Caribbean Theatre

This content is created in the Caribbean or by Caribbean theatremakers. To dive in, check out this livestream series about Jamaican theatre, conversations from the global learning community Canales Abiertos | Open Channels, or an essay about a play that focused on the COVID-19 pandemic from a Bahamian perspective.

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Crafting a Global Table for Caribbean Voices with Magaly Colimon-Christopher

Podcast

Crafting a Global Table for Caribbean Voices with Magaly Colimon-Christopher

by Yura Sapi, Magaly Colimon-Christopher

28 March 2024

Building Trust in New Waters as a Teaching-Artist

Essay

Building Trust in New Waters as a Teaching-Artist

by Deen Rawlins-Harris

19 March 2024

Canales Abiertos 2023: El Cruce | Open Channels 2023: The Crossing

Video

Canales Abiertos 2023: El Cruce | Open Channels 2023: The Crossing

Finding Our Place in the Caribbean Cultural Landscape

Sunday 14 January 2024

New Orleans, Santiago de Cuba, Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo

SEGAL TALKS: Guy Régis Jr. (Haiti)

Segal

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Video

SEGAL TALKS: Guy Régis Jr. (Haiti)

Join us for an update on the situation for theatre artists in Haiti.

Tuesday 28 April 2020

United States and Haiti

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Guy Régis Jr. (Chile) live-streamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC+1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC+2)

two performers in red costumes with a backdrop of the moon.

"French and Yet Never French Enough" / « Français, mais jamais assez français »

Amelia

Parenteau

Essay

"French and Yet Never French Enough" / « Français, mais jamais assez français »

Caribbean Playwrights Challenge the Monolith of French Identity / Les dramaturges caribéens disputent l’identité française monolithique

13 January 2020

Amelia Parenteau discusses the Actions Caribéennes Théâtrales festival, which brought together francophones, francophiles, and theatre folks from around the world to witness staged readings of six French Caribbean plays in English translation. / Amelia Parenteau parle du festival Actions Caribéennes Théâtrales (ACT), qui a rassemblé des francophones, francophiles et gens de théâtre de partout dans le monde pour assister aux lectures publiques de six pièces franco-caribéennes traduites en anglais.

The Caribbean Theatre Project

Segal

Center

Video

The Caribbean Theatre Project

at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City

Monday 2 December - Tuesday 3 December 2019

New York City

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents the Caribbean Theatre Project livestreaming on the commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Monday 2 December and Tuesday 3 December 2019.

dancer standing on stage with back to audience

Africana Dance Dramaturgies: How Do We Represent?

Segal

Center

Video

Africana Dance Dramaturgies: How Do We Represent?

at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City

Monday 18 November 2019

New York City

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented Africana Dance Dramaturgies: How Do We Represent? livestreamed on the commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Monday 18 November 2019 at 6:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 3:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles, UTC -8) / 23:30 GMT (London, UTC +0)

Contemporary Theatre + Performance in Puerto Rico post María

Segal

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Video

Contemporary Theatre + Performance in Puerto Rico post María

Thursday 24 May 2018

New York City, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented Contemporary Theatre + Performance in Puerto Rico post María livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 24 May at 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 3:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco). Follow @HowlRound on Twitter for updates, and use #howlround.

Afro-Cuban History in La Sirene

Cherry Lou

Essay

Afro-Cuban History in La Sirene

Rutas de Azucar / The Siren: Sugar Routes

24 January 2017

Cherry Lou Sy reflects on Lukumi Arts’ immersive production of La Sirene: Rutas de Azucar (The Siren: Sugar Routes), which explores the black history of Cuba through José Antonio Aponte’s book of paintings.

Marie Chauvet/Haiti: Chauvet's Theatres of Revolt

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Video

Marie Chauvet/Haiti: Chauvet's Theatres of Revolt

Monday 24 October 2016

New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented Marie Chauvet/Haiti: Chauvet's Theatres of Revolt, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 24 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 4:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 5:00 p.m. EDT (New York). Share your thoughts on Twitter and Instagram with #howlround.

2014 NoPassport Theatre Conference at LSU in Baton Rouge

No Passport

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2014 NoPassport Theatre Conference at LSU in Baton Rouge

Saturday 29 March 2014

Baton Rouge, LA, United States

NoPassport and Louisiana State University Department of Theatre presented the 8th annual NoPassport Theatre Conference—Dreaming the Americas: The Diasporic Imagination livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 29 March 2014. In Twitter, use #3030NP to participate in online conversation.

Canales Abiertos | Open Channels

Series

Canales Abiertos | Open Channels

A Global Learning Community of Popular Theatre Artists, Educators, and Enthusiasts Based in the Caribbean and its Diaspora.

10 Weeks In Jamaica: Theatre Conversations from Jamaica to The World!

Series

10 Weeks In Jamaica: Theatre Conversations from Jamaica to The World!

Ten weekly conversations with Jamaica's leading theatre artists exploring the histories, memories and remedies of the Jamaican stage.

As the world focuses on achieving racial equity, the rich history and contemporary narratives of the Jamaican stage provides valuable learnings for theatre practitioners and audiences in search of models and memories of progressive community building through the arts.