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Mas Makers Massive |
| In existence for two
decades Mas Makers Massive exists to teach and promote the Carnival
Arts tradition or costume, music and dance indigenous to the West
Indian nation of Trinidad and Tobago. For 2005 MMM is showcasing the folkloric tradition of dance that attained international prominence under the influence of Trinidad born dancers Beryl McBurnie and Boscoe Holder. Included in the 2005 portrayal are student from Far West Middle School and Washington manor Middle School. The band is led by Stephen Tiffenson. Artistic Director and costume designer is Kyle Hill. Special choreography by Linda Johnson |
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Many of the big names in folk dancing, especially those who brightened the era of the Little Carib theatre, did so through the tutelage and inspiration of Beryl McBurnie, and together they transformed this theatre into a temple of vivacious dance. The battle that Beryl fought to gain acceptance of the Trinidad folk dance was a long and hard one, and the wide success she eventually enjoyed, thereby helping to change attitudes, must stand among the trophies of her life. In 1945 she once again returned to the local scene and after a short and active period she left for the Sorbonne in Paris, then spent a period in England. She followed this up by doing research into folk forms in Cayenne, Brazil and Suriname. It was in Suriname, in 1947, that she saw a simple and charming schoolroom, which gave her the idea of a theatre house she had had in mind. When she came back home she erected a building after that style and called it "The Little Carib"in the backyard of her mother's home on Roberts Street, Woodbrook.
The opening of "The
Little Carib" in 1948 was one of the great occasions in Trinidad theatre
history. The great American baritone singer, Paul
Robeson, was here for the occasion. Adopted from Beryl by Michael Anthony People of the Century Express April 12, 2000 & Beryl by Terry Joseph Express: March 31, 2000 |
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interpretations and his paintings reflected the Afro-Caribbean
experience, and he hosted his first art exhibition in 1937. During the
1940s, he had his own radio show "Piano Ramblings" on the Armed Forces
radio station, and formed his own dance troupe, Boscoe Holder Dancers.
He
became a minor celebrity with the Americans stationed at their
base at Chaguaramas. Boscoe's development as an
artist was greatly influenced by his exposure to the confidence and
poise of Martiniquan Creole society when he visited his mother's
birthplace, Martinique, in 1946. In
1947, he moved to New York, USA, where he taught at the Katherine Dunham
School and exhibited his paintings. He returned to Trinidad in 1948 but
left for England in 1950 to pursue a career as a dancer. He formed the
dance company Boscoe Holder and His Caribbean Dancers and appeared on
British television in "Bal Creole." He performed at popular clubs and
theatres in England (London), France (Paris, Nice), Monaco (Monte
Carlo), and Belgium (Ostend), where he had the privilege of performing
with the renown dancer, Josephine Baker. While based in England, he
continued to
develop his skills as a painter and held
impromptu exhibits on his dancing tours, briefly returning to Trinidad
from 1961 to 1962.Since
Boscoe Holder's return home to Trinidad in 1970, he has concentrated
mainly on his painting, and has exhibited in Puerto Rico, Cannes,
Curaçao, the Bahamas, Martinique, Guyana and Jamaica.
and opened a studio at his home on Woodford Street in Woodbrook,
Port-of-Spain.
The Government of Trinidad & Tobago
awarded him the Hummingbird Gold Medal and named a street in his honour
in 1973. In 1978 he was the recipient of Venezuela's highest decoration,
the Order of Francisco de Miranda.
Adopted from bestoftrinidad.com & sunshineawards.com |
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 Coleen Tiffenson |
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 Stephen Tiffenson Director Mas Makers |
