On Saturday May 13th 2017, at the St. James Youth Centre, the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts presented Neighbourhood Connections – “From Tamboo Bamboo to Steel Symphony Orchestra”, introducing the National Steel Symphony Orchestra alongside St. James Tripolians Steel Orchestra. Admission was free and the duration of the event was from 5-8 Read More
Mentoring by the Masters is a program that facilitates the transfer of knowledge from senior, accomplished artists and cultural workers, to up-and-coming artistes in their respective fields. The initiative was developed in recognition of 50 years of Independence in 2012 and this year we will host the 5th installment of the program. In 2017, participants Read More
The Asian Punjabi Folk Dance Club will visit Trinidad and Tobago over the next week as part of ongoing cultural exchange initiatives with India. The club was formed by Shri Ashwani Kumar Sharma who is dedicated to and is passionate about the Punjabi dance forms, particularly ‘Bhangra’. The visit of the group will be the Read More
The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts is pleased to invite you to a performance by the National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO) in conjunction with The Lost Tribe. On Friday 4th November at 7 pm Front Yard Films presents ‘The Calypso Rose Effect’, featuring a live performance by the NSSO who are celebrating Read More
The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts is pleased to invite you to Classics in Tobago ll, a full concert performance by the National Philharmonic Orchestra (NPO) on Saturday 10th September, 6pm at the Shaw Park Complex, Tobago. Admission is FREE. Tickets for Classics in Tobago ll can be collected at the Shaw Park Complex Box Office. On the Read More
In case you haven’t heard, T&T is being represented by a lovely delegation of artists and cultural workers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 in Scotland. If you’re not too sure what that is, let me put it this way: the festival’s program is as thick as a TSTT phone book. With over 3,000 events Read More
Following intensive training since October 2015, eleven participants from World Cultures Connectworkshops in Port of Spain, Addis Ababa, Lilongwe, Suva and at the Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam have been selected as Ambassadors to convene in the UK for a networking week to showcase their work during the Edinburgh Festivals and Visiting Arts annual International Producers Breakfast in partnership with Creative Scotland. During their Read More
The Culture Division of the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts presents the Brown Bag Series. Bring your lunch and come see the National Performing Arts entities perform live for you.Come enjoy the acoustic melodies of the National Steel Symphony Orchestra on the G pan, showcasing high standards of musicianship and artistic rigor. Be charmed by the harmony of our National Philharmonic Orchestra in Read More
The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts presents the Three Band Gallery Hop on Saturday 25th June 2016. The tour begins at the National Museum and Art Gallery at 4.00pm and will include visits to The Art Society of T&T, Medulla Art Gallery and De Legacy House of El Tucuche (Leroy Clarke’s personal Read More
