Art Connect In Laventille

Wendell Mc Shine admires the painting inspired by the students of Success Laventillle. This wall is located opposite the Success Laventille School and  it was donated to them by Coconut Growers Association (CGA). 

The Art Connect program was implemented in the Success Laventille Secondary School and the entire curriculum was taught by the talented Wendell Mc Shine, who is a local artist based in Mexico. 

Wendell Mc Shine

Students were engaged in making art and were taught how to express themselves freely through newfound mediums. This is a hands-on arts project designed to provide the students with contemporary art skills, basic concepts of animation and knowledge of urban arts, while offering an opportunity to express their inner voice and talents. This took place inside their classrooms and through outdoor activities.

The project culminated with a final community mural using the out door wall donated by CGA Ltd. as a canvas.

Spanish film Director Miquel Galofre documented the process and was able to capture the genuine transformation of these children. We can witness their fears and hopelessness at the onset of the project. 

"I can't speak freely and I don't know why" One girl says.

Here are the video documentaries:

                                          

                                          

                                         

DELTON FRANK: Dance Extrordinaire, From Laventille to Founding member of ELLE NYTT

Browsing through my facebook feeds and came across a video that my friend shared, to my surprise she was starring on the STEVE HARVEY show. Shout out to Rae-ann Cabralis. After watching her do her thang! (she got amazing skills by the way). I saw that she thanked "Delton Frank"

 Cabrilis: "Special thanks to Delton Frank, who took d act from jus tricks n made into a beautiful number" .

 As we all get sometimes 'curious' I thought who is this Delton Frank?  I immediately clicked on his name, and DAM! there it was "FROM LAVENTILLE"

So I google Delton Frank and this is what I found.
      
Delton Frank is currently based in Toronto. He started dancing in 1988
 with the North West Laventille Cultural Movement


Delton won best male dancer of Trinidad and Tobago in 1996, 1997 and 1999 – 2000, at the Prime Minister‟s Best Village Trophy Competition.  He received an Award from the Laventille Steelband Committee for “Outstanding Contribution in the field of Culture.” He was the choreographer for the opening ceremony of Carifesta 2006, as well as for the national production.

He has toured Europe, North America and Canada extensively as well as the Caribbean. Delton was involved in the Cricket World Cup closing ceremony in Barbados with the Callaloo Company, and has choreographed for “The Road Make to Walk” – a musical tribute to the late Lord Kitchener.

He has also worked as Choreographer for the Dimanche Gras from 2007 – 2010.
“Delton is refreshing to the eyes, the most exciting dancer of his time, he made the show worth seeing.” Gabby Kamino of the Toronto Star News Papers.

Delton has been a founding member of Elle NYTT and continues to do choreography for the company. -"taken from Elle NYTT's website"


Oh yeh, remember that video I posted last week of the North West Laventille Cultural Movement ??,  he choreographed it as well, How ironic right?

Missed it Check it out: http://flowersbloomingthroughconcrete.blogspot.com/2013/11/best-village-50th-anniversary.html



Here are some more  videos he have choreographed:


 

En Route! Our 2013 Modern & Contemporary Dance Production featuring works by Delton Frank, Candice Ho Wong, Anika Marcelle, Megan Navarro and LaShaun Prescott

Clip from a 2007 totally local musical written & directed by Davlin Thomas... Music Director - Theron Shaw, Choreography - Delton Frank 

For more videos by ELLE TT

http://www.youtube.com/user/ElleNYTT

Best Village 50th Anniversary: Performance by Northwest Laventille Cultural Movement Dance Group.

(8) Best village!!!... Best village!!!... (8) WAW! 50 years. Yesterday evening I attended Best Village's 50th Anniversary Celebration in the Grand Stand at Queen's Park Savannah.

After I heard this advertised over the radio, two things caught my attention, firstly,Karene Asche and the Northwest Laventille Cultural Movement Dance group were performing, secondly, it was FREE! *don't judge me*  "How can I go wrong?"

Karene Asche, 27, Laventille
 Winner of the Calypso Monarch title 2011, winner of Junior Calypso Monarch Title on three occasions and winner of the political category in the Kaiso competition

Northwest Laventille Cultural Movement Dance Group

Unfortunately, I had to leave before Karene Asche's performance. However, the performance I captured of the Northwest Laventille Cultural Movement Dance Group was amazing! and I cant wait for you all to see it..


Enjoy!

Northwest Laventille also received a Basketball Trophy