Performing

Joseph Laroche, the Haitian Aboard the Titanic, on Stage

NASHVILLE, USA (defend.ht) - Joseph Laroche, the only black person, a Haitian who was aboard the famed ship The Titanic, will be on stage for the first time in “Titanic the Musical”. The character of the only black man on the fatal cruise, forgotten by James Cameron in his movie, will played by another of Haitian descent, Max Désir.

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Ayikodans Returns to Miami with New World Premiere

MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - In the summer of 2011, Ayikodans sold out the box office for several nights at the Adrienne Arsht in Miami. The Haitian dance company is returning for two days this May.

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Haiti: Carnival 2012, Les Cayes Unveils 3-Day Floating Hotel

LES CAYES, Haiti (defend.ht) - The National Carnival 2012 Committee announced arrangements for a 3-day cruise ship, the M/V Adriana of Tropicana, that will be in the Bay of Cayes throughout the carnival festivities, February 19-22.

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Haiti Carnival to be held in Les Cayes in 2012

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Carnival of Haiti will be held in Les Cayes, Haiti's third largest city, rather than the capital city, from February 19 to 21 2012.

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Haitian Artists Rock at Miami Caribbean Carnival

MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - On October 9th, 2011, On Point Entertainment and the Party Room Squad participated in the 3rd Annual Miami Broward One Carnival at the SunLife Stadium.

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T-Vice Backed Out of West Indian Parade when Sound Team Was Assaulted at Gunpoint

BROOKLYN, USA (defend.ht) - It was seen that no bands from the Haitian Music Industry were at the Eastern Parkway, West Indian Parade this year. T-Vice backed out because their soundmen were assaulted at gunpoint. Below is their press release:

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No Haitian Bands at the West Indian Parade on Eastern Parkway

BROOKLYN, USA (defend.ht) - The annual West Indian Parade which takes place on Labor Day travelling through Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn New York was not attended by any Haitian bands.

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Spain's International Children's Theatre Performs in P-au-P

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Since the visit of the Queen of Spain to Haiti, several times between 2007 and 11, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the cooperation of the Spanish Ministry for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). This week the Embassy of Spain and the AECID, invited an international traveling children's theater to perform for several hundred kids in the capital city.

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Garry Pierre-Pierre: 11th Annual KreyolFest is Free

NEW YORK CITY, USA - An announcement was made during the press conference for the annual Brooklyn, Prospect Park, Kreyol Fest that will make the event more open than ever before.

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Nikki M James Talks About Tony Award-Nominated Role in Broadway Musical

NEW YORK, USA – She is extremely young and refreshing in the world of Broadway Musicals and teamed with a trio of cutting-edge producers, the young Nikki M. James may be the holder of this year's Tony Award.

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Ayikodans in the U.S. Sells Out at the Box Office [Video]

MIAMI, USA - What was meant to be a single fundraising performance led to a series of shows by the dance company, Ayikodans, out of Haiti. Every night of their performance were sell outs at the box office, standing ovations and rave reviews.

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Charlie Sheen Not Winning, Booed Off Stage

Port-au-Prince is the last stop on Charlie Sheen's "My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option" comedy tour but the start of the tour got off to a rough start Saturday in its first stop in Detroit.

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If your vagina could talk, what would it say?

This year, the "Spotlight monologue" focuses on the plight of women and girls in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, as thousands live in high-risk situations where they face the danger of sexual assault and rape, without a supportive infrastructure to assist them.

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Book reviews

Haiti Noir

Book Review

The anthology edited by Edwidge Danticat puts a uniquely Haitian spin on the crime genre

"Danticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration." - Publishers Weekly