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    Beryl McBurnie was born in 1914 in Trinidad and developed a passion for the arts from a young age through performances at her family home. She studied dance in New York in 1938 and helped found Trinidad's first permanent theatre, Little Carib Theatre, in 1948. McBurnie incorporated steel bands and folk dances into Caribbean music and theatre and inspired many great Caribbean artists. She advocated for recognizing folk dances in popular culture.

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    Beryl McBurnie was born in 1914 in Trinidad and developed a passion for the arts from a young age through performances at her family home. She studied dance in New York in 1938 and helped found Trinidad's first permanent theatre, Little Carib Theatre, in 1948. McBurnie incorporated steel bands and folk dances into Caribbean music and theatre and inspired many great Caribbean artists. She advocated for recognizing folk dances in popular culture.

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    Life and work

    of Beryl
    McBurnie
    Group 3:
    Chandini Baljor
    Jessica Gobin
    Dafina Nials
    Daniel Roopchand
    Zuri Singh
    Early Life

    ● Born on November 2nd, 1914

    ● Beryl McBurnie’s passion for the arts began at the family home on 69 Roberts Street, Woodbrook,
    where she put on many the backyard shows at the ‘Tranquility Girls’ Intermediate and Teachers’
    Training College’.

    ● Her ­first job as a teacher gave full rein to her love of dance, music and theatre. Her education
    continued out in the ­end with folklorist Andrew Carr while he researched local culture and
    traditions.

    ● In 1938, she left Trinidad to study dance at the Columbia University in New York. Here, she studied
    under Martha Graham, met the great Black American actor Paul Robeson and worked on Broadway.
    • Her crusading work inspired cultural
    pioneers such as Rex Nettleford; to found
    the Jamaica National Dance Theatre
    Company

    • She travelled the entirety of the country


    keenly, raising money, solving problems
    and seeking support for the Arts.

    • In November 1948, she founded Little


    Carib Theatre and Little Carib Dance
    Company at Roberts St, Woodbrook,
    launching the country’s ­first permanent
    theatre.

    • Some notable productions were Talking


    Drums, Sugar Ballet, Caribbean Cruise and
    Parang.
    NEXT!
    Awards

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    Beryl McBurnie’s Contributions to the Caribbean Arts and Popular Culture

    ● Beryl McBurnie Incorporated Steel Bands into Modern Caribbean Music and
    Theatre.

    ● Beryl McBurnie advocated for the recognition of Folk Dances into Caribbean and
    Popular Culture.

    ● Beryl McBurnie opened Trinidad’s first permanent theatre.

    ● Beryl McBurnie inspired many great Caribbean artists in music and theatre
    References

    Beryl McBurnie. (2000, April 29). Raymond, J. (1996). Beryl McBurnie:


    Retrieved from The Guardian: the First Lady of Dance. Retrieved
    https://www.theguardian.com/news/2 from Caribbean Beat:
    000/apr/29/guardianobituaries1 https://www.caribbean-
    beat.com/issue-20/beryl-mcburnie-
    first-lady-dance#axzz6f9OhJxF
    M. Mcburnie, Beryl Eugenia . (n.d.).
    Retrieved from The Caribbean Memory
    Project: CREDIT
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    https://www.caribbeanmemoryproject.com
    /mc-burnie-beryl.html

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