Another band and true carnival artist are Clary and Speedy from Mahogany mas band they are also a regular band that S.i.A works with on national and international projects... 'My first memory is of winning a carnival competition in a gorgeous little fairy costume,' Clary recalls. 'I still have the cup from it.' Speedy's parents, […]
Welcome to Glorious Backstage Arts Providing opportunities to develop experience in: theatrical costume design and construction; dance and theatrical presentation; arts and event management. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ANzXZ9P900E
Flamingo mas band was the first band S.i.A collaborated with for NHC ,we performed alone side the band for four years alongside NHC before taking to the road on our own as S.i.A - Martha was always welcoming and accommodating at a band leader Flamingo Carnival Arts was founded in 1983, in common with many […]
SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL ARTS. Carnival and Community Arts Drawing on his Indo Caribbean roots, Ray Mahabir has used his experience gained by working with the masquerade tradition of Trinidad Carnival as inspiration for his designs for costumes used in processional art. #siasummer20nhc http://www.natt.gov.tt/sites/default/files/pdfs/Nelson-Island-and-Indian-Indentureship-in-Trinidad_02.pdf
THE EXPERIENCE OF INDIAN INDENTURE IN TRINIDAD: ARRIVAL AND SETTLEMENT #siasummer20nhc Between 1845 and 1917 a total of 143,939 Indians migrated to Trinidad under the system of Indian indenture. Most of these indentured labourers were drawn from the agricultural and laboring classes of the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar regions of north India, with a comparatively […]
