Culture Matters DARA E HEALY “…on V-E Day…Masqueraders were yelling themselves hoarse. All over the main thoroughfares of the city they screamed out the calypso: ‘It’s your moustache we want, Hitler – you Nazi dictator!’ Also dominating the celebrations was another of the popular calypsoes of the time: All day, all night, Mary Ann. The
The 2023 First Citizens National Poetry Slam (FCNPS) has moved into the semi-final round and 30 poets have made the cut. The three-day hybrid auditions showcased performers of all ages. The line-up of hopefuls included veterans, past winners, and newcomers. The event was streamed live on the National Poetry Slam's Facebook page and the Bocas
In the month that will mark the 23rd anniversary of Beryl McBurnie’s death (on March 30), there’s an exhibition in the atrium of the National Library to commemorate her most famous and enduring creation, the Little Carib Theatre. That now elegant and angular edifice on the corner of White and Roberts Street in Woodbrook officially
Leading vocalist Krisson Joseph will present In Defence of Carnival: Revel in the Ritual, a calypso extravaganza, in partnership with the Little Carib Theatre on January 28. A media release said this is the first in a series of collaborations to mark the 75th anniversary of The Little Carib Theatre, one of the oldest and