Four women are behind the production of STRIPPED: A Teddyson John Experience carded to take place at the National Academy for the Performing Arts on January 31.
They are Abeo Jackson, creative director; Tonya Evans, project manager; Celia Wells, lighting designer; and Tenille Clarke, John’s publicist and the show’s communications director.
“We are always in search of new creative challenges,” explained Jackson.
“Always searching for ways to break the ceiling and shatter the tables that have long both overtly and micro aggressively excluded ‘difference’, whether along the lines of gender, colour, class, ethnicity etc.
“This was a case of us as women saying the names of other women with whom we’ve previously worked or were aware of their calibre of expertise when we were brought to the table.
“It is an exciting time for women creatives carving new spaces with and for each other within the creative sector. A time to make art, a time to do good work with high production value and a time to be compensated appropriately in proportion to our years of experience, training/qualifications and existing body of work.”
STRIPPED: A Teddyson John Experience made its debut in Trinidad Carnival at NAPA in 2023.
The event experience aims to celebrate world-class talent with a cast of amazing vocalists and performers from the Caribbean soca industry.
Clarke said as a Caribbean cultural ambassador, John finds it important to showcase the raw talent of soca artistes which is often overlooked and understated, particularly during this intense Carnival season of revelry.
“Our audience of supporters and music lovers are eager to be entertained by some of their favourite soca artistes in an acoustic setting where the musical arrangements are ‘stripped’ and reimagined,” she added.
“STRIPPED’s mission is to bring together the very best that the Caribbean has to offer while keeping focus on celebrating the incredible bodies of work from soca’s brightest talent year-round–both on stage and behind the scenes. Read More
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