Word of mouth (September/October 2016) By Philip Sander, Nazma Muller and Nixon Nelson | Issue 141 (September/October 2016) Caribbean writers star at the Brooklyn Book Festival, a new musical work remembers the Guyanese poet Martin Carter, and Trinidadians anticipate the sweet treats of Divali
Barbadian Shakirah Bourne — living the Dream By Nailah Folami Imoja | Issue 139 (May/June 2016) Barbadian Shakirah Bourne became a filmmaker by accident — and learned her craft the hard way, through “guerilla-style” productions with minimal resources. Then a “dream” project came along: the chance to adapt and direct Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a Bajan setting. Nailah Folami Imoja tells the story of how A Caribbean Dream came true
Word of mouth (September/October 2015) By Sonia Farmer and Nixon Nelson | Issue 135 (September/October 2015) The hit Broadway musical Hamilton links Caribbean and American history, and the Shakespeare in Paradise theatre festival reimagines Bahamian stories for the stage
St. Lucia’s Joseph Marcell: “Some say it’s luck” By Joshua Surtees | Issue 130 (November/December 2014) St Lucia-born actor Joseph Marcell on his path to the stage, his celebrated role on a hit US sitcom, and the value of both “grace” and “rivalry” for performing artists — as told to Joshua Surtees
Patrick Parson: soulful messiah of Ballet Creole By Donna Yawching | Issue 108 (March/April 2011) Patrick Parson brought Afro-Caribbean dance to Toronto two decades ago. He told Donna Yawching how he made history
Albert Laveau: A Man for All Seasons By Judy Raymond | Issue 100 (November/December 2009) Actor Albert Laveau tells Judy Raymond how he's guiding the Trinidad Theatre Workshop into its next half-century
Jamaican dance: riding the riddim By Nazma Muller | Issue 96 (March/April 2009) Bogle, butterfly, pepperseed, gully creeper, nah linger, passa passa…there’s no end to the amazing variety and gymnastic agility of Jamaican dance...
Rhythms of our people By Lisa Allen-Agostini | Issue 93 (September/October 2008) One of the rhythms of the Caribbean is that of classical Indian dance. Lisa Allen-Agostini is entranced by a kathak ballet
They call her Noble — Trinidad’s Noble Douglas By Judy Raymond | Issue 91 (May/June 2008) Trinidadian dancer Noble Douglas trained with the best and in turn has trained the best
The Jamaica’s National Dance Theatre Company: renewal and resistance By Rex Nettleford | Issue 88 (November/December 2007) Jamaica’s National Dance Theatre Company celebrated its 45th anniversary this year. Founder Professor Rex Nettleford looks back at its history
Michael Cherrie blossoms By Caroline Taylor | Issue 85 (May/June 2007) He’s been dubbed “the Black Brando” and, writes Caroline Taylor, Michael Cherrie’s future as an actor seems assured
Trinidad’s Caroline Taylor: packing light By Caribbean Beat | Issue 84 (March/April 2007) In Pack Light, Trinidadian performer Caroline Taylor discovers herself
Ready for Arts-in-Action By Caroline Taylor | Issue 83 (January/February 2007) Arts-in-Action is a Trinidad-based group on the cutting edge of art as a means of social change
Junkanoo rush By Krista Thompson | Issue 82 (November/December 2006) In the early twentieth century, Bahamas Junkanoo — or John Canoe — was considered a danger to polite society
Tonight at the Diamond: David Rudder & Tony Hall’s Brand New Lucky Diamond Horseshoe Club By Tracy Assing | Issue 77 (January/February 2006) David Rudder’s play-in-a-song “The Brand New Lucky Diamond Horseshoe Club” brings old-time Port of Spain back to life on stage
Rawle Gibbons: breaking down the Ivory Tower By Gerard Best | Issue 76 (November/December 2005) Rawle Gibbons explains how the Centre for Creative and Festival Arts at UWI’s St Augustine campus rethinks the nature of arts education
Jamaica’s pantomime: upstaging tradition By Kellie Magnus | Issue 76 (November/December 2005) Jamaica’s National Pantomime has been a Christmas-season tradition since the 1940s, entertaining tens of thousands while preserving folk culture
Theatre Buzz – Dragged on Stage By David Katz | Issue 73 (May/June 2005) Playwright Christopher Rodriguez brings High Heel Parrotfish to the London stage
COLLY’S FOLLIES By James Ferguson | Issue 70 (November/December 2004) James Ferguson on Frank Collymore’s wry, sly short story collection The Man Who Loved Attending Funerals
Carnival Messiah By Haffezar Khan | Issue 58 (November/December 2002) Haffezar Khan is wowed by Geraldine Connor's British production of Carnival Messiah
Neila Ebanks: no boundaries By Tanya Batson-Savage | Issue 125 (January/February 2014) For Jamaican Neila Ebanks, dance is a vehicle for expressing freedom. Tanya Batson-Savage talks to the celebrated dancer and choreographer about her joy in crossing physical boundaries
Word of mouth (November/ December 2013) By Various Contributors | Issue 124 (November/December 2013) Discover Trinidad’s Divali Nagar, Miami’s international art fair, and Jamaica’s annual pantomime
