Category Archives: HIGHLIGHTS

TRUE TALK NO LIE, Yvan Mendoza

If you`re on the hunt for some fresh entertainment, TRUE TALK NO LIE is an event you should consider. The event showcases some of the most talented and explosive singers, rappers, poets and spoken word artists in Trinidad and Tobago. Launched in 2013 by Yvan Mendoza and a co-founder, each event has a feature performer, an open […]

Annelie Solis: WOWING THE HUMAN SPIRIT

Annelie Solis is an artist whose art is difficult to put into words. It is something that must be experienced and felt. While her pieces feature characters whose morphology and adornments are reminiscent of aesthetics and visuals from cultures around the world, they also transcend any cultural confinement and speak to something universal. Annelie attributes […]

CONRAD PARRIS: TRANSCENDANT THESPIAN

Interview by Ashana Arthur for CULTUREGO Magazine. At 40, Conrad has been acting for close to two decades. On screen he is the complete embodiment of the character he is portraying, in person he feels like a vessel coursing with spirit; an energy that permeates the air and could stretch out into infinity but has chosen to remain in […]

The 4th Ghetto Biennale 2015, HAITI

Discover The 4th Ghetto Biennale 2015, Port au Prince HAITI, with this year’s theme is “KREYÒL, VODOU and the LAKOU : Forms of Resistance” The Ghetto Biennale highlights the work of Haitian and international artists from around the world. Their common ground? Exploring Resistance through art. According to Leah Gordon, one of the Founding Curators: […]

Four Trinidadian TV series to pitch at The 2015 CARIBBEANTALES INCUBATOR

Ten teams of Caribbean filmmakers from nine different countries have been selected to attend the renowned CaribbeanTales Incubator (CTI), taking place this year in Toronto, Canada, from September 8th to 13th at the University of Toronto. Among them are renowned Trinbagonian producer/writer/director Danielle Diefenthaller (pictured left), most famous for her long-running TV series “Westwood Park,” […]

Contemporary Choreographers’ Collective Dance Festival 2014

Trinidad and Tobago’s Singular Curated And Juried Dance Festival Seeks Pioneering And Exploratory Contemporary And Post-Modern Choreography July 22, 2014 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago… Trinidad and Tobago’s singular curated and juried dance festival, the Contemporary Choreographers’ Collective (COCO) Dance Festival, continues its call for submissions of contemporary, post-modern and experimental choreography for its 2014 […]

Discovering Richard Rampersad

Richard Rampersad is a nationally recognised artist who specialises in figurative painting and Ceramics. His patrons include many distinguished members of the private sector as well as corporate, academic, religious and cultural personalities. Rampersad was born in the year 1990 and grew up in the suburbs of Valsayn. He began his art education at the University of the West […]

Remembering Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)

Maya Angelou, undeniably one of the most influential and inspirational voices of our time, she led a life of relentless creativity.  For the coming week, Culturego invites you to discover, re-discover a selection of Maya Angelou’s pieces on our facebook page. Phenomenal Woman Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built […]