“We didn’t have to rush for a taste. We could have waited. It was a response to the idea that our Carnival could be lost.”
What is the problem Carnival is trying to solve? Is it a social problem, a problem of design or aesthetics, or a problem of community? We can use that process to come up with solutions, not only costumes.
“It’s important to keep the audience in the space. You can’t build a show to a climax, You have to come hard early and keep me entertained.” – Kenny Phillips.
The persistence of traditional practitioners, the mobility of their creations and the navel-string narratives they have preserved became the creative foundation of a reimagined Carnival.
I didn’t like the spectacle frames on my avatar, which came from a rather limited selection, but my body shape, red polo, jeans and clean-shaven head offered up a decent facsimile of my meatworld self.
Above: Petrotrin flared gas as part of its refinery process for decades. The flame finally went out when the refinery…
The NCC has built the structures, dispensed the funds, kowtowed to the politicians, handed out thousands of largely meaningless trophies and thrown a cloak of culture over a shambles of mismanagement.
For Dieffenthaller and George, it’s a possible moment of consummate schadenfreude for men left standing at stage side while bands pranced away with Montano’s song.
It’s a daring shift in approach for the company, which has previously tended to pluck its ambassadors near the peak of their careers.
Instagram readily rewards pulchritude. Sumptious meals, glorious landscapes, well-sculpted bodies and exotic locales do very well on the service.
“There is a need for more oversight and guidance and to bring [local] CMOs into line with international practices.” – Regan Asgarali
It’s very troubling that the TTCO and TTCBA think that people like myself are taking advantage of creators of “works of mas” by making off with huge profits from commercializing our photographs without any just benefits being derived by the creators.
“Government regulations are needed to deal with an unaccountable CMO regime. A regime keen on holding others to account, with little internal self-governance.”
Over the Carnival season, Digicel will be giving away fete tickets, free handsets, Carnival costumes and weekly prizes.
Above: Elements of Carnival. Flag. Big Truck. Gyal. Fella. Correct pose. Hard wine. Rogue by Caesar’s Army at the Socadrome,…
