THE FIRST time may be excused as an error in judgement, but the second is definitely the beginnings of a habit. Like the rest of the nation, I looked on perplexed as the bewildering details of a trip to the UK were revealed, involving 100 children, in addition to parents and coaches.
I saw the social media posts with the projected budget – in the millions. Understandably, some fellow artists were sarcastic.
“Boy, we doh dream big enough or wha?” You see, we know only too well that while going abroad as a group is enjoyable, it is never easy, and it is always expensive.
TT artists have been travelling to other countries for work since the early part of the 20th century, even before Lord Kitchener’s captivating performance aboard the Windrush. Sybil Atteck, sculptor, painter and a founding member of the Trinidad Art Society (as it was then called), exhibited at home and abroad. Beryl Mc Burnie danced professionally in the US as La Belle Rosette.
Winifred Atwell, a piano virtuoso, played her first public concerts at five years old. As an adult she moved to the UK and sold millions of records. Read More
Newsday. (2024, April 6). Travel abroad to elevate, not embarrass, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Newsday.co.tt. https://newsday.co.tt/2024/04/05/travel-abroad-to-elevate-not-embarrass-trinidad-and-tobago/
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