T&T has once again graced the global stage, following the recommendation that locally developed theatre program, Transformation through Theatre and Technology (TTTaT), be internationally implemented. The program is the brainchild of Steven Edwards, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Steven Edwards Productions. He presented the workshop at Georgia State University (GSU) in the United States, at … Continue reading
For someone whose name has become almost synonymous with the revolution of theatre in T&T, it’s startling to hear Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson insist he came to theatre late in life. Speaking at the Monday Night Theatre Forum at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) on February 29, Wilkinson said he was involved in the Arts … Continue reading
It is essential that local businesses collaborate and look to global markets during the current recession. This is the thinking behind “Praxis: Reset; Recover; Restart,” the brainchild of T&T attorney Nigel Floyd, who describes Praxis as a forum where local entrepreneurs can come together and partner with each others’ small businesses and trade skills to … Continue reading
Producer/actress/dancer Abeo Jackson says the stage has always been in her blood, and jokes she danced in the womb, as her mother was a founding member of Les Enfants Dance Company in San Fernando. The article below is an extended version of the printed one. Jackson’s first appearance on stage was with the company at … Continue reading
The recent reading of veteran playwright Marvin L Ishmael’s play, Duppy In The House, at the Trinidad Theatre workshop, brought, as promised, a lot of laughter while addressing social issues. Ishmael said “we wanted to look at a number of issues, and if you can get people to laugh, you can tell them anything.” The … Continue reading
Safe spaces are important for everyone. They are places they can go to and be ourselves, without fear of shaming or reprisal. For many Trinbagonians, this can be a bar, or a church, or a community centre, etc. For some members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community in T&T, such a … Continue reading
Perhaps if now ex- Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee had attended the recently held forum, “Just a Wine: Body Politics in the Carnival,” he might have begun to understand why his controversial remarks led to women and men uniting to carry out the protest which eventually resulted in his resignation. The forum, held on January … Continue reading
“I’ve always rejected the idea that dance is ephemeral, that part of what defines it as an art form is that it goes away once it is performed. This is why I want to take a very long time working on my project, “Speech Sounds”, at least for the next few years.” Performance artist Makeda … Continue reading
The Trinidad Theatre Workshop’s (TTW) School for the Arts showcase on January 23 showed off a host of talented actors of all ages who are sure to grace the stages and screens of T&T in years to come. The Showcase was put on by members of the latest Children’s, Teens, Beginning Adult Actors and Advanced … Continue reading
The fourth Monday Night Forum at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop featuring legendary Trinidad Theatre practitioner and Tent Theatre Founding Artistic Director Helen Camps, drew a crowd of admirers, theatre practitioners and the curious, and for good reason. Camps’ stories of her current work in the maximum security prisons alternately drew tears to the eyes and … Continue reading
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