Ringplay on Sep 19 2009 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre, R.I.P.
Hard on the heels of Trevor Rhone’s passing comes news of the death of another Caribbean theatre giant: Surinamese director Henk Tjon.
If it weren’t for CARIFESTA, we would have never met Henk, nor would we have been exposed to his passion and his eloquence on the subject of the role of the arts in Caribbean [...]
Nico on Sep 06 2008 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, Productions, Ringplay Productions
When I attended the meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee in Georgetown in April, Guyana’s CARIFESTA Secretariat promised us that each segment of every contingent would perform four times in Guyana — twice in Georgetown and twice outside the city. The regional Directors of Culture (who comprise the RCC) were not surprisingly sceptical. [...]
Nico on Sep 03 2008 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre, Productions, Ringplay Productions
The Children’s Teeth was featured at CARIFESTA X, and toured Guyana, set and all. The experience was invaluable — we performed in spaces we would not have chosen for ourselves, despite the existence of at least two enviable national Guyanese performance spaces, the like of which only our hotels provide in The Bahamas. [...]
Nico on Jan 18 2007 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, Events, General Theatre
In preparation for CARIFESTA X 2008, which is being hosted by The Bahamas, Cultural Affairs is holding a CARIFESTA Festival Series, a series of performances and concerts aimed at raising funds, public awareness, and sponsorship, corporate or otherwise, for the CARIFESTA effort.
Those of us in the cultural world know we have a LOT of work [...]
Nico on Sep 30 2006 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre
Just for those people who are not aware, the Bahamian contingent sent to CARIFESTA IX in T&T aimed to cover a broad spectrum of the arts. It’s important to note that every area was not covered; the visual arts, for instance, are hardly represented, the culinary arts are reserved for those people staying in [...]
Nico on Sep 29 2006 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre
Junkanoo parading through Scarborough, Tobago, on September 23rd.
Nico on Sep 29 2006 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre
“Dancing through the streets of up and downtown Scarborough was the order of the day on Saturday, as Tobago, for the first time, joined with Trinidad in staging its leg of Carifesta IX.
The parade made its way with much merriment as the streets came alive, and the Carnival-like atmosphere made many think it was Jouvert [...]
Nico on Sep 29 2006 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre
Members of The Bahamas contingent spent Saturday in San Fernando. Nico, Lee and LaKeisha were interviewed on local radio earlier in the day and the cultural show, put on by The Bahamas, was carried live on 90.1 FM which is a station that spans most of Trinidad.
Numbers were performed by the Choir, Ophie and the [...]
Nico on Sep 29 2006 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre
Last week the Opening Ceremonies for Carifesta IX were held and Nico took some shots from her vantage point on the field of Hasely Crawford Stadium. There will be no captions to follow as I feel that the shots speak volumes.
Nico on Sep 29 2006 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre
Now I know I should be writing about the general success of the Bahamas’ participation in CARIFESTA IX, and I will, but I just want to mention — for the record — that You Can Lead A Horse To Water was performed in San Fernando at the Naparima Bowl last night, and drew an appreciative [...]
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