Alicia Alonso: forever prima | Backstory By Nazma Muller | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) How did Havana come to be one of the world’s leading centres of classical ballet? Nazma Muller tells the story of prima donna assoluta Alicia Alonso, and her influence on generations of Cuban dancers
Natalie Reis: flamenco flame By Mark Meredith | Issue 39 (September/October 1999) Mark Meredith talks to a Trinidadian who found her feet in Australia — teaching flamenco
Heart of Steel By Kris Rampersad | Issue 75 (September/October 2005) Derek Walcott's Steel makes its Port of Spain debut
Trinidad Theatre Workshop: still searching By Donna Yawching | Issue 50 (July/August 2001) The Trinidad Theatre Workshop is in its 40th year of experience, yet it still finds itself without a home of its own. Donna Yawching reports
Dominique Le Gendre — Shakespeare and me By Bruce Paddington | Issue 46 (November/December 2000) Dominique Le Gendre trained for eight years as a classical guitarist, fully intending to perform, but her nerves would not let her face an audience. As a result, she turned her many skills towards composing, which is where Bruce Paddington finds her...composing the music for all of Shakespeare's 38 plays
Word of mouth (September/October 2016) By Philip Sander, Nixon Nelson and Nazma Muller | 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
