Those involved in the creative and business aspects of the film industry are now able to take advantage of new production tools developed by Film TT. Film TT General Manager Nneka Luke said these tools increase the film friendliness of T&T for all producers. The tools are an updated Production Directory, a new Production Guide … Continue reading
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Learning about traditions with Caribbean Yard Campus (January 29, 2019)
The Caribbean Yard Campus (CYC) is offering classes in local languages, grassroots organising and traditional medicine as part of their 2019 Dry Season Programme. The deadline for registration for the Programme is January 31. The courses include CYC’s first Conversational T&T Sign Language Course, entitled See Me Speak; Nou Ka Palé Patwa, which offers an … Continue reading
World AIDS Day 2018 – a CCoTT Perspective (December 1, 2018)
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 annually. In many places worldwide, including T&T, there is still a stigma attached to persons who have HIV and AIDS. Convener of the CEDAW (Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women) Committee of T&T (CCoTT), Terry Ince, said the Convention has several articles … Continue reading
Festival of Plays on stage this week (November 20, 2018)
The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) will present its annual New Director’s Forum: Festival of Plays between November 23 and 25. The Festival features six plays beginning at 6 pm and 8 pm on Friday and Saturday and 4 pm and 6 pm on Sunday. This annual student production showcases student directors pursuing … Continue reading
Khadine on a mission to help children with autism (November 19, 2018)
Khadine Ali-Rajah is the first ever psychologist to be certified in Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) in T&T. A branch of behavioural psychology, ABA is a research-based form of therapy which focuses on using positive strategies to change behaviour, and certified ABA therapists are in high demand worldwide. Ali-Rajah said therapists who pass the exam on … Continue reading
Marcus Prince presses on at Berklee (July 30, 2017)
Pannist Marcus Prince will be returning to the Berklee College of Music to continue his five year degree in Music Education and will be holding a fundraising concert to assist with expenses. Prince said he’s been playing the tenor pan since primary school at Diego Martin Boys RC School and continued through high school at … Continue reading
Fashion TT workshops for fashion industry start soon (July 9, 2017)
As FashionTT begins the first of its 2017 round of capacity-building workshops, General Manager Lisa-Marie Daniel said the entity was excited to be holding a workshop in Tobago, which will be the first of its kind in the sister isle. The current workshops are called the Business of Fashion and deal with educating local designers … Continue reading
Masters mentor, continue traditions (June 18, 2017)
As the 2017 Mentoring by the Masters Program began on June 10, participants were exhorted to be serious about the great opportunity they are being presented with. Over 80 participants, past and present mentors and officials of the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts gathered for the launch at the Queen’s Park Savannah. … Continue reading
Necessary Arts stages provocative show (June 11, 2017)
“Provoke,” the graduation showcase of the 20th cycle of the Necessary Arts School, lived up to its name as it took a provocative look at issues currently confronting T&T. The showcase, produced and directed by thespian Penelope Spencer, featured cycle graduates Amanda Robley, Lisa James, Jynnyn Edwards, Heather Dickson, Triston Wallace, Sarmad Yaseen and Nigel … Continue reading
Mervyn de Goeas – raising the acting bar (May 14, 2017)
“There’s so much we don’t know, and we don’t know that we don’t know.” This is the reason actor/director/artist Mervyn de Goeas gives for establishing The Actor’s Lab, programmes on intermediate and advanced acting techniques taught by himself and veteran actor Cecilia Salazar. He said acting is tough to get into and even harder to … Continue reading
