November 2018


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‘Tis the season to enjoy music, dance and culture. November and December bring diverse performance arts to brighten The UWI’s calendar, including plays, a beautiful guitar ensemble concert, jazz, pan and classical Indian music, dance, choral singing and a Christmas Concert on December 9. The public is invited to come and enjoy this year-end Season of the Arts at The UWI, involving quality performances put on by students as part of their creative studies at the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA).

All detailed concert and other events listings are available on the Facebook page of the DCFA here: https://www.facebook.com/events/208436573192
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The season starts with a public workshop session on arts entrepreneurship on Friday, Nov. 9 at 3-6pm at the DCFA Cheesman Building (Lecture Room 3). In this annual workshop, members of the public can join students of the course Introduction to Business for the Arts, and hear people speak about their success stories in creative arts and media businesses.

On November 12, the public is invited to listen to Caribbean and North American educators and artists talk at the Art, Education and Tourism Symposium at 5pm-7.30pm, which is free and open to all. Building upon Trinidadian-American choreographer, dancer and anthropologist Pearl Primus' concept of performance art as an effective educational tool and cultural ambassador, this symposium aims to better understand how immersion in local literary, visual and performance art might facilitate meaningful, educational tourist experiences.

Monday, November 19 brings a chance to hear students showcase the fruits of their research from the Level 1 course: Cultural Research Methods. Students are required to present their research ideas and findings in a conference-styled forum to help them develop their skills.

The entertainment factor ramps up with the three-day Festival of Plays on November 23, 24 and 25 at the Learning Resource Centre on the St Augustine campus. This annual student production showcases student directors pursuing the Directing 11 course, which is part of their BA degree in Theatre Arts.

On Saturday, Nov. 24 at 6pm, there is a free UWI Arts Guitar Ensemble Concert at Lecture Room 3, Cheesman Building, DCFA in St Augustine, while the very next evening, on November 25, you can hear the UWI Arts Wind Ensemble Concert from 6.30pm at the Bethel World Outreach Ministries in Arima.

November 26 is the night for the UWI Arts Indian Classical Recital at 6.30 pm at the DCFA Cheesman Building, while on November 30, it is the turn of the UWI Arts Jazz Ensemble Concert to impress and entertain friends, family and all interested guests at the JFK Lecture Theatre on the main UWI campus.

Arts activities for the month of November close with the much anticipated Festival of Movement on November 30 and December 1, to be held at 7pm at the Little Carib Theatre in Port of Spain. This event showcases the work of both the BA and the Certificate students in Dance, along with special guests from local schools. The students will present pieces that feature traditional Caribbean folk dance, modern, Indian, physical theatre, contemporary dance and original student choreography. Tickets for the Festival of Movement are $100 for adults and $50 for students.

NOVEMBER

  • 09 E3 Entrepreneurship Series – 4pm
    Foyer of Cheesman Building, DCFA
  • 12 Art, Education & Tourism Symposium – 5pm
    Lecture Room 3, Cheesman Building, DCFA
  • 19 Cultural Research Colloquium – 8.30am
    CLL Auditorium, UWI
  • 23 Festival of Plays – 6pm & 8pm
    LRC Auditorium, UWI
  • 24 Festival of Plays – 6pm & 8pm
    LRC Auditorium, UWI
  • 24 UWI Arts Guitar Ensemble Concert – 6pm
    Lecture Room 3, Cheesman Building, DCFA
  • 25 Festival of Plays – 6pm & 8pm
    LRC Auditorium, UWI
  • 25 UWI Arts Wind Ensemble Concert – 6.30pm
    Bethel World Outreach Ministries, Arima
  • 26 UWI Arts Indian Classical Recital – 6.30pm
    Lecture Room 3, Cheesman Building, DCFA
  • 30 UWI Arts Jazz Ensemble Concert – 7pm
    JFK Lecture Theatre, UWI
  • 30 Festival of Movement – 7pm
    Little Carib Theatre, Port of Spain

DECEMBER

  • 01 Festival of Movement – 7pm
    Little Carib Theatre, Port of Spain
  • 01 Festival of Scenes – 10am
    Cheesman Building, DCFA
  • 02 Festival of Scenes – 10am
    Cheesman Building, DCFA
  • 02 UWI Arts Chorale/Steel in Concert – 6.30pm
    Our Lady of Fatima RC Church, Curepe
  • 09 UWI Arts Percussion & Brass
    Christmas Concert – 6pm
    Lecture Room 3, Cheesman Building, DCFA

MORE INFO: Call 272-3232 or email: dcfa@sta.uwi.edu Facebook: facebook.com/uwi.dcfa