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We would like to introduce you to the launch of our new Kiddies Carnival presentation for 2020 – Inaru’s Gift – Traditional Mas Reimagined. We had a fabulous launch and look forward to you registering with us. Our presentation will focus around a touching story of personal struggle and TRIUMPH. Kids 6-12 register early for $100 OFF and ask about our DISCOUNTS and payment plans. Stay tuned for more!
Never to be forgotten the Shades of I-She series rolls into Tobago this weekend 14th and 15th September, 2019
The Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) in collaboration with the Member of Parliament for Tobago East (the Honourable Ayanna Webster-Roy) and the Member of Parliament for Tobago West (the Honourable Shamfa Cudjoe) invites you to RSVP and attend…….
This event will feature a play entitled ‘Shades of I-She: Every Woman’s Story’ (an Indigenous Creative Arts Network Production, written and directed by Eintou Pearl Springer which focuses on Gender Based Violence. These initiatives will allow for a different kind of dialogue and engagement on the topic of gender based violence utilizing the creative arts.
….Tobago Here We Come!
The Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) in collaboration with the Member of Parliament for Toco/ Sangre Grande will be hosting A Community Outreach Addressing Gender Based Violence through the Arts which is carded for:
Date: Saturday 7th September, 2019
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: North Eastern Community Centre, Sangre Grande
This event will feature a play entitled ‘Shades of I-She: Every Woman’s Story’ (an Indigenous Creative Arts Network Production, written and directed by Eintou Pearl Springer which focuses on Gender Based Violence.
This initiative will allow for a different kind of dialogue and engagement on the topic of gender based violence utilizing the creative arts. The Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) hereby wishes to extend an invitation to you.
Please feel free to share on the social media platforms.
Together we can change the world! #EndGenderBasedViolenceNow #StopChildAbuse #PuttingPeopleFirst #Vision2030
Kambule is in Carifesta now so come through and enjoy. See video under ….
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MVf2dgkp4/?igshid=hrd01gxwhx4p
‘Kambule’ will be showcased at Carifesta 2019 to be held in Trinidad between the 16th and 25th of August 2019. Kambule pays tribute to our warrior ancestors of the Mas and brings their achievements to the attention of the entire society. The Carnival that we now take for granted was fought for by the former enslaved of the barrack yards, not only in Port of Spain but also in the East and South of the island. The riots of 1881 in Port of Spain were however the most significant.
The play documents the victory of stick-fighters and ordinary Africans against the colonial administration who tried to stop the celebration of Carnival in 1881. The battle between the community and the soldiers is set against the backdrop of the barrack-yards of Port of Spain – poverty-stricken urban settlements inhabited by the poorer classes. Kambule gives context to the confrontation by chronicling relevant historical details and highlighting the relationships and conflicts that led to the creation of mas such as traditional characters, and the survival of Stickfighting, an African form of martial arts
