Caribbean Festival of Arts
caribbean festival art commonly known carifesta annual festival promoting art caribbean different country hosting event year started provide venue depict life people region hero moral myth tradition belief creativity way expression fostering sense caribbean unity motivating artist showing best home country began auspex guyana president forbes burnham inspired singular art festival region according caricom organisation carifesta aim depict life people region hero morale myth tradition belief creativeness way expression show similarity difference people caribbean latin america create climate art flourish artist would encouraged return homeland awaken regional identity literature stimulate unite cultural movement throughout region festival includes cultural opening closing ceremony presentation range elaborate musical production comedy fantasy ritual history folk play legend artist first carifest include conjunto folklorico nacionale cuba olhigue baccos guyana shango dancer trinidad shac shac musician dominica concert recital musical show provide folk rhythm jazz well pop classic indian tablas african drum caribbean steel pan piano violin flute guitar traditional dance reflecting wide array diversity caribbean including javanese dancing intricate ballet earthy folk play dramatic modern choreography classical indian movement spontaneous improvisation pop exhibition include sculpture graphic painting drawing photograph craft demonstration ceramic wood carving painting drawing anthology new writing caribbean region produced carifesta author often launch work festival also poetry recital lecture discussion university conference centre host country guyana suriname boast diverse heritage showcase historical exhibit anthropological study indigenous people event activity child family idea carifesta based similar event took place puerto rico georgetown guyana hosted caribbean writer artist convention encouraged president forbes burnham host art festival grander scale thus carifesta created took place guyana recently gained independence prompted need develop caribbean personality success festival led establishment permanent unit within secretariat new caricom organization grating oversight establishing different host among territory caribbean commemorative stamp issued guyana mark occasion task force set caricom develop identify financing cultural industry region dr hilary brown caricom secretariat’s programme manager culture community development made announcement st meeting regional cultural committee rcc opened courtyard marriott paramaribo suriname december “the caribbean community welcome offer government suriname host carifesta xi looking forward event great anticipation stated” noting caricom “crossroads development highly valued regional expose’ caribbean art culture” carifesta returned guyana attracting participant age july saint lucia haitian president michel martelly expressed interest hosting carifesta increase cultural relation neighboring nation apart member caricom grouping event plan attract country union south american nation unasur suriname became full member president dési bouterse anticipated suriname would host participant given fact contingent country number least festival held historic wooden inner city paramaribo organizer said “from independence square presidential palace heart town people supposed feel carifesta town paramaribo going festival city week” trinidad tobago hosted event august fourth time theme connect share invest twentyfour country registered attend including noncaricom country curaçao colombia guadeloupe hub carifesta xiv caribbean grand market located queen park savannah event across island carifesta official website historical carifesta document digital library caribbean