Native Caribbean Foundation’s presentation of Alice@Wonderland is a new twist on a classical fairytale. The musical will be staged at Queen’s Hall between February 12 and 14, with one public show on Valentine’s Day and three school shows.In the adaptation, Alice, who is a texting, tweeting and Googling girl of the modern age, is transported … Continue reading
Train enthusiasts will be interested in viewing aircraft technician Dexter Kalloo’s Christmas train showcase in Diego Martin. Kalloo has been building and improving the showcase for the last 10 years. The showcases consists of six trains running around a 12 foot by eight foot structure built in Kalloo’s living room. The trains are the Polar … Continue reading
Arts and culture magazine and creative agency Culturego celebrated its fifth year of existence in November. Founders Patrick Rasoanaivo and Adeline Gregoire said the journey has been an eventful and fulfilling one. The couple launched their website, http://www.culturegomag.com, in 2013 to fill what they perceived as a gap for a go-to space of non-mainstream arts … Continue reading
Dance pioneer Joyce Kirton died today, March 26, 2020. This is an article I wrote following her appearance at the Monday Night Theatre Forum in 2016. It was published in the Trinidad Guardian on October 9, 2016, but wasn’t released on my website until today. RIP Ms. Kirton! Dance pioneer, choreographer and teacher Joyce Kirton … Continue reading
“Breaking Blue – Impressions on Depression from the Art Therapy Room,” an interactive exhibition at the Medulla Gallery, presented a collection of the art produced by art therapy patients and their therapists. The exhibition was curated by the Art Therapy Association of T&T, Sian McLean, Sarah Soo Hon, Kristy Anatol, Satori Hassanali and Kim Bryan, … Continue reading
Fans of the Savanoy Series by T&T-born author Nathalie Taghaboni are rejoicing at the publication of the long awaited third book, “Side By Side We Stand.” The story, set mostly in Trinidad, centers around the fates of the Savanoy family, Jeneva, Carlton, Helene, Gloria, Remy, Vijay and Kenneth, characters that became dear to readers of … Continue reading
The short play Blackbird, written and directed by Robert Noel, explores the lives of women living in T&T society and how they deal with unfortunate circumstances. He said working with the play has been a learning experience for him in many ways. Noel said he was inspired to write the play after having a vision … 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
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
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