As a new/returning student to UWI, I decided I’d go to UWI’s Student Life orientation on September 2. Full disclosure: I went for the free stuff they give out afterwards, but that’s no reason not to take in what’s being said to a new generation of UWI students, right? The program was decent, with Makesi … Continue reading
Hard work and determination can carry you far in pursuit of your dreams. That’s one of the many lessons singing actor Raguel Gabriel has learned over the first year of his three-year conservatory program at the prestigious Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. Gabriel is proud of his performance over the past … Continue reading
T&T rapper Kellon Bishop is on a mission to bring a positive message to young people with his new album, Freedom. The 28-year-old Princes Town resident has been rapping since age 14, when he realized it was genre where “you could say so much and really express yourself.” He said two major events led to … Continue reading
The I Am ME program is returning to Trinidad but on a much larger scale than ever before. The brainchild of T&T-born Dr. Marielle Barrow, the fifth edition of the program aims to train 200 at-risk youth, ages 16 to 32, in fashion, leadership and entrepreneurship and assist them in starting businesses. Barrow said fashion … Continue reading
Following your dreams can lead you to far away places. In the case of T&T singer Danielle Williams, her determination to forge a career in opera has led her to the Härnösands Folkhögskola (College) in Sweden, where she is pursuing a two-year opera studio program. Originally published in the T&T Guardian on July 31, 2016 … Continue reading
Fana Fraser, a T&T-born dancer currently residing in New York is the New Waves! 2016 artist-in-residence. As part of the festival, she will be performing the T&T debut of her first original composition, “Rosie” on July 28 and 29 at the NALIS Amphitheatre. Originally published in the T&T Guardian on July 24, 2016. Fraser said … Continue reading
The play “To Light,” being presented on July 15 by production company the.art.IS, in association with ParentingTT promises to deliver a new experience to the theatre landscape of T&T. Founder Brendon O’Brien describes the production as participatory theatre, where the audience decides what the ending of the play will be. He said the play is … Continue reading
Passion radiates from Tafar Chia Lewis’ being as she talks about I am Caribbean (iCaribbean), the summer camp she runs for children. It is this same passion that she seeks to pass on to her students during the three week camp, which this year runs from July 11 to 29 2016. Lewis said her camp, … Continue reading
Marcus Waldron is a young Trinidadian theatre director who has been accepted to the Yale School of Drama in Connecticut. He will be pursuing a Special Research Fellowship in Theatre Direction over the course of four months. Waldron’s tuition is being paid by the college, but he is currently trying to raise approximately TT$71,300 in … Continue reading
Art educator and poet Arielle John exudes an aura of intensity and focus, whether performing Spoken Word on stage, talking about human rights activism or her work with teenagers. It’s little wonder that she’s been accepted by the prestigious Goldsmith University, University of London, to pursue a Masters of Arts (MA) in Performance and Culture. … Continue reading
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