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
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Exhibition of the creative work continues (June 22, 2019)
The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (UWI STA) is currently hosting its annual exhibition of the creative work produced by the final year students of the Fine Arts and Design disciplines within the Visual Arts Degree Programme. The exhibition can be viewed until June … Continue reading
Showcase of the Mannette Academy of Music (June 21, 2019)
The Mannette Academy of Music’s third annual show, Showcase!, will take place on June 23 at the Kaiso Blues Cafe. The funds raised from the event will go towards purchasing instruments for use by students of the Academy. Director Barry Mannette said he formed the academy in 2017 for two main reasons. The first was … Continue reading
BADDESSE premieres on Friday (April 3, 2019)
The play BADDESSE is the 2019 student production of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) of The University of the West Indies. The production, written by the students and lecturer of the Production II class in Theatre Arts, was developed to work towards eradication of Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Violence against women and … Continue reading