Ringplay on Feb 03 2010 | Filed under: R.I.P.
“… probably the most reassuring thing about the best among [intuitive] artists is that [their art] is achieved with freedom from demagoguery and without the crassness of social realism. Yet they are no less ‘revolutionary’ for it. Rather, they are the embodiment of that creative tension between tradition and revolution, between an ancestral past and [...]
Ringplay on Feb 03 2010 | Filed under: Annoucements, R.I.P.
Jamaica lost one of its most revered cultural figures last night when Professor Rex Nettleford, vice-chancellor emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and founder of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), died, just hours before he would have celebrated his 77th birthday. Nettleford passed away at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC, [...]
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 [...]
Ringplay on Sep 16 2009 | Filed under: R.I.P.
Yesterday we were shocked and saddened to hear that Trevor Rhone died of a heart attack, at only 69. For those of you who don’t know who Trevor Rhone is, or don’t know you know who he is: he co-wrote the 1970 Jamaican cult classic film The Harder They Come. In the theatre world, though, [...]
Nico on Jan 06 2008 | Filed under: R.I.P.
It is with great sadness that we report on the passing of a great patron of the arts and a friend and doctor to many artists. After a brief illness Dr. John Wavell Thompson has passed away. He will be missed especially for his humor and friendship. More can be found on …conch een ga [...]
Nico on Oct 20 2007 | Filed under: Annoucements, R.I.P.
Pauline Glasby died today, a week or so short of her 65th birthday. She had been suffering from complications following pneumonia for some time. Walk good, P.G. Walk good.
Nico on Aug 22 2007 | Filed under: Annoucements, R.I.P.
The funeral for Ian Ali, Trinidadian artist and cultural icon, and father of Tammy Ali-Burrows, was held yesterday. Below are links to the reports: Trinidad Express vital to T&T: Ian Ali Hundreds of mourners gathered yesterday at the St Joseph Presbyterian Church to say a final farewell to TV host and artist Ian Ali, who [...]
Nico on Aug 19 2007 | Filed under: R.I.P.
Ian Ali, Trinidadian television personality, artist and teacher, has died at the age of 70. VETERAN local television personality, artist and teacher Ian Ali has died. The 70-year-old Ali who was known to many people as “Uncle Ian†on the now defunct Rikki Tikki show which was aired locally during the 1980s, died of heart [...]
Nico on Aug 03 2007 | Filed under: General Theatre, R.I.P.
Condolences go out to Betty Knowles, Manager of the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts, on the death of her mother. Most people who know Betty will know that her mother has been ailing for some time. Mrs. Knowles died today at the hospital. Our deepest sympathies go out to Betty, Bunny and Bertram Knowles [...]
