Canada is the only country with a Caribbean Diaspora contingent participating in Carifesta XIV. A contingent of nearly 50 nationally recognised artists, arts administrators and their supporters will be participating in the Festival. The contingent is being managed by the Toronto-based Canadian-Caribbean Arts Network (C-CAN). C-CAN Artistic Director Rhoma Spencer said the organisation was formed … Continue reading
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Dealing with disobedient children (August 7, 2019)
Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s (PWT) Monthly Readers Theatre Series (MRTS), featured on the first Wednesday of every month, will be reading Tears That Fall, written by Garnet Lawrence, for the August 2019 instalment. The reading takes place this evening at the National Drama Association of T&T’s (NDATT) Studios, located at 97 Southern Main Road, Curepe, starting … 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
Necessary Arts students graduate (July 15, 2019)
Social Disorder, the finale of the 23rd cycle of the Necessary Arts School, took an insightful and thought-provoking look at some issues facing T&T currently. The event took place on June 24 at the Little Carib Theatre and featured pieces written by Creative Director and thespian Penelope Spencer. The first item on the programme was … Continue reading
Beyond the Dragon’s Mouth (July 5, 2019)
The Beyond the Dragon’s Mouth Festival is a 15 minute play festival showcasing the stories of Venezuelan migrants with an emphasis on human empathy and the similarities of other journeys taken by Trinidadians throughout history. The Festival, which takes the form of the Venezuelan theatre tradition microteatro, or micro theatre, takes place from July 5 … Continue reading
Operafest 2019: A show for everyone to enjoy (July 1, 2019)
Over-the-top emotions, romance, scandal and humour are the hallmark of The Merry Widow, the 2019 production being staged by the Picoplat Music Development Foundation as part of T&T Operafest 2019. The show will take place from July 5 to 7 at The Little Carib Theatre, along with free masterclasses between July 1 and 3 and … Continue reading
Arts in Action for children (June 19, 2019)
As Arts-in-Action (AiA), the Applied Creative Arts, Outreach Unit of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), UWI St. Augustine, celebrates its 25th anniversary as an Applied Creative Arts Company, it will be expanding its vacation camp programme. This year, the three camps being offered are Discovery Camp, Discovery by Stage and Discovery by … Continue reading
Teatime at the Convent this weekend (June 7, 2019)
Teatime at the Convent is the St. Joseph’s Convent Choir latest effort in raising funds for their upcoming trip to perform at Disney’s Epcot Centre. The event takes place on June 8 and 9 at the Abercrombie Tea House, Abercrombie Street, Port-of-Spain. Choir director and operatic tenor John Thomas said while the choir has a … Continue reading
Calypsoes to build shelter in Tobago (June 6, 2019)
Calypsonian Georgia “The Messenger” McIntyre is the driving force behind the upcoming concert, Shatter the Silence and Begin the Healing, in collaboration with the NGO Women of Substance (WoS). The proceeds from the concert will go towards a domestic violence shelter being built by WoS in Tobago. Veteran calypsonian Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes Millington … Continue reading
Let’s all save the environment (June 4, 2019)
“We can all do something small to save the environment,” was the message as 30 contestants from 25 schools took place in the Inspire Primary School Spoken Word Poetry Showcase at the Central Bank Auditorium on May 21. Students tackled the issues of climate change and plastic pollution. The showcase is the culmination of the … Continue reading
