The coronavirus pandemic has caused several 2020 Caribbean festivals carnivals to be canceled or postponed. Festival stakeholders are being forced to rethink their offerings to maintain their appeal and remain profitable.
Listen to our conversation with Caribbean cultural and entertainment leaders on the future of festivals in the region (this was originally recorded during a webinar on June 9, 2020). Kamal Bankay (Chairman - Jamaica Sports and Entertainment Network), Valmiki Maharaj (Band Leader - The Lost Tribe, Tribe Carnival Group), Carol Roberts-Reifer (CEO – Barbados National Cultural Foundation) and Vashtie Dookiesingh (Senior Specialist – IDB Lab) answer the question how can Caribbean celebrations adapt to the changing world?, moderated by Golda Lee Bruce, Development Storyteller for the IDB Caribbean Department.
To learn more about policies that support creative industries read our publication here: https://publications.iadb.org/en/public-policies-creativity-and-innovation-promoting-orange-economy-latin-america-and-caribbean.
Further, you can see our work promoting creative industries in the Caribbean and other issues related to the region's development by exploring our new website: https://devtrends.iadb.org/en.
Interested in more of the Bank's resources on creative industries check out our recent publications below.
Video games
https://publications.iadb.org/en/video-games-more-just-game-the-unknown-successes-of-latin-american-and-caribbean-studios
Technocreatives
https://publications.iadb.org/en/technocreative-entrepreneurships-creativity-and-technology-allies-or-enemies
Launching an Orange Future
https://publications.iadb.org/en/launching-orange-future-fifteen-questions-getting-know-creative-entrepreneurs-latin-america-and
50 innov
https://publications.iadb.org/en/orange-economy-innovations-you-may-not-know-were-latin-america-and-caribbean
Future Landscape of the Orange Economy
https://publications.iadb.org/en/future-landscapes-orange-economy-creative-pathways-improving-lives-latin-america-and-caribbean
The Orange Economy
https://publications.iadb.org/en/orange-economy-infinite-opportunity
Explore more content from our work in the Caribbean region.
https://devtrends.iadb.org/en
