Trinidad Carnival Monday – 12 Feb
So at last it’s Carnival which kicks off with J’ouvert and is a hot sunny day of very loud Soca, floats, costumes, drinking and eating.
Dimanche Gras – 11 Feb
Dimanche Gras (French for Great Sunday) is a spectacle held at Carnival City on Sunday night with the calypso competition and the Kings and Queens of the Mas Bands.
PanYards and Panorama – 10 Feb
We get a sneak peek at Trinidad’s impressive steel bands practicing for Panorama on a whistle stop tour of the fabulous PanYards in Port of Spain.
Beaches Bays & Mountains – 8-9 Feb
After a good night’s sleep in our AirBnB in El Dorado near Tunapuna we take a two hour maxi taxi journey to the popular Maracas Bay.
We’ve Arrived – 7 Feb
When the captain announces ‘we will be landing in Port of Spain in thirty minutes’ I feel the emotional importance of this trip. To honour the birthplace of my Mother and Father with my daughter and granddaughter.
The Journey
So today is the day we’re off to Trinidad and Tobago. it is cold in England but we’ll be hot hot hot soon. Just an eight and a half hour flight to Paradise !
My second visit to Trinidad
I am off to Trinidad and Tobago for a two week birthday celebration holiday with my daughter Michelle and my granddaughter Maiya. It is the second time I will visit the birthplace of my parents and the first time for my travel family.
Week 6: Presentations and farewell to Sri Lanka
Week 6 – The final week of the residency is here and we say farewell to Sri Lanka with a flourish of presentations in Hikkaduwa and Colombo.
Week 5: Collaborate, coordinate
Week 5 – This week I collaborate with fellow artists to create a performance piece and coordinate the finale event taking place at the end of our residency.
Week 4: Present in Colombo, plan and produce
Week 4 – I present my artistic practice to performing arts students at the University of Colombo. We spend a day extending our visas and visit Pettah Market.