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Caribbean Essence showcased five
fashion designers at The Gallery runway
fashion show in Berlin, Germany in
July 2013. Designers for this event
included Andrea King (Barbados), Oriett
Domenech (Dominican Republic),
Arlene Martin (Jamaica), and Heather
Jones and Meiling Esau (Trinidad and
Tobago). Subsequent to this initiative,
four designers received contracts for the
distribution of their designs in Germany
and other areas of the EU.
THE GALLERY BERLIN
CARIFESTA XI
The Caribbean Soul Fusion platform
was executed during the staging of
the eleventh Caribbean Festival of
Arts (CARIFESTA) in August 2013 in
Suriname. Caribbean Export supported
the creation of a “cultural market”
within the Festival. This initiative
created opportunities for performing
artistes to participate in vocal and
performance training, which culminated
in performances at international festivals
and venues in Europe.
This was achieved by inviting the
managers of some of these facilities
and events to CARIFESTA XI, to view
performances and to network with
Caribbean artistes from CARICOM
Member States and Associate Members.
Coaching sessions, business meetings,
panel presentations, and performance
showcases were organized over a
four-day period during CARIFESTA
XI, for the benefit of both artistes and
arts presenters. Twenty (20) artistes
participated in the cultural market,
which focused on music and dance
(Figure 9).
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