Best Village Folk Dance and Music Finals
Prime Minister’s Best Village Trophy Competition 2009 – Folk Dance and Music with Local Interpretative, Calypso, French influenced, African influenced with Limbo and drumology. – November 14, 2009
Dance Me, Lover Showcases Local Talent
The National Theatre Arts Company was launched on November 14, 2009, at the National Academy of the Performing Arts, Queen’s Park East, Port of Spain with the theatrical performance ‘Dance Me, Lover’.
National Dance Association Festival ‘Toute Bagai’
Toute Bagai, part of The National Dance Festival presented by The National Dance Association took place on October 17,2009. Audience members witnessed a plethora of dances ranging from locally-flavored ballet dances to creolized African and Indian dances, similar to what can be seen at Best Village competitions. See the albums as they provide a visual sense of the stories in dance.
Divali Celebrations in Plum Mitan
The Ram Nagar Shiva Mandir in Plum Mitan held a cultural show at the community grounds on October 9th 2009, as part of their Divali celebration. Despite the inclement weather, people from the community came out to witness the talent within the community. Children and their parents lighted deyas and interacted in the park right before the show.
S.A.C.O. Musical Concert ‘Classical Mania’
The St. Augustine Chamber Orchestra (S.A.C.O.) recently held their grand musical concert ‘Classical Mania’ featuring the Trinidad and Tobago Youth Philharmonic (TTYP) at the Queen’s Hall in Port of Spain on 22nd and 23rd August, 2009, before a large and appreciative audience. The concert was a culmination of a three week workshop held by SACO with assistance from teachers and musicians from Venezuela’s FESNOJIV (The State Foundation for National System of Youth Orchestras and Choirs) where over 250 young musicians ages 4-25 participated. The students were taught wind, brass, string and percussion instruments.
Jazz Artists on the Greens 2009
The 7th Annual Jazz on the Greens Festival came off on 29th March 2009, at the Center for Creative and Festival Arts in St. Augustine. Organised by Production One Ltd, the show featured an exciting cast of performers who delighted the audience who sat on mats and chairs on the grass in front of the stage.
Remembering Kelvin ‘Mighty Duke’ Pope
Departed Calypso icon the Mighty Duke (Kelvin Pope) got a true Kaiso send off in his home town of Point Fortin on Thursday 22nd January, 2009, at Coronation Park. Duke’s family, including his wife Rebecca and his children Wendell, Makeda, Kurt and Ossasie, friends as well as many members of the Calypso fraternity, were on hand to celebrate the life and times of the Mighty Duke.
LENCO’s 2008 Christmas Concert
On Sunday December 14, 2008, the Laventille Empowerment Networking Committee (LENCO) hosted a Christmas Concert at the St. Paul Street Sport Complex, Laventille, for over five hundred children between the ages of one and twelve as well as for senior citizens from Laventille and its environs. The Laventille Empowerment Networking Committee (LENCO) comprises a network of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) from the upper Laventille area.
Hosay in St. James
The commemoration of Hosay is a Shiite Muslim commemoration of the death of Imam Hussein and his brother Hassan (both grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad) at the Battle of Kerbala in Persia, now known as Iraq. The word Hosay comes from the name ‘Hussein’. Elsewhere in the Islamic world, on the day of Ashura, Shiites also commemorate the death of Imam Hussein.
Seventh Annual Orisa Rain Festival
This festival took place in the Shrine Gardens, Upper Gasparillo Rd., Santa Cruz, Trinidad. Participants from the U.S., Jamaica, Cuba, Bermuda, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago also took part in this Orisa festival. The Rain Festival brings people together to celebrate rebirth, commitment, understanding and responsibility in a physical and spiritual sense. The Rain Cycle serves to sensitise the entire nation of the importance and sacredness of the rain.