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
“A Breath of Fresh Air: Poems of Encouragement and Inspiration” is the work of Bernard Bharat, who began writing the poems after recovering from total memory loss in 2013. The book contains almost 200 poems, which draw on the author’s life experiences and those of his family. The poems speak directly to the reader, covering … Continue reading
Choreographer Bridgette Wilson’s dance showcase “Beyond A Dream” on August 13 and 14 will serve a dual purpose. While the proceeds will go toward funding her MA in Choreography at the prestigious Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, Wilson is also taking the opportunity to bring the dance community and its followers … Continue reading
Dancer Fana Fraser’s debut of her first original composition “Rosie” as part of the New Waves! 2016 dance festival lived up to its billing as “unexpected, intriguing, and hilariously bizarre.” The performance at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop was preceded by a black Moko Jumbie in a crown of thorns dancing in the dark in the … Continue reading
Bagasse Company co-founder Christine Johnston’s love affair with theatre began as an accident. She said the experience was painful, as she knew nothing about theatre. It was there she met Raymond Choo Kong, who introduced her to the Trinidad Tent Theatre (TTT), which she described as fascinating. Johnston said it really captured her imagination and … Continue reading
Now is the time for Caribbean Dance Music (CDM) producers, artists and DJs to come together to determine what the genre entails, says promoter Karrilee Fifi. It is for this reason she has organized the second annual Caribbean Dance Music Conference, scheduled for August 12 to 14. Published in the T&T Guardian on August 7, … 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
The Emancipation Day play, “Freedom Morning Come,” written by Eintou Pearl Springer recreates the events of Emancipation Morning in T&T, as the Emancipation Proclamation was read out on the streets of the Governor’s house. It will be performed at 6 am on August 1 on the steps of the Treasury Building in Port of Spain. … Continue reading
The second annual Film Festival put on by Africa Film Trinidad and Tobago (AFTT) will begin on July 25 and organizer Asha Lovelace is looking forward to another successful year. Originally published in the T&T Guardian on July 24, 2016 Lovelace is the Caribbean regional secretary of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) and it … Continue reading
Perceptions of reality and identity are the unifying themes behind the upcoming “2 Isles” exhibition at the Y Art Gallery, Port of Spain. Exhibition curator Gyerlini Clarke said the exhibition name came from the fact that the female artists, Simone Asia and Versa Harris, hail from Barbados, while the male artists, Alex Kelly and Luis … Continue reading
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