Laughter and camaraderie were the hallmarks of the T&T launch of Side by Side We Stand, the third book in the Savanoy Series by Nathalie Taghaboni, or Queen Macoomeh, as she is known by admirers of the series. The launch took place on April 23 at the Big Black Box on Murray Street, Port of … Continue reading
The launch of the Trinidadian board game, Santimanitay: Race to the Stage, featured live-action representations of the characters featured in the game, as well as traditional mas characters such as Jab Molassies, Pierrot Grenade and Midnight Robber. The launch event at Daaga Auditorium, UWI St. Augustine on April 5 drew a large crowd of appreciative … Continue reading
The works of Shakespeare have been reworked and reimagined many times to make them more relevant/appealing to readers, and they are taught in schools the world over. The current CXC text, Julius Caesar, is being presented to students in an abridged theatrical version with a Trini twist by recently formed local production company, Tout Moun … Continue reading
“If you’re not at the bus-stop, you’re never going to get on the bus.” Managing Director of FML International Artist Management, David Stopps, said this is the philosophy he tries to inculcate in musicians to prepare them to take advantage of opportunities. Stopps was recently the feature speaker at a Music TT workshop titled “How … Continue reading
Girl Be Heard Unplugged at the Little Carib Theatre on March 14 showcased the results of the Girl Be Heard project, a women-led empowerment program which uses socially conscious theatre-making to develop, amplify and celebrate the voices of young women, currently being carried out at Bishops Centenary High School in Port of Spain. Fifteen students, … Continue reading
The International Women’s Week event, Her Stories, saw an capacity crowd turn out to hear readings by a panel of authors on March 9 at the Alliance Francaise. The panel, consisting of writers Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw, Danielle Boodoo-Fortune, Dr. Angelique Nixon and Aaliyah Eniath, was chaired by poet and author Shivanee Ramlochan. In introducing the panel, … Continue reading
T&T’s first original soca musical, Stick-ey Desires, will be performed this April by students of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), UWI St. Augustine. Head of Department and Director Louis McWilliams said the play centers around Peter, a mas-man who plays in a steel band, his decision to move to New York and … Continue reading
T&T rapper K Bishop’s song Shackles and Chains turned up on the critically acclaimed US TV series Underground on March 8. The show is produced by John Legend and broadcast on WGN America. The song was in the soundtrack of the premier episode of Season Two. It was one of the first songs produced by … Continue reading
As 3 Canal continues to celebrate 20 years in existence, the group will be performing at the Southern Academy of the Performing Arts on April 2 for one night only. Founder Wendell Manwarren said he expects there will be a sold-out house as both people from the area and patrons who missed it at NAPA. … Continue reading
Independent mas practitioners gathered at Granderson Lab in Belmont on March 7 to talk about their experiences during Carnival. They discussed ways of rethinking Carnival and its past, present and future configurations. Speakers on the panel included host Atillah Springer, designer and leader of the Vulgar Fraction Independent Carnival Mas[querade] group Robert Young, Wendell Manwarren … Continue reading
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