The Caribbean School of Dancing (CSD) and its company, Metamorphosis Dance Company, won several awards in the recent All Dance International (ADI) World Championships in Orlando. The awards ceremony was held on November 25 following live competitions. This is an extended version of the article published in the T&T Guardian on December 14, 2018 CSD … Continue reading
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Fana Fraser’s Rosie makes T&T debut (August 7, 2016)
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
Fana Fraser to debut “Rosie” in T&T (July 24, 2016)
Fana Fraser, a T&T-born dancer currently residing in New York is the New Waves! 2016 artist-in-residence. As part of the festival, she will be performing the T&T debut of her first original composition, “Rosie” on July 28 and 29 at the NALIS Amphitheatre. Originally published in the T&T Guardian on July 24, 2016. Fraser said … Continue reading
Shades of I-She returns (May 15, 2016)
Shades of I-She: Every Woman’s Story, the award-winning production by poet Eintou Pearl Springer and the Indigenous Creative Arts Network (ICAN) will return to the stage from May 27 to May 29 at the Big Black Box in Port of Spain. Springer said the production aims to get women to confront the problems and challenges … Continue reading
Abeo Jackson – it’s in her blood (March 6, 2016)
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
Makeda Thomas – Tripping the Light Fantastical (February 21, 2016)
“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
COCO shows a range of T&T Dance (November 22, 2015)
The COCO Dance Festival each year showcases established and emerging artists in the T&T dance world. In addition, this year, young artists with Caribbean roots were also invited to showcase their works. Each year, the COCO awards are given to shine a light on the achievements of dance practitioners as well as supporters who have … Continue reading
Dance over the “Threshold” Tonight (October 18, 2015)
Threshold, the new season by the Noble Douglas Dance Company Incorporated (NDDCI) promises to be an exciting one, as the company celebrates its 30th year in existence. The production runs on October 17 and 18 at Queen’s Hall featuring new and classic choreographic works by Noble Douglas, Allan Balfour, Penelope Kalloo, Arlene Frank, Delton Frank and … Continue reading
Eyeing the Stars – Artists raise funds to study abroad (August 9, 2015)
This school term has seen many talented young Trinbagonians being accepted to study at performing arts schools all over the world. Many applied for these international programs because the training in their discipline was not available to them in T&T. Finding money for college is hard and more so for college abroad. The obstacles … Continue reading