The original story of the tribal rivalries of ancient Scotland, witchcraft and ghosts was set in the Western province of Zambia in the context of African folklore. The production, played by an...

This was a tribute by black-dance awareness group, Positive Steps, to honour the groundbreaking choreographers Berto Pasuka and Richie Riley, founders of Les Ballets Nègres dance company. During the...

The production presented a unique review of dances from the West Indies, South America and West Africa based on Katherine Dunham's in depth anthropological research. It included L'Ag'ya, a piece...

The performance starred Florence Mills and The Famous Plantation Orchestra presenting several numbers portraying life in the American Deep South, including Shufflin' Home, Jungle Nights in Dixie...

This musical, devised by English actor, dancer and designer Hedley Briggs, was the first to be based on a West Indian subject with a predominantly West Indian cast. The show opened a month before the...

This was a Caribbean Season that included bot a comedy by Douglas Archibald set in the Caribbean, and a Review featuring a steel band, exotic dances, rituals and...

This musical play was a journey through Black history, presented in seven tableaux each with a main theme expressed through dance and songs. Amongst the many personalities presented on stage were...

The show programme included a series of events featuring music, dance and drama to explore issues around black liberation 'from unsophisticated bondage to a sophisticated...

A short piece written as an allegorical political fable, it tells the story of 'three enchained slaves' and their encounter with a white woman, a priest and a judge to portray the impositions and...

The play takes place in a hotel in Trinidad during Carnival. Roy, the hotel keeper chooses to masquerade as Anancy whilst his wealthy white friend, Marduke, masquerades as Death. The characters are...

The production, featuring an all Black cast of American gospel singers and dancers, included a nativity play in which Mary and Joseph were represented by young dancers as the singers chant the stages...

This production was a re-interpretation of Handel's oratorio, Messiah, within the aesthetic traditions of Trinidad and Tobago. The story, told by a cast of over 100 including a chorus recruited from...