by ncc_admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Gatka Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) With origins dating back to Northern India (currently Pakistan), Gatka is a highly ritualised fighting dance form that is attributed to the god Shiva and his devotees. While it has passed...
by ncc_admin | Jul 9, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Dame Lorraine Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) Today, the Dame Lorraine traditional character appears as a female dressed in the style of a rich planter’s wife. However, in the beginning, the Dame Lorraine was not a single...
by ncc_admin | Jul 8, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Bat Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) Bats sometimes play with clown bands, sometimes as bat bands, and sometimes as individuals. The typical bat costume is normally black or brown, (although white bats are not uncommon) made of...
by ncc_admin | Jul 7, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
African Mas Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) A staple from the Golden Age of Carnival of the middle 20th Century, African Mas, like its forbears, drew its inspiration from actual history for its presentation. While traditional...
by ncc_admin | Jul 5, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Minstrels Photos and research courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT). Minstrels are classified as any band of singers, disguised with or without painted faces and using instruments such as the banjo, maracas, clappers, rattle etc., simulating...
