Girl Be Heard T&T (GBHTT) will hold its first open auditions on December 10 at the Little Carib Theatre from 3 pm to 6 pm. The auditions are open to girls from ages ranging from 13 to 18. Birthed in partnership with the U.S. State Department through the Embassy in Port of Spain and the … Continue reading
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New play premieres on New Year’s Day (December 30, 2019)
The National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago’s (NDATT) Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s (PWT) Monthly Readers Theatre Series (MRTS), held the first Wednesday of every month, kicks off the new year with the reading of the screenplay Liberties, written by Taqiyah Muhammad, for the January 2020 instalment. The reading takes place at the NDATT Studios, located at 97 … 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
Bitter Cassava returns to the stage for Carifesta XIV (August 16, 2019)
The acclaimed play Bitter Cassava will return to the stage for one showing only for Carifesta. The production, which celebrates its fortieth year of existence this year, will take place on August 18 at the Little Carib Theatre. The play was written in 1979 by Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson, who directed the play in its … Continue reading
CODO promotes training parents of children with disabilities (May 22, 2019)
The Consortium of Disability Organisations (CODO) will be holding a mass sensitisation session on May 25 as part of Phase II of its Parent Advocacy Training Programme. The programme will begin in October, giving parents training in how to advocate for their children with disabilities. CODO is the umbrella organisation for disability in T&T. Its … Continue reading
Colouring for adults: Dreamscapes by Chinyere Brown (April 15, 2019)
In recent years, colouring books for adults have become more and more popular. A local version, Dreamscapes, has been created by artist and sociologist Chinyere Brown. Brown, who was born in Jamaica, grew up in Trinidad and has a Guyanese mother, said she was inspired to create a colouring book with Caribbean motifs and familiar … Continue reading
Connecting people 50+ (April 4, 2019)
Conec Professional Life Coaching Services Limited will host CONEC-TIONS 50+ on April 7 as part of Conec’s Life Journey 50+ movement for people 50 and over. Managing Director Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph said the cocktail event offers people aged 50 and over the opportunity to come out, mix, mingle, network, make new friends, and have a fun … Continue reading
Blue clues found in art therapy (September 4, 2016)
“Breaking Blue – Impressions on Depression from the Art Therapy Room,” an interactive exhibition at the Medulla Gallery, presented a collection of the art produced by art therapy patients and their therapists. The exhibition was curated by the Art Therapy Association of T&T, Sian McLean, Sarah Soo Hon, Kristy Anatol, Satori Hassanali and Kim Bryan, … Continue reading
