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WHAT ELSE?

Ken tells at three Queens, NY libraries in October: 17th 3pm at Woodhaven. 19th 6.30pm at South Hollis and 24th 2pm.at Hollis. Click here to download the flyer.

AN INTERESTING UPCOMING GIG:

THE BAHAMAS. 4th - 12th October
Three solo performances and a workshop at the Shakespeare in Paradise theatre festival. Two other invited productions including the Cayman Cultural Foundations production of One White One Black that was shown at Carifesta in Guyana last August. It is directed/designed by Henry Muttoo, their artistic director. See their website at http://shakespeareinparadise.org.

Ken's Place in Caribbean Theatre

From August 14th - 25th Ken Corsbie performed at several locations in Guyana. One performance was at the Theatre Guild. Al Creighton, from Stabroek News, writes an interesting article on Ken's place in Caribbean theatre: Click here.

Ken can be reached at:

95 High Hill Drive, Sound Beach, NY 11789
phone 631-744-3127 kcorsbie@optonline.net

What Else?

“Unpretentious, rapier sharp and funny; The Caribbean's George Carlin; generous raconteur and memoirist.”
Juliet Emanuel. Professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY.

 



See and Hear Ken, LIVE! Click on any link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J7AeUCGbxE
Ken performing oral/aural poetry of the Caribbean at his concert "Caribbean Voices" in the Cayman Islands, June 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjl2TPcrZCI
Ken performing more poetry from his "Caribbean Voices" program. Cayman Islands, June 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9sy27CAtvU
Ken tells about his cultural shock on first arriving in America. at a dinner theatre, Orlando, Florida. 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6dVv0dOS7Q
Ken tells a story of four boys who love to bet, and get into trouble. A Marc Matthews story "11 O'clock Goods Train". Cornelia st. Cafe, Manhattan. 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg05ORWjHGQ
Ken telling the story of "Bajan Directions" - asking directions in Barbados - Cornelia St. Cafe, Manhattan. 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJNzTC-4FDs
Ken at a Caribbean Comedy Festival, talking about air travel in the islands. Washington, DC. 1994.

 

LINKS OF INTEREST....

http://www.ecaroh.com/spokenword/index.html
Caribbean stand-up, poetry, story.

http://www.pancaribbean.com/banyan/index.htm
Best video archive of island arts/culture.

www.dtradewinds.com/
THE Caribbean calypsonian/satirist/commentator.

http://caribbeannetnews.com/
Caribbean Net News: The source for news throughout the Caribbean. One of the most comprehensive and encompassing in the region.

Click here for the official site of the Caribbean Festival of the Arts.

www.guyfolkfest.org
The annual Guyana Folk Festival in Brooklyn and Queens, NY.

http://www.storynet.org/
The National Storytelling Network - umbrella organization for everything storytelling in America.

 

"Ken’s stories carry a deeply felt understanding of Caribbean cultures, which he gives us with his infectious laughter and a twinkle in the eye"
The Storycrafters – Barry Marshall & Jeri Burns. Philmont, NY

Contact Ken at : 95 High Hill Drive, Sound Beach, NY 11789,
phone 631-744-3127 e-mail kcorsbie@optonline.net website www.kcorsbie.com