Paula Lindo Saturday 14 March 2020 The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts has temporarily closed all performance spaces, as well as the National Museum, from March 13-20. It said these measures are part of a proactive approach to minimising the spread of the covid19 virus. In a release, the ministry said the performance … Continue reading
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Celebrating T&T’s Culture and the Arts (December 10. 2019)
Prolific non-fiction author Nasser Khan recently handed over his new book, Celebrating Trinidad and Tobago’s Culture and the Arts, to the schools and libraries of T&T. The text is intended to be a one-stop shop reference guide to the cultural forms of T&T. At 336 pages, Celebrating Trinidad and Tobago’s Culture and the Arts takes … Continue reading
Carifesta Festival XIV Film Edition is a blockbuster (August 2, 2019)
More venues, a shorter and different time period and new partners are some of the interesting features of the T&T Film Festival (TTFF) 2019. This year’s Festival, dubbed the Carifesta Edition, will run from August 17 to 23, with the theme Look at Action. Festival Founder Bruce Paddington said the Festival welcomes a new sponsor, … Continue reading
Memorial for Raymond Choo Kong tonight (July 19, 2019)
Grief, sorrow and anger are the prevailing emotions in T&T following the death of veteran theatre practitioner Raymond Choo Kong. Choo Kong, who would have been 70 on August 5, was found dead at his Arima home on July 15. Choo Kong was an award winning producer, director, and actor who founded the well-known company … 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
Queen of Socal showcases T&T (April 5, 2019)
Producer Christoper Anthony Din Chong and director Kevin Adams have teamed up to produce the film Queen of Soca. The film, which is a sequel to Adams’ 2012 short film No Soca, No Life, is one of three films chosen to represent T&T and premier at Carifesta 2019. The film is currently in pre-production. Din … Continue reading
