Make a mas. Hide yuh face. Make something scary. Do something different. Create. Think. Provoke others to think. Provoke others. Just for a minute even.
Vulgar, eh?
This is Robert Young, owner of The Cloth Limited, (an iconic, quintessentially Caribbean label that turns 25 years old this year), designer, artist, band leader. Along with Lupe Leonard, he led Coalition, Vulgar Fraction’s presentation for 2011. Robert has been “an artist who works in clothing” for a very long time, and he has designed and influenced mas for probably as long as that. Vulgar Fraction is an independent mas, a renegade band. A wayward band of rogue carnival warriors, artists, and perhaps crazy people who create a different space for Jouvert and on Carnival Tuesday. As Robert describes it, “Vulgar Fraction has consistently advocated a return to true creativity, art and design for masqueraders. But the process becomes even more interesting when each person gets involved in designing and building part of their own costume themselves.”
Funny thing is, I saw many people at Samaroos on Carnival Sunday shopping like nuts on Christmas Eve, for feathers, fabric, glitter and all sorts of add-ons for their TT $5000 mas. Either the costumes were inadequate and they needed to embellish/mend, or people just have this urge – as the Merry Monarch is beginning to awake – to create their own mas. It’s like the spirit of Aldrick Prospect is waking up the people. That’s up for argument, and I’d like to hear from you. In the meantime, Robert Young, Lupe Leonard, Vulgar Fraction, Cat in the Bag Productions, the Alice Yard Players and others will be celebratING iNDEPENDENT mAS at Alice Yard today, Friday, March 25 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. If you’re in Trinidad, stop by and check it out.
Alice Yard
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And even if you’re not, enjoy your weekend :-).
Peace
L
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