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Applause for A Winter Tale »
By Gwyneth Cumberbatch | Posted: February 07, 2006
The CaribbeanTales production A Winter Tale had an amazingly successful five-day run at the Alchemy Theatre at the beginning of Black History Month. On the following weekend, it played for two nights at the Mazaryk Cowan Community Centre in Parkdale, the neighbourhood where the story is actually set -- a typical downtown Toronto multi-racial, working-class community. Michele Lonsdale Smith, who came from Vancouver to direct the play,
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And did we give thanks! »
By Maud Fuller
| Posted: December 28, 2005
The University of the West Indies Commemoration / Founders Day Thanksgiving Service of October 16, 2005 demonstrated unmistakably the degree of love, respect and gratitude that “old-timers” have for their alma mater. Readers read with passion. Speakers spoke from the heart. The readiness with which people agreed to be part of the program was a
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Literature Comes Alive! »
Celebrating the launch of Literature Alive on Bravo! Television
By Catherine Emmanuel | Posted: October 16, 2005
Literature Alive, the original and explorative series on Caribbean-Canadian authors, premiered on Thursday October 6, 2005 on Bravo! Television. At the offices of Leda Serene Films and CaribbeanTales in Toronto there was a party. The team behind the production, other staff and Board members, some of the writers profiled and several wellwishers celebrated this landmark occasion in Canadian cultural programming.
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Passionate Poetics »
Calabash Literary Festival wows once again
By Shana L. Calixte | Posted: August 02, 2005
The heart of Caribbean storytelling beats wildly on three beautiful days and nights in Jamaica once a year.
The Calabash International Literary Festival was held this past May at Jake's in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, marking its fifth anniversary of bringing to life the diverse literatures of the Caribbean.
Founded in 2001 by novelist Colin Channer along with poet Kwame Dawes and producer Justine Henzell, the Calabash
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Realities & Real Ties »
Film series, investigating how the history of humankind is a history of migration
By Seth-Adrian Harris | Posted: March 29, 2005
2005 will see the creation and release of three groundbreaking films that form a new series of films, Realities & Real Ties, by award winning filmmaker/poet Seth-Adrian Harris.
This series is focused on ideas of movement and a premise that the history of humankind is a history of migration. The first in the series of fresh flicks, is Movin’ Up The Railroad
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Spike It Up! »
Spike Lee takes on mainstream hip-hop and asks us to do the same
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: March 16, 2005
When Spike Lee gets onto the podium to speak, we all must know that something of extraordinary significance about our society is “definitely wrong” and has to be confronted.
It is clear Spike must have thought he would never need to repeat himself after making those controversial movies that provoke introspection into the way black people, especially African Americans, live today.
Does it really have to take more than
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Black History, all year round.... »
The last weekend in Black History Month has come and gone, yet CaribbeanTales urges you to celebrate the diverse history of Canada, all year round.
By Shana L. Calixte | Posted: February 28, 2005
If you are looking for an event or just some great reading material from your area of the country to keep alive the importance of Black History Month and the multicultural spirit of Canada, take a look at some of these educational and entertaining events and web projects happening across Canada.
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CaribbeanTales on the airwaves! »
By Shana L. Calixte | Posted: February 28, 2005
As we let you know in our last newsletter, CaribbeanTales hit the radio airwaves to share with the listening community the exciting developments of our growing storytelling project, the People's History of the Caribbean.
Covered and Bound, hosted by Jennilyn Fiddler is a bi monthly radio program broadcast from CHRY, York University's campus radio station, and invites authors, playrights and
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