#Sexypink/Trinidad Theatre Workshop

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Sexypink - The one of a kind incomparable Dr Beryl Mc Burnie.

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from the Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts

Trinidad and Tobago's First Lady of Dance - "Determined, imperious, flighty, charming, Beryl McBurnie was born in Trinidad and went to New York in the early 1940s to study dance and drama. She also made a name for herself as a dancer and singer, Belle Rosette. But she turned her back on the bright lights to return to Trinidad. 

There she continued the work she had begun before World War II, researching and performing the dances of the Caribbean, especially those that drew on African traditions. 

She was part of an anticolonial movement that recognized the unique culture of the country and the region and eventually led Trinidad and Tobago to independence.Artistically, McBurnie's work influenced dancers throughout the region and beyond. 

She also devoted years to building the Little Carib Theatre. Intended as a home for folk dance, it also housed Derek Walcott's Theatre Workshop and became a crucible for the performing arts." 

(UWI Press)https://www.encyclopedia.com/.../encyclope.../mcburnie-beryl

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We're doing it again!

A repeat of our Wire Bending Workshop is on again this Saturday! If you missed it the last time around... this is another opportunity for you to be a part of our Wire Bending Workshop Cost is $225 and it takes place right in our space at Newbold Street from 10 am to 1 pm. Call us today at 622-4125 to reserve your space. Or you can come in to register Tuesdays to Fridays from 11 am to 6 pm.

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~Sexypink~ Veteran actor Nigel Scott has died at the age of 73.Scott passed away on Sunday morning. He survived cancer for 18 years and held on for as long as he was able to. He leaves to mourn his wife Minnie Gopaulchan, sister Radio 97 announcer Celia Scott, children Jason, Dominic, Crystal and Kimiko, four grandchildren. Scott was a founding member of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop and had a long relationship with its founder the late Nobel laureate Derek Walcott since 1968.He acted in several of Walcott’s plays including The Joker of Seville, Pantomime, The Odyssey and O Starry Starry Night. He also worked on film projects with Walcott including The Rig and Hart Crane, the latter for PBS television. Scott also played the role of Serge in Art, Captain Von Trapp in the Sound of Music and Cassio in Othello. Scott was also the voice for several documentaries, radio and television commercials. His credits include Wild T&T, Inward Hunger and Unfinished Sentences by Mariel Brown. He also produced several plays including ManTalk and The Last of the Redmen which were both Cacique Award winners for Best Production. In a 2015 interview, Scott said: “When you get involved in theatre as a practitioner, you bare your soul. You see others bearing their souls. You bond with people. You make lifelong relationships with people in theatre. I see my good friends pass away one by one, but those memories linger. ”Among the man people he has worked with are the late Wilbert Holder, Stanley Marshall and Errol Jones. Also sharing the stage with him were Albert La Veau, Helen Camps, Wendell Manwarren, Roger Roberts, Noel Blandin and many others. Apart from his pursuits in the theatre, Scott was a freelance sales/marketing consultant and has been in business management for over 45 years. He operated his own company Scott’s Trading Limited for 21 years. His last substantive position was chairman of a medium-sized electronics and appliance company. He credited his success over the years to his fervent passion for delivering excellent customer service. Scott served as a director on several boards including CTC Electronics, Trinidad Theatre Workshop, Junior Achievement of T&T, and Rebirth House. He was also chairman of Hololo Club Investments Ltd — an investment company formed 22 years ago.