EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean is a pioneering exploration of the influences of Carnival on contemporary performance practices in the Caribbean, North America, and Europe.Conceived around a series of nine commissioned performances realized during the 2014 Caribbean Carnival season across eight cities in six different countries, the exhibition considers the connections between Carnival & performance, masquerade & social criticism, diaspora & transnationalism. Taking its title from a pun on “Mas” (short for masquerade and synonymous with carnival in the English–speaking Caribbean), EN MAS’ considers a history of performance that does not take place on the stage or in the gallery, but rather in the streets, addressing not the few but the many.
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EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean is a pioneering exploration of the influences of Carnival on contemporary performance practices in the Caribbean, North America, and Europe.Conceived around a series of nine commissioned performances realized during the 2014 Caribbean Carnival season across eight cities in six different countries, the exhibition considers the connections between Carnival & performance, masquerade & social criticism, diaspora & transnationalism. Taking its title from a pun on “Mas” (short for masquerade and synonymous with carnival in the English–speaking Caribbean), EN MAS’ considers a history of performance that does not take place on the stage or in the gallery, but rather in the streets, addressing not the few but the many.
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