Arts and culture magazine and creative agency Culturego celebrated its fifth year of existence in November. Founders Patrick Rasoanaivo and Adeline Gregoire said the journey has been an eventful and fulfilling one. The couple launched their website, http://www.culturegomag.com, in 2013 to fill what they perceived as a gap for a go-to space of non-mainstream arts … Continue reading
Thespian and theatre-in-education (TIE) facilitator Dr. Dani Lyndersay said she’s had itchy feet all her life, with a love of traveling bequeathed to her by her parents. Born in Australia, she lived in Indonesia, Holland, Portugal and Canada as a child. She said she decided early on that she wanted to be an actress and … Continue reading
Dr. Joanne Kilgour Dowdy currently teaches Adolescent/Adult Literacy at Kent State University in the US, and so even though she has been involved in dance all her life, attendees at the Monday Night Theatre Forum on April 24 were not expecting to be treated to an impromptu dance lesson. Joanne told the story of a … Continue reading
The British Council Caribbean has been carrying out a number of programs in T&T over the last few months. Caribbean Arts Manager Annalee Davis said the implementation of these programs is a part of establishing and continuing cultural relations between the UK and the Caribbean. She said it’s about demonstrating that the UK has something … Continue reading
In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2017 on March 8, the Women in Art Organization of T&T will execute a socially engaged art initiative and action titled the Women’s Cable Project. The project will be carried out in conjunction with Mary Bourne, Director of the Board of arts organization Deveron Projects, based in Scotland. In … Continue reading
The 2017 staging of UWI St. Augustine’s Old Yard, put on by the Department of Creative and Festival Arts, Agostini Street on February 19, was a colourful celebration of traditional mas. Patrons were treated to up-close views of the characters portrayed by UWI students and performers. The grounds were transformed to look like an actual … Continue reading
Wire Bend Folklore Theatre’s latest production, “The Boy & His Dog and Other Stories” will feature three mini-plays during its School and National Tour from March 20 to 25 in Naparima Bowl. Auditions for performers and artisans will be held immediately after Carnival. Wire Bend founder Rubadiri Victor said he founded the company two years … Continue reading
Trini-Canadian writer and actor Joseph Jomo Pierre said he felt he was drawn to come back to T&T to act as the lead character, Jason, in the Caribbean premiere of Carnival Medea. Pierre left T&T at nine years old and was brought up in Toronto, Canada. He credits his upbringing in T&T with his sense … Continue reading
The latest Trinbagonian culture podcast is T&T Unpacked, produced and hosted by Rochelle Amour and Justin Collymore. The pair started the podcast in July 2016. Collymore said the original idea was to do fake prank calls or skits, but Amour suggested doing a regular talk-show format. She said “we decided to narrow it down to … Continue reading
Among the awardees for The Financial Times’ 2016 Top 50 LGBT Future Leaders is Trinidadian Liam Rezende. He is based in London, where he works as the Marketing Communications Manager for Andaz, the Hyatt’s lifestyle brand. Rezende said he felt an immense sense of pride in being chosen as one of the Top 50 LGBT … Continue reading
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