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Thinking through Carnival Part I
['Guardian Media Newsroom']
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Changes and adaptations to T&T’s Carnival have been most visual since the beginning of the 21st century and Carnival continues to evolve, blending a mixture of traditional and new.
The fact that T&T’s Carnival is a big attraction to T&T and wider Caribbean diasporas ensures a steady stream of visitors to our country.
Live streaming of events, the proliferation of videos by celebrity visitors, artistes and masqueraders, takes Carnival way beyond our little islands.
Thus, we can expect T&T’s Carnival to continue evolving, whether we like the direction or not.
If we intentionally create spaces for the “mas” in Carnival by supporting traditional mas, having opportunities for younger designers to showcase their creativity and expanding community-based events, we can shape how Carnival evolves.