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MAS – more than mas
Sunday 21 February 2021
David Bereaux sings vintage calypsoes during the Kaiso segment, accompanied by musician Marva Newton, in the Carnival play MAS at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port of Spain on Carnival Monday (February 15). -
When Destra Garcia sang It’s Carnival on Tuesday night, the audience sat, hands raised and swaying, at the edge of their seats, belting out the lyrics with her.
It was the final scene of the Carnival-themed theatre-production MAS, and Garcia was the final soca star in a play that chiefly celebrated music.
The audience, a mixture of demographics, young and old, diverse gender identities, some in formal wear, at least one in what looked like the top of a Carnival costume, fully engaged with the show.