Trinidad and Tobago joins the International Theatre Institute and rest of the world in celebrating #WorldTheatreDay 2019. WATCH as some of our members share what theatre means, and has
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NDATT Finds New Home!
“We are the National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago, not the National Drama Association of Port of Spain” These were the words of NDATT
Making up for Carnival with Adafih Padmore
As Carnival approaches, many mas players begin the search for the makeup artist to make them look good at fetes and on the road. One
FILMCO and TTT Limited sign historic local content deal!
History has been made in the Trinidad and Tobago film and television industry with the signing of a partnership agreement between TTT Ltd (the state
Super Gran: Actors Who Triumph Over Ageism
FOREWORD: In Pauline Mark’s last Op-Ed; ‘Why The Concept of Age Range Matters to Film and TV Actors,” she examined how one’s true age (particularly
LISTEN: Tranquility – a radio comedy series [Week 1 Recap]
Another week of hilarity ensues on Tranquility, a new radio comedy series which airs Mondays – Fridays, 7:25 AM on WACK radio 90.1 FM. Written
Alice @ Wonderland: A Twist On a Classical Fairytale
Native Caribbean Foundation’s presentation of Alice@Wonderland is a new twist on a classical fairytale. In the adaptation, Alice is a texting, tweeting and Googling girl
Daniel Baptiste’s ‘Come Home David’ featured at the Big Black Box
Daniel Baptiste is perhaps Trinidad and Tobago’s youngest playwright/producer/director. At age 19, he wrote and directed his first play “Treasured Possessions”, which was staged at
Spotlight on Curtis Bachan – Walking into the Light
If you have ever produced a show at Queen’s Hall, the Grande Dame of the Performing Arts in Trinidad and Tobago, you more than likely
Body Positive Dance Class for Women to Launch in T&T
We’ve had Aerobics, we’ve had Zumba. Now, in 2019, Trinidad and Tobago is welcoming a new era in dance; The #IAM Movement: A series of
The Lydians give ‘The Gift’ of Music
Meticulously crafted an prepared by Musical Director Lorraine Granderson, this Christmas, the Lydians explore the theme of ‘The Gift’. At the birth of Jesus in
Ro’dey Gets Roasted!
Social media icon ready for wit and fire. This weekend the general public is invited to celebrate 30 years of life with one of the
La Danse Caraibe Sews A PatchWork Of Thematic Dance Motifs
Heather Henderson-Gordon’s children’s dance school, La Danse Caraibe (LDC), will open the curtain to a pastiche of morally compelling dance compositions in its production, PatchWork. Dance
Two Short Plays by Verne Guerin
Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s (PWT) Monthly Readers Theatre Series (MRTS), featured the first Wednesday of every month, presents the reading of two short plays by Verne
Green Screen TT’s Winning Films – Thought Provoking Catalysts
Green Screen – The Environmental Film Festival is back! Wednesday October 31st , 2018, marked the Opening Night Gala at Digicel IMAX, which featured the
Lylah Persad Plays Devil’s Advocate with ‘Diana’
The dramatic comedy Diana, written and produced by Lylah Persad and directed by Penelope Spencer, explores mental health awareness and the consequences of actions unchecked
Review: ttff/18 Part 2 – an audio-visual window into the Caribbean
Previously… “The Diaspora and Region shines” featuring reviews on Brown Girl Begins, Flight, Going Down, and Kinto EXCERPT: This year’s festival also showed the customary trend
Celebrating 60 years of dance and beyond
The achievement of 60 years of excellence in dance is no fantasy for the prestigious Caribbean School of Dancing on Dere Street in Port of
Coming Together for New Play Festival 2018
Playwrights Workshop Trinbago (PWT) announces the return of the New Play Festival (NPF) later this month. The Festival, now in its third year, will feature
Review: Every Woman’s Story – in all their myriad shades.
Theatre is important to civilization because it empowers us with stories. At its most powerful, people get a chance to tell their own stories to
The Trinidad and Tobago Performing Arts Network 