Another aspect of CNCF’s Arts and Culture Education programme is the hosting of symposia. The Foundation has hosted two symposia so far. One was the International Conference on Caribbean Culture and Performance and the other was the Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase Conference.
The International Conference on Caribbean Culture and Performance honoured the 50th anniversary of “Moon On A Rainbow Shawl”, a widely performed drama written by Trinidadian Errol John. Cayman National Cultural Foundation hosted the conference in collaboration with the University College of the Cayman Islands, Centre for Creative & Festival Arts – University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, University of South Florida College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean and the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts School of Drama. The three-day conference was the first of its kind held in Cayman.
Using “Moon On A Rainbow Shawl” as a basis, presenters spoke on various aspects of Caribbean culture, especially “de yard”, and theatrical elements in general. Some examples of the presentations:
“Moon on a Rainbow Shawl: A Play for all Seasons and Regions” by Ray Funk
“Moon on a Rainbow Shawl: “From Page to Stage in the Classroom” by Louis McWilliams
“Moon Discourse: Politics & Caribbean Aesthetic” by Dr. Kenneth Ramchand of the UWI and Associate Provost of the University of Trinidad & Tobago
“Theatrical Space and a Sense of Place in Errol John’s “Moon on a Rainbow Shawl” by USF Professor Dr. Patrick Finelli
“The Yards Next Door: Imagination and Creativity” by Ken Corsbie
Playwright and UWI Senior Lecturer Rawle Gibbons presented the keynote address titled, “Yard As Cultural Nexus”. The Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase Conference hosted a panel that discussed the prospects and challenges of film production in the Caribbean region. The panel included Cuban filmmakers Rigoberto López Pego and Luís Notario Barrera, Caymanian filmaker Frankie Flowers and CNCF’s Artistic Director Henry Muttoo.
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