Tonight's Dimanche Gras will not be the same from years gone by when this event brought a climax to the main competitions and ushered in the J'ouvert celebration an and the revelry that followed for two consecutive days. Gone are the Calypso Monarch as well as the Kings and Queens of the bands competition. These events were the premier events of Carnival but that is no longer the case. Tonight the show will be a cultural event but one that would celebrate the core elements of Carnival as it is celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago. It should be an interesting show and one that everyone should take the time to watch this Sunday evening. The theme is one that we all can relate to because this is our culture - "I Am Carnival"!
“We have meticulously tried to cover all aspects of T&T culture as it relates to Carnival. If you could look at mas at having its own history, we have tried to create that, using the best. There are some of the best steelbands and best calypsonians, both old and young, participating in an unfolding of imagery that wants to keep the audience entranced.”
Moe said, “There will be kings and queens who have made presentations at the finals. But it must fit into the production. We don’t want to repeat Champs of Steel Plus, where all the winners come together. There will be kings and queens of C2K13, but they may not be winners of any categories. The show will feature the best.”
via http://www.guardian.co.tt/
The production “I Am Carnival” is a powerful, stirring musical, that is a testament to what is so inherent in us, that the Carnival phenomenon has become a natural force that permeates our everyday lives.
“We have meticulously tried to cover all aspects of T&T culture as it relates to Carnival. If you could look at mas at having its own history, we have tried to create that, using the best. There are some of the best steelbands and best calypsonians, both old and young, participating in an unfolding of imagery that wants to keep the audience entranced.”
Moe said, “There will be kings and queens who have made presentations at the finals. But it must fit into the production. We don’t want to repeat Champs of Steel Plus, where all the winners come together. There will be kings and queens of C2K13, but they may not be winners of any categories. The show will feature the best.”
via http://www.guardian.co.tt/
The production “I Am Carnival” is a powerful, stirring musical, that is a testament to what is so inherent in us, that the Carnival phenomenon has become a natural force that permeates our everyday lives.
The overall idea is that the spirit of mas, pan, calypso/soca and our rhythms all reside in different places but they converge once every year to create the spectacle and wonder that is Carnival. The ‘pregnant’ Carnival spirit calls the various elements together so that the unique Trinidad and Tobago experience is ‘birthed’ once a year.
The audience is taken through a journey of awareness of what already exists within us – an acknowledgment of our passion and creativity forged through our colourful history. The depiction will leave the audience with many “Ah Ha” moments and will bring them to a focal point where they feel embolden and feel a strong conviction and personal affirmation to declare beyond the stage production – that we are all intertwined in the larger than life production that is the ‘greatest show on earth’ – because they are Carnival
The show will feature the likes of David Rudder, Rikki Jai, Sugar Aloes and Super Blue, as well as top steelbands of yester-year and today.