Marionettes Slideshow
26 May, 2011
Who we are, what we do
24 September, 2010 Leave a Comment
Marionettes donate $200,000 to charity
17 May, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Marionettes concluded a historic year – including our celebrated stagings of Carmen and A Prayer for Peace II, but also the country’s state of emergency and curfew – with a renewed commitment to being the change we wanted to see in Trinidad & Tobago. Over the last five years, the Marionettes – with support [...]
[Continue reading...]This week: “Make a joyful noise” at NAPA, remembering Dr. Eric Williams
11 April, 2012 Leave a Comment
It’s a busy week for us at the Marionettes! Make a joyful noise! Tomorrow (Thursday 12th April), we join with some of the country’s leading performers – Errol Fabien, the Lydian Singers, Wendell Constantine, Denyse Plummer, Lord Superior, the Metamorphosis and Marcia Charles dance companies, Los Alumunos de San Juan, Farida Chapman, Paul Keens-Douglas, Felix [...]
[Continue reading...]Music Festival roundup for Marionettes & friends!
25 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Marionettes may have retired unbeaten from the Biennal Trinidad & Tobago Music Festival in 1980, but it’s never stopped our talented members from entering as individuals and ensembles through their respective music teachers and/or schools. As always, our members and friends have done us proud. Here’s a run-down of how they placed. Final [...]
[Continue reading...]The Youth Chorale opens its doors to primary school students eight and up
19 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
Despite retiring unbeaten from local competition in 1980, the Trinidad & Tobago Music Festival has remained a cherished event for the Marionettes Chorale. Ever committed to nurturing young talent in Trinidad & Tobago, the Marionettes has collaborated with many children’s choirs, including those of Sacred Heart Girls, St. Monica’s, and Maria Regina. In 1995, the [...]
[Continue reading...]TT$200K raised for charity in A Prayer for Peace II
31 December, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Marionettes’ Gretta Taylor, with BP’s Robert Riley and the late Astra Da Costa, donate to the Rotary’s Grenada Hurricane Relief efforts. Photo: Butch Limchoy This year, we are thrilled to be able to have raised another TT$200,000 for our A Prayer for Peace II charity partners, in addition to the nearly TT$2 million we have raised [...]
[Continue reading...]TV Schedule for A Prayer for Peace II
19 December, 2011 Leave a Comment
We’ve now completed our final live performance of the year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA). Now it’s time for a much deserved rest. But if you’d still like to see the Marionettes performing some of your favourite music, you’re in luck! In [...]
[Continue reading...]And we open tonight with A Prayer for Peace II!
2 December, 2011 Leave a Comment
The day is here! We weren’t sure it would come, or when…! This year has been boldly taking risks and having faith. We began the year, trying to prepare for Carmen, with no rehearsal space. After staging the show against all odds, Trinidad & Tobago’s state of emergency was called before we even started rehearsals in [...]
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