences in life growing up in South Trinidad and studying abroad with his later success in the theatre. The 81-year-old also studied as a civil engineer and told the audience at the Monday Night Theatre forum that he uses the techniques of the two disciplines interchangeably. … Continue reading
The audience at the gala performance of Shades of I-She: Every Woman’s Story on April 27 was held spellbound by the powerful performances. Audience members said the play, written and directed by Eintou Pearl Springer and put on by the Indigenous Creative Arts Network (ICAN), grabbed them by the throat with its intensity. Patron of … Continue reading
Internationally, June is celebrated as Pride Month by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. This year, I Am One T&T, a local community-based organisation which seeks to address the needs of gender and sexual minorities, will be hosting a Pride Arts Festival in T&T from June 3 to July 1. I … Continue reading
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