The Trinidad and Tobago Performing Arts Network

04/08/2026

Some performances entertain us. Others return us to memory.

Kambule Roots and Rites: Emancipation Concert brings together song, dance, theatre and the enduring sound of the drum for an evening grounded in resistance, remembrance and cultural continuity.

Presented by Kambule Movement, the programme includes excerpts from Eintou Pearl Springer's Freedom Morning Come, alongside the launch of The Sound of the Drum: Songs, Chants and Lavways of Kambule—a new album of traditional and contemporary music recorded at the historic Blackman Ranch Jamoo Studio in Piparo.

Featured artistes include Stacey Sobers - FanPages, Keegan Tendaji Taylor, Sheena “AjibolamusicTT” Richardson, Ire and the Kambule Movement.

For Caribbean performers, writers and cultural practitioners, this is an opportunity to experience how our histories continue to live through voice, rhythm, movement and story.

📅 August 5th 2026 | 6pm | Central Bank Auditorium

Tickets Available Online https://islandetickets.com/event/Emancipation-Kambule

31/07/2026

Emancipation is more than a date on the calendar. It is reflected in the music, movement, style and traditions that honor a shared history and cultural identity

UZURI, meaning beauty in Swahili, brings that spirit to the stage through an evening of kaiso, pan, jazz and live Caribbean performance. Vaughnette Bigford and Band will be joined by special guest artistes for a celebration shaped by rhythm, memory and the energy of community.

For writers, musicians, performers and lovers of Caribbean culture, this is another opportunity to gather around the stories and sounds that continue to shape Caribbean identity.

📅 August 2nd 2026 | 2 - 6PM | Bishop Anstey High School East

30/07/2026

NOW CASTING 🎬

Something ancient is stirring… would you answer the call?🌿✨

BOIS BABY — a supernatural drama by a US/Caribbean filmmaker at Howard University — is now casting M/F actors (ages 6–80) for principal and background roles.

Be part of a haunting, folklore-inspired story where the unseen comes alive 👀

Details within ⤵️

Production Company: Ancient Well Productions, Inc. Seeking: M/F Actors, 6 – 80 y/o (See Character Breakdown) For: Student Short Film Institution: Howard University Program: Master of Fine Art…

23/07/2026

The UWI Afrikan Society returns to the stage with its 11th full-scale production - A Mas To Plan!

Step into the electrifying worlds of Jab Ville and Robber Yard, where love, hate, and violence intertwine in a gripping battle between “devils” and the “rulers of hell.” But beyond the spectacle lies something deeper… as secrets unravel, characters are forced to confront truths that hit closer to home than expected.

Written by Christian Subero | Directed by Anastazia Andrews

and featuring a powerful fusion of African dance, live drumming, and Carnival traditions

📅 25th - 26th July 2026 | 7PM | UWI LRC

Get tickets➡️ https://islandetickets.com/event/AMastoPlan

12/07/2026

A character does not need to look like us, live like us or even make choices we agree with for us to care.

What creates connection is something deeper: emotional truth.

For Caribbean writers and storytellers, this is an important reminder. Our characters can be culturally specific, morally complicated and rooted in experiences unfamiliar to wider audiences—and still feel deeply human when their desires, fears and choices are clear.

This piece from No Film School explores how writers can move beyond simply making characters “relatable” and begin creating the kind of emotional connection that keeps an audience invested long after the story ends.

🔗 Read the full article ⬇️

And, no, they don't have to be relatable.

07/07/2026

Got a young dancer ready to shine?✨

5678 Dance Studio is turning up the energy this July with exciting programmes designed for aspiring dancers to train, grow, and build confidence in a dynamic, supportive space!

From technique to performance, this could be the perfect next step in their dance journey 💃🏽

👀 Tap the link to learn more about what &5678 Dance Studio has in store and how to get involved!

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago… &5678 Dance Studio invites dancers from nine years and older, of all skill levels, to elevate their craft this July-August vacation (JAVA) with two July progr…

05/07/2026

Learning lines quickly is one thing.
Learning them in a way that still leaves room for breath, truth and actual performance is another.

This piece from Casting Networks is a solid reminder that memorization is not just about drilling words until they stick.
It is about finding the method that allows the lines to move from the page into the body.
The article highlights practical techniques like running lines while moving, writing and recording them, using cue lines, working with mild distractions to test retention, and connecting the text to intention rather than rote repetition alone.
It also stresses that for auditions, being fully alive in the work often matters more than being rigidly word-perfect.

What stood out most is the reminder that memorization should support freedom, not kill it.
Once the lines are in, the work is to keep them from becoming fixed in one flat rhythm.
Flexing tone, pace and delivery, and knowing what you are responding to in the scene, helps the performance stay open and playable.
And for those last-minute auditions, the article offers a useful truth: work smart, pick a method, prepare practically and do not be so hard on yourself.

For actors building craft, discipline and confidence, this is one to sit with.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

Every actor needs to memorize their dialogue as quickly as possible. Here's a helpful guide on how you can learn your lines quickly.

01/07/2026

Writing bad is not failure.
It is process. It is practice. It is permission. It is the messy, awkward, often frustrating middle ground between having an idea and learning how to shape it into something honest, something clear, something that can actually hold weight.

This reminder from No Film School landed. The article reflects on writer-director John Schimke’s view that the path to good writing runs straight through bad drafts, with early pages acting less like wasted effort and more like discovery. His film Don’t Tell Larry reportedly went through more than 20 drafts, with some early versions thrown out entirely because the real value was in what those drafts revealed about character and story.

And that is the part people do not always say out loud.

Sometimes the first version is not meant to impress.
Sometimes it is there to expose what is missing.
Sometimes it is there to help you hear the voice, find the character, locate the heartbeat, and understand what the story is actually asking of you.

For any writer, filmmaker or creative wrestling with the ugly first pass, this is your reminder: the bad pages are not betrayal. They are part of the becoming.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

The throwaway drafts are the ones that matter most.

29/06/2026

Come experience the continued evolution of Caribbean artistry as Kanvas Koncert presents: Unplugged.

Same Kommunity. Closer Connection.

Returning with an intimate, high-energy live music experience designed to bring audiences even closer to the sound, soul, and storytelling of the Caribbean.

Headlined by Coutain, a standout voice in the new wave of Caribbean music, this edition builds on the momentum of three consecutive sold-out events that brought together music lovers from across the region.
Now, Unplugged is set to deepen that connection, offering a curated evening where established and emerging talent meet in one space to create something electric, memorable, and deeply rooted in Caribbean expression.

From start to finish, audiences can expect a dynamic musical journey across genres, moods, and moments — one shaped by live energy, shared experience, and the unmistakable pulse of contemporary Caribbean culture.

More than a stage show, Unplugged is about closeness.
Closer to the music.
Closer to the artists.
Closer to the feeling.
Closer to each other.

📅 June 28th 2026 | 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM | SoundForge