Caroline Taylor
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Caroline Taylor is an actor, singer, director, journalist and marketer from Trinidad and Tobago
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Taylor was born in Port of Spain
, Trinidad and Tobago
. She studied music, dance and drama at an early age, winning a Trinidad & Tobago National Scholarship for Languages in 2000, and Commonwealth Scholarship (Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan) in 2009. She completed a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Performance Studies
at Williams College
, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
and the joint La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
and Trinity College, Hartford program in New York City
, USA. On a Commonwealth Scholarship, she completed a Master of Arts
degree in Drama (Performance Making) at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Taylor's work has included theatrical, musical and operatic performances in Trinidad, the United Kingdom and the United States, where she was reportedly the first Trinidadian to write and perform a show at the New York International Fringe Festival
in New York City and the Contains Fat Festival in London. In the field of publishing, she is the editor of Discover Trinidad and Tobago
at Media and Editorial Projects Limited
, and writes for Caribbean Beat
.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
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Taylor was born in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. She studied music, dance and drama at an early age, winning a Trinidad & Tobago National Scholarship for Languages in 2000, and Commonwealth Scholarship (Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan) in 2009. She completed a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Performance Studies
Performance Studies
Performance studies have been growing as an academic field since the 1960s. Performance studies believe in the social act of Doing as it takes performance itself as the object of inquiry.The process of defining it becomes a practice in performance studies itself...
at Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
__notoc__The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is an acting school located at 115 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, as well as at 7936 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California...
and the joint La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is an off-off Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, and named in reference to her. Located on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the theatre grew out of Stewart's tiny basement boutique for her fashion designs; the boutique's space acted as a theatre for...
and Trinity College, Hartford program in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, USA. On a Commonwealth Scholarship, she completed a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in Drama (Performance Making) at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Taylor's work has included theatrical, musical and operatic performances in Trinidad, the United Kingdom and the United States, where she was reportedly the first Trinidadian to write and perform a show at the New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, is a Fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. It takes place over the course of two weeks every August, spread across several neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, notably the Lower East Side, the...
in New York City and the Contains Fat Festival in London. In the field of publishing, she is the editor of Discover Trinidad and Tobago
Discover Trinidad and Tobago
Discover Trinidad and Tobago is an annual, free travel/visitor guide to Trinidad and Tobago. It has been published by Media and Editorial Projects Limited since 1991....
at Media and Editorial Projects Limited
Media and Editorial Projects Limited
Media and Editorial Projects Limited is a private publishing company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.The company was established in 1991 by Jeremy Taylor and Joanne Mendes...
, and writes for Caribbean Beat
Caribbean Beat
' is a bimonthly magazine, published in Port of Spain, Trinidad, covering the arts, culture and society of the Caribbean, with a focus on the region's English-speaking territories...
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