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February 2014
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A special feature this year is the Barbados Landship Movement. This group mimics the British Navy with performances that symbolize and reflect the experiences of the middle passage during the transatlantic slave trade. For schoolchildren, there is the “Mas Camp Corner,” where they can create their own mas and be part of the jump-up for a small extra fee. The masquerade features traditional characters such as Bats, Minstrels and Burrokeets, the Midnight Robber, Dame Lorraine and many others including, the Blue Devils! Tickets for The Old Yard are $50 for adults and $30 for children. Schools group of 20 students plus one adult will enjoy an entrance fee of $600. The Tickets may be purchased from Department of Creative and Festival Arts at 663-2222, 645-1955 (direct lines); 662-2002 ext. 83791/82510/82376 or email joseph.drayton@sta.uwi.edu. |
The UWI’s Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) invites you to our annual Carnival showcase: “The Old Yard,” from noon. Situated in the “Gayelle” at DCFA, Agostini Street, St. Augustine—an actual yard—this has become one of the season’s signature events that offers dynamic mix of a journey into cultural history and a Carnival masquerade showcase within the format of a heritage fair.