fartsy: Cari-what? Cari-who? Carifringe!

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Tonight I'm going to talk to you about something amazing. Ready? CARIFRINGE. If you don't know what that is, I feel really bad about how much your life sucks right now. Check out their website immediately and make sure you pay attention to this post. Here's what CARIFRINGE has to say about itself:

CariFringe is the newly created annual cultural and regional arts festival hosted by The Bahamas here in the capital city, Nassau. This year’s inaugural festival takes place over ten days, the 1st to the 11th of October, and promises movement, excitement, and creativity with its inclusion of a wide range of art forms, activities and performances at locations all over Nassau and something for everyone’s taste.

Didja hear that? Movement, excitement, something for EVERYONE! No, for realz. Just look at this schedule! http://carifringe.org/wordpress/schedule

So anyways, I've checked out 2 of the events so far and I have to say I was NOT disappointed. The first one [that I went to] was the Bahamas Writers Summer Institute "Writers In the Round" hosted by The Hub.

Now I'm not gonna lie, I was worried that this could turn out to be snoozefest 2010 but it was actually pretty freakin' cool. We all sat in a circle around the fire, okay it was three candles, and the writers had 2 minutes to share their work. It was a continuous flow of words, and breath, and laughter, and silence, and words. It was cozy, and then uncomfortable, and then nervous, laughter, and nervous laughter.

The best thing about it for me was that the crowd was mixed. Different age groups, different stories and many common threads. Oh and you know what else? The timing was perfect. I've been to readings that just drag on forever. NOT FUN. This was spot on.

Later that evening I headed back to The Hub to watch a performance by the Bahamian Dance Theatre Company.

People, This company is the BIZNESS. I mean, it was major. The showcase was beautiful - a mixture of Bahamian influences, contemporary choreography, African fire and even some tap dancing. Honestly the tap dancer kind of stole the show!

The setting was intimate - only around 20 or so people and the dancers were so close you could hear them breathe. This performance was all about interaction. We weren't just seeing a show, we were helping it happen.

If The Bahamian Dance Theatre Company is having a performance, make sure you're there. A+