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Showing posts with label wings of hope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wings of hope. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Rosalind Gabriel's website is up!!

"Wings of Hope" is Rosalind Gabriel's Carnival 2008 presentation for the kiddies. The costumes are designed by Brian Mc Farlane as both bands will merge on Carnival Tuesday to showcase the message of Mc Farlane's "Earth". Wings of Hope is now available for registration at Rosalind Gabriel's website, with sections grouped specifically by age group and also an adult section for parents at a very reasonable $1195.00.

Abundant Grace


New Dawn


Paradise Reborn

Teaming up with Brian Mc Farlane for 2008 Rosalind Gabriel's Wings of Hope

Friday, September 14, 2007

Mc Farlane, the Review

The last time I made a journey to the city of San Fernando was in December 2006, a pilgrimage of sorts with a very dear friend who had returned to Trinidad from London. Yesterday as I made my way to San Fernando under grey skies the journey took me to San Fernando Hill, a spot I am ashamed to admit I never deemed worthy of a visit yet a fitting location for Brian Mc Farlane’s launch of his 2008 Carnival presentation “Earth- Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope”. San Fernando Hill, we were told, was once the site of a quarry until preservationist stepped in and reclaimed the Hill turning it into a one of the city’s most glorious landmarks. The significance of this echoes in Mc Farlane’s theme of the destruction of the Earth by elders with its salvation lying in the hands of the youth.

After a media briefing the production began with mud soaked characters playing the tambu babmu and leading the way.


Upon reaching the destination, there stood two more mud people holding a huge painted “Earth”, the backdrop a sea of muddied bodies rising out of mud soaked and painted brown cotton


Slowly the Earth lowered to the ground and a masked figure in white robes was revealed. As the mask itself was lowered the man of the moment, Brian Mc Farlane was exposed.






This signaled the narration of the story of the Earth and I was amazed that Mc Farlane had no script yet recited the story verbatim, accompanied by acoustics from a rapso band. Earth 2008 is a very deep, moving and touching presentation that is also globally relevant according to Mc Farlane. The band comprises of 18 sections, 13 of which are adults representing the Cries of Despair. Teaming up with reigning Children’s Band of the Year, Rosalind Gabriel, 5 children’s sections will portray the Wings of Hope marrying two genres of mas on the streets of Port of Spain.

On Monday masqueraders will be given staffs, yards of brown cotton and mud to wear; mud of the earth from where we all came and where we will one day return, the effect would be very much like the Earth characters that slowly revealed the sketches of each section from beneath the muddied cloth:


As Mc Farlane spoke his passion for the environment was made clear with each section of the Cries of Despair depicting the rape of the land and sea, Mc Farlane adding an anecdote to drive the point home. All is not lost as the Wings of Hope bring a New Dawn showing the Passion of Humanity and Paradise Reborn.


The skies grew threateningly darker as Mc Farlane's story came to an end, we were all then invited to take a closer look at the costumes as the mud people remained in character; solemn, silent and writhing.


Lots of little nibbles such as cassava sticks, mini coconut bake and the cutest cups of corn soup appeared as we milled around taking photographs, some partaking of the open bar as well.


Before I knew it however, the skies opened and the rain POURED! There is nothing more intimate than several strangers huddling under a shelter and the conversations flowed as freely as the rum punch. When the rains eventually stopped it signaled my departure, and a seemingly fitting end to the story of the day as the Hills were cleansed with a washing.

FOR PHOTOS FROM MC FARLANE's LAUNCH CLICK HERE

Mc Farlane's Website is up!

Following the media launch of "Earth - Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope" yesterday Mc Farlane's website was up and ready for registration at the the stroke of midnight.

In keeping with the theme of preservation the website is also hosted by a "Green" company"
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

The Story of Earth


The Story of Earth (3rd revision)

In the beginning, a young boy walked along a dry and harsh land.

He discovers a sparkle of light from the corner of his eye and seeks the source.

There he finds an object with a dull gold colour that looked damaged – as if ripped away from another part.

Not sure of its significance, or what it might be, he asks the people around him.

However, his questions go ignored – no one listens or cares.

The young boy secures the object – he feels the need to keep it safe.

When alone, the boy studies the object

…to him it looks like half of a Golden Apple.

Just then…the half of the golden apple begins to tell him a story…

It is a very dark story about a woman who was so beautiful and giving, that you were in awe just to see her.

Her name was Éclat Amaranth Rae Tru-Halcyon –

most people simply called her… Earth.

Earth, with her rotund shape and bulging waist, had a deep internal beauty and an extraordinary outer appearance.

She was blue and green – the colours that really mattered –

and her only intention was to give life.

However, her eyes echoed with a volcanic rage of fire…

for she was being hurt – repeatedly ravished and used.

Someone had painted black marks on her beautiful face – the marks appeared like oil cloaking water.

Earth tried to speak, but there were no listeners.

She tried to fight back with all her force as she called out for help!

However, her screams remained muffled by the winds of her horrors.

Disillusioned and tired, she just cried…and cried –

Floods of emotion flowed from deep within her soul.

Yet still, the people who could help her were at a roaring party.

The biggest of the big were present and dressed in their entire splendor.

They drank, danced, ate and laughed loudly.

But it was really a party of hypocrisy, because as splendid as their gowns were, their insides were rotting away!

They were like rapacious devils who spoke with metallic words.

BANG! BANG! BANG! they spoke.

They had created an Army of Fear whose priority was of mass destruction to the milieu and its inhabitants.

To Earth, they were the Avarice.

The Avarice failed to see how their greed was actually destroying themselves.

They had made Earth dry and scabbed from the regular beatings and consistent poking.

Some called the effect Desertification.

With the continued torture, she lost her will to give and feed.

As every moment passed, the atmosphere was getting hotter and it was now harmful to be in her once beautiful aura.

She became disfigured, black and brown sores now marred her once lavish blue and green face.

Then there was the pestilence – what had they done!

The young boy sheds a tear for Earth.

He feels her pain and does not understand why no one listened to her Cries of Despair.

As time passes, the boy continues to keep his storyteller close – the half of a golden apple.

Further along on his journey, the boy feels something different…he feels drawn to a young girl

There is something about her…

He senses a familiar light around her.

The Boy reaches out to her and in his hand, shows her the half of a golden apple.

Her eyes light up and she smiles… as she holds in her hand the other half of the Golden Apple.

Together they rejoice and speak about what they have found.

Then curiously, they join the two halves –

It becomes one whole Golden Apple and within it, they find all the answers for the unification of the universal consciousness.

As they look up, they both see the wings…

...of the most beautiful and colourful birds – a sign of new life.

Together they understand that they each hold in their hands,

The beginning of a new dawn…

The WINGS OF HOPE have arrived.

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