Now I know how Tobago residents feel when they read about all the exciting happenings in the sister metropolis (ie Trinidad).
As part of the lead up to World Environment Day on June 5, Red Earth, a non-profit founded by “a group of environmentally motivated artists and professionals, to raise eco-consciousness through the arts” is hosting the Red Earth Eco-Arts Festival in Tucker Valley, Chaguaramas.
The festivities started yesterday, and since the Red Earth flyer describes it better than I ever can, I’ll simply cut and paste:
Music, dance, art Movement, the moon and consciousness Produced in partnership with
Acts staged with a minimum of disturbance to the
natural environment. Red Earth is Unplugged.
The three-day festival will be held in the beautiful Tucker Valley
in the Chaguaramas National Park.
Performances will be staged in the open air at the Bamboo Cathedral.
The festival programme will feature an eclectic mix of
Indigenous/aboriginal rituals and performances,
contemporary dancers from Brazil and French Guiana,
acoustic music by Machel Montano and 3 Canal,
photographs of indigenous children from El Salvador,
as well as images by local photographers,
an art exhibition called Poisson (fish) in Maqueripe,
a smoke ceremony by the descendants of Amerindians from Arima,
spoken word performances and outdoor cinema.
The festival will also include historical and nature tours of the Park,
capoeira workshops, star gazing, a clean-up of Chagville and
talks on alternative energy sources.
the Chaguaramas Development Authority, which manages the
National Park, the Tourism Development Corporation, Gayelle-The Channel, the National Gas Company and
Alliance Francaise.