Arts & Theater News – Caribbean Life

Final performance of the night with all Tropicalfete performers on stage, stilts, dancers, masqueraders, steelpan players with the music of ‘Take Me Home’ by Freetown Collective and arranged by Jeanine Ruiz.

Cultural Gift

By Nelson A. King

Hercules sings "50 Years" on way to winning Golden Jubilee Independence Monarch last year.

Year-in-Review 2025 – Arts and Entertainment

By Nelson A. King

Sunday School children perform a dance routine.

‘Good news, great joy’: Antiguan-born Joycelyn King hails FSUMC Children’s Christmas Pageant

By Nelson A. King

Curators Heather Simms and Patrice Johnson Chevannes standing next to each other on stage at the Billie Holiday Theater for the celebration on Dec. 13, 2025.

Billie Holiday Theater hosts inaugural Caribbean Theater Festival

By Milette Millington

Governor Kathy Hochul at the 217th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.

NYSCA awards $63M in arts and culture grants

By Nelson A. King

Students Performing Glow in the Dark Illusion Thriller Showcase.

Brooklyn Performing Arts Students recreate iconic ‘Thriller’

By Nelson A. King

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Corrin Rachelle Mitchell and Michael Jackson Jr. in Alvin Ailey's Revelations.

Curtain Up

By Nelson A. King

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Oliver Samuels brings the laughter — America’s premiere backs Jamaica’s hurricane relief

By Nelson A. King

Alice and Tati face off. Alice is balancing on her short crutches, legs bent and folded under herself, tops of her toes grazing the floor. They peer at each other with curiosity and intensity.

Art in Motion

By Milette Millington

President Barack Obama after he announced live on television the death of Osama bin Laden, from the East Room of the White House in Washington May 1, 2011.

’44’ The musical salute to President Barack Obama

By Vinette K. Pryce

Cameroon native Yolande Boyom, who created the play/upcoming film “The Road to Freedom,” to bring awareness to human trafficking.

From Cameroon to the stage: Playwright’s debut tackles human trafficking

By Milette Millington

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Lar Lubovitch’s Many Angels.

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Ailey II’s world tour includes Jamaica

By Nelson A. King

Sydnéi SmithJordan and her collector Whoopi Goldberg.

Acclaimed artist Sydnéi SmithJordan celebrates with new mural

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn artist Tara center, surrounded by family members at her art series honoring women, during a display at a Sept. 13 Black Art Matters Pop-Up tour at Waverly Street art space in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn artist unveils collection at Black Art Matters pop-up tour, inspired by family, nature, ancestors

By Tangerine Clarke

Shoshanna Weinberger, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Montclair, NJ, now lives in Newark, NJ.

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Caribbean American artist brings fresh vision to NYC Gallery exhibition

By Milette Millington

Ozzie Stewart, founder of Beyond The Call 24 7, Inc.

Caribbean nonprofit hosts epic artwork on Friday to help heal abuse

By Nelson A. King

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Hunts Point Market to receive $405 million for an all-electric project to reduce pollution

Council Member Francisco Moya joined representatives from the Mount Horeb Baptist Church for a street co-naming ceremony in honor of Reverend Darlene Spurling Morgan. Photo via Council Member Francisco Moya Facebook.

Corona street co-named in honor of Rev. Darlene Spurling Morgan

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal delivers remarks on Election Night after he was elected Manhattan borough president.

In State Senate farewell, Hoylman-Sigal recalls progress on LGBTQ rights

Protesters against NYPD gang database at City Hall

Op-Ed | Looking back on a bad year for criminal justice