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“March to Caroni” in March 2010

For Release Upon Receipt - March 3, 2010

St. Augustine


A new student production from The University of the West Indies (UWI) Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) seeks to invoke awareness of the activities and personalities of the memorable 1970s in Trinidad. “March to Caroni,” the latest offering from the Department’s Theatre Majors, will be hosted at the Learning Resource Centre, UWI St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago next month.

DCFA student productions have served as creative breeding grounds for cultural talents. This year, the DFCA continues its 23-year tradition, staging the annual student-led production for three weekends, from March 12th to 28th, with Friday and Saturday shows starting at 8 p.m. and Sunday shows starting at 6 p.m.

Led by co-directors Rawle Gibbons, Marvin George and Louis Mc Williams, fresh faces and returning students will mount this well-crafted theatrical performance, which celebrates the musical scripts of Zeno Constance and the late Dr. Victor Questel. The production will reflect on the Revolution of the 1970s, incorporating OWTU, Baal Ramdilla, Arts-in-Action’s Wordsmiths and the African Cultural Association. It promises to be unique, as it includes a participatory demonstrative march, improvisation and spoken word.

“This year is the 40th anniversary of the movement, which has its roots at UWI,” McWilliams said, adding, “This theatrical production is about memory, and for people who didn’t live in that period, it is about knowledge and will be very thought provoking.”

This event is open to the public. Ticket prices range from $50 (Adults) to $30 (UWI students with ID) or $20 (school children). Tickets can be reserved online or by telephone. For reservations or additional information, please contact the UWI Department of Creative and Festival Arts office at (868) 663-2222 or 662-2002 ext. 2510/3791/3792/3622 or e-mail Marissa.Brooks@sta.uwi.edu.

 

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Over the last six decades, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has evolved from a fledgling college in Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged University with over 40,000 students. Today, UWI is the largest and most longstanding higher education provider in the English-speaking Caribbean, with main campuses in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, and Centres in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent & the Grenadines. UWI recently launched its Open Campus, a virtual campus with over 50 physical site locations across the region, serving over 20 countries in the English-speaking Caribbean. UWI is an international university with faculty and students from over 40 countries and collaborative links with over 60 universities around the world. Through its seven Faculties, UWI offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Engineering, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Pure & Applied Sciences, Science and Agriculture, and Social Sciences.

 

Contact

  • Department of Creative and Festival Arts office

  • Tel.: (868) 663-2222 or 662-2002 ext. 2510/3791/3792/362
  • Email: Marissa.Brooks@sta.uwi.edu.