Project

Revitalisation of Traditional Masquerade Performing Arts and Costume Making

Project budget:
- US$ 251,799
Source:
- Italy Funds-in-Trust
Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2002 - 01/08/2004

Benefitting country(ies): Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia

Overview:

Masquerade performing arts and costume-making traditions in the Caribbean derive from traditions of enslaved persons brought to the region during the three hundred year Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. These performing arts, that are rich in symbolism and social values, encompass various significant narrative and creative traditions, and play a vital role in maintaining the cultural identity within a community. However, they ›››

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