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3Canal reacted to the overwhelming demand of audiences by making the big move to Queen’s Hall. NONE SHALL ESCAPE their 2007 presentation runs for Carnival Week Only at the Hall Monday 12th to Saturday 17th February, 2007. The celebrated 3Canal group is one of the country’s leading rapso singers. Approaching their 10th anniversary in Carnival, they emerged out of the “Blue” in 1997 with a formidable j’ourvert band that caught the imagination of young and old and painted the town BLUE musically and visually. Since then they have gone from strength to strength, guesting at shows travelling internationally and mounting their own unique Carnival show at the Little Carib Theatre. NONE SHALL ESCAPE, their 2007 presentation is a black and white Carnival Revue in two acts with a maximum running time inclusive of intermission of 2 hours. This gives ample time for audiences to move on to their All Inclusive fete of choice. Wendell Manwarren, Roger Robers and Stanton Kewley, the talented, vigorous singers that make up 3canal, are the minstrels, the chantwells, the storytellers, in conjunction with a cast of supporting theatrical players in the guise of traditional carnival archetypes, along with a chorus of dancers choreographed by Dave Williams to embellish the storytelling written by Manwarren and the cast, by bringing the energy to specific production numbers. Video Projections play a big part in the visual collage and overall look and feel of the piece.
Showtime is 8.30pm Every Night
One of the best Carnival Sunday All
Inclusive fetes is TASA
Paul Keens- Douglas (pictured at left with Ophelia Marie) is one of the regions most popular and accomplished comedians and his Talk Tent is the longest running “talk show” in Trinidad & Tobago having first opened its doors on Victoria Avenue in 1983. With it’s motto “Where Talk Is Art”, Keens-Douglas explains that things are upside down in this Tent, the performers talk and the MC sings extempo style. This pioneer talk show continues to highlight the variety of styles within the oral traditions, and with its clean, quality, humorous and selective material, is excellent entertainment for general and family oriented audiences This years cast includes Producer/Director Paul Keens-Douglas, Miguel Browne, Felix Edinborough- the Pierrot, Farida Chapman, Talkcalypso Champ “Short Pants”, Singing Emcee David Bereaux and the thought-provoking TV team of “Roy and Gloria. Dominica’s singing sensation Ophelia Marie (pictured above with Paul Keens Douglas) will be the special guest at Talk Tent 2007, which takes place at Queen’s Hall from Thursday the 22nd to Sunday the 25th February for a total of four performances. Ophelia recently thrilled audiences at Carifesta with her exciting folk, jazz and calypso Interpretations. Lucky patrons will be able to win the infamous Talk Tent “Door” prize which is a real door and other prizes. Thursday 22nd, Friday
23rd, Saturday 24th – 8.00 p.m.
Theatre in Alternative Spaces
Sfumature d’Amore Under the distinguished patronage of Senator the Honourable Hazel Manning, Minister of Education Simon Bolivar Auditorium Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
On 29th & 30th March 2007, as part of their total education, The Key Academy, Musical Director June Nathaniel (pictured at left), will be giving their star young artistes an opportunity to polish their stage craft and performing skills in an operatic scenes The concert "Sfumature d'Amore", should be absolutely splendid, a concert to remember, showcasing some of the very best voices in Trinidad and Tobago. There will be secured parking. For information call 632 2548/680-5724.
Bird of Night takes flight In August last year the celebrated Royal Opera Chamber Ensemble presented Trinidadian composer Dominique Le Gendre’s Tales of the Islands at Queen’s Hall. This expensive undertaking of The Patrons of Queen’s Hall was assisted financially by Digicel, RBTT and The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs. In October, Le Gendre’s Bird of Night, a full length opera commissioned by the Royal Opera House, was staged at the Linbury Studio, Covent Garden. London. The opera, described as a gentle and charming tale based on Caribbean folklore, was developed from a twenty minute piece that the composer wrote three years ago. The story is set in the emerging nation of Trinidad in the Fifties, it tells of Appoline, a teenage girl, who too wants to emerge, not as the educated lady her parents want her to be, but as a bird of night like her Nen-Nen: she wants to escape into the realm of her island’s magical folklore. There have been discussions about Royal Opera’s choice to commission an opera from a woman and a black one at that. Le Gendre answers that “All the discussions about a black, woman composer are not really that important to me. I can only speak for myself”, she continues, “People who love opera see in its storylines human concerns – heightened, fantastical, stylized, yes … They’re coming from the same source and that is simply a love of theatre through music and a love of the voice.” The production brilliantly staged by Irina Brown is full of unexpected visual delights with an excellent cast. Bird of Night played to full houses for its 10 night run.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 7 12,13,14,15,16,17 22,23,24, 25 (March: At the time of going to press it was not possible to get the bookings for this month) Discounts * 3CANAL – NONE SHALL ESCAPE * TALK TENT 2007
Visit of Michael Lipnicki and family International radio playwriting competition Goodbye Uncle Ellis
WITCO – an Exemplary Corporate Sponsor
Welcome New Members ORDINARY MEMBERS |
Fete with TASA
Laughter with the Talk Tent 2007
GALA
PERFORMANCE 
On behalf of the
Patrons of Queen’s Hall, Spotlight joins with the fraternity of the
Performing Arts to mourn the passing of Ellis Chow Lin On and offer
our sympathy to his widow, his brother Alwin and his family. We too
benefited from the generosity of this lovely man. He was always
there to loan pieces of equipment needed for a show and to give good
advice on how to solve many of the challenges we faced.
