International Bahamian Theatre Festival Is On Its Way!

Mon, Jul 25th 2016, 04:55 PM
Art

Shakespeare in Paradise, designed to be an annual international theatre festival that will place The Bahamas on a global level, will soon be making its way to the stage. Based on similar festivals such as Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and this region’s Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA), this event will take place in Nassau October 5th-12th, 2009 at various local venues including The College of The Bahamas, the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, The Hub, Graycliff and The Marley Resort. Although the event is about two months away, it has already received positive feedback from individuals in the Bahamian cultural foreground.

As poet and musician Patrick Rahming has written, "We must commit resources to create an environment rich with opportunities to share the uniqueness of the Bahamas through the development of attractions.”

With a focus on making this event the perfect opportunity to help boost the Bahamian cultural scene as well as the economy, the weeklong extravaganza will not only increase the appreciation and awareness of local and international theatre, but also provide school visits, workshops, readings, seminars, student matinees, and much more to the Bahamian community. The festival will feature three Bahamian productions and three international productions, all of which have received critical acclaim in their hometowns.

Plays will be represented not only from The Bahamas, but from the United States, Cayman, and Guyana. Shakespeare’s The Tempest is the festival’s signature work. It was adapted for a Bahamian audience by students of The College of The Bahamas under the guidance of Nicolette Bethel, and will be co-directed by Trinidadian native Patti-Anne Ali, known for her role of “Soomintra” in The Mystic Masseur, a Merchant-Ivory Film, and Bahamian stage actor and acting coach Craig Pinder, who has had major roles in such West End productions as Les Miserables and Mamma Mia.

Kim Brockington, known for her recurring TV roles in Guiding Light and the West Wing, will perform her one-woman show Zora, about the African-American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. Other productions include One White One Black from Cayman, selected shows by Ken Corsbie, a Guyanese-American performer and storyteller, and Track Road Theatre’s productions of Love in Two Acts and Light. The Shakespeare in Paradise team openly welcomes the public to attend this event.

Special invitations are sent out to students who are passionate about pursuing theatre as a career to take full advantage of this one-week experience.

For more information about this event visit: www.shakespeareinparadise.org

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Written by: Kencovia Ingraham B.A.

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