Celebrating Youth in Calypso was the theme of the first concert of Calypso History Month at D Monarchs Pub on Ariapita Avenue. D Monarch’s owner, former National Calypso Monarch, Duane O’Connor, said the event was the first of many carded at the venue for Calypso History Month. Calypsonian Raeann Guerra began the evening with her … Continue reading
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Manwarren revives Walcott’s Ti Jean and His Brothers (September 25, 2019)
The Derek Walcott play Ti Jean and His Brothers will run from September 27 to 29 at Queen’s Hall, as part of the Derek Walcott Festival. The play is directed by Wendell Manwarren and features music by Andre Tanker. The play is based on a St. Lucian folk tale about a Mother and her three … Continue reading
Derek Walcott Prize: An opportunity for poets worldwide (September 17, 2019)
The winner of the first annual Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry will win a week-long residency at Walcott’s home in St. Lucia or Trinidad, a US$1,000 cash award, a reading at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre in Boston and the publication of a limited-edition broadside by Arrowsmith Press. The prize is being offered by the Derek … Continue reading
Hagley keeps jazz awake with Insomnia (September 13, 2019)
Jazz pianist and composer Adan Hagley will be hosting a listening party for his debut album, Insomnia, on September 15 at the Kaiso Blues Cafe on Wrightson Road. The event will serve as a teaser for the formal album launch, which will take place on October 13. Hagley said the theme of Insomnia is based … Continue reading
Children enjoy Summer Weight Loss Camp (September 12, 2019)
To’ren Healthcare Consultancy’s (THC) second Summer Weight Loss Camp was a success for the participants, their parents and the administrators. The camp, which targeted children and teenagers from ages six to 18, ran from July 8 to August 16 at St. Anthony’s College, Westmoorings. THC CEO and Principal Consultant Leah Lewis said “last year, we … Continue reading
Werd empwers primary school students (September 10, 2019)
Werd Coach Youth will begin offering Creative Writing Lessons, beginning on September 10, at the National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago’s (NDATT) Studios, located at 97 Southern Main Road, Curepe. The sessions, which target students in Standards 3 to 5, will run until June 2020. Werd Coach Founder Shelley-Ann Edwards-Barran said she targeted those … Continue reading
A September to remember with the Marionettes (September 6, 2019)
“We want to celebrate the contribution made by Desmond Waithe, not only to the Marionettes Chorales and the nation, as well as share our experience of singing in Carnegie Hall.” The BP Marionettes Chorales’ musical director Gretta Taylor made the statement as she spoke about the group’s upcoming concert, Forward Home, which takes place at … Continue reading
New play on stage this week (September 2, 2019)
Farce based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Swineherd Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s (PWT) Monthly Readers Theatre Series (MRTS), held the first Wednesday of every month, will be reading Atascadero! written by H.D. Greaves for the September 2019 instalment. The reading takes place at the National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago’s (NDATT) Studios, located at 97 … Continue reading
The FEF youth empowerment project (August 29, 2019)
The Forward Ever Foundation (FEF) has begun a series of workshops, in collaboration with Pan Trinbago, to train members of the national youth steelbands in improvisation and the art of film production. Co-founders of the FEF, Cheryl Din Chong and Christopher Din Chong, said the Foundation seeks to create a platform for the dissemination of … Continue reading
Bitter Cassava goes south (August 29, 2019)
“Actions have consequences.” “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” These are some of the messages in the play Bitter Cassava, which played to a sold out audience at Carifesta on August 18. Audiences who missed the Carifesta performance will be happy to know that the play will be performed at … Continue reading
