EMAIL FROM RICARDO SMITH:
Here I am in Guyana and have been asked by the THEATRE GUILD hierarchy to talk to them about the BRINK SHOWS which the THEATRE GUILD did in the 1960’s, as they would like to resuscitate the concept
They would like to hear …..
- How and why the idea started ….
- How they were created/put together…..
- Who directed and produced the shows
- My mind is totally blank on these shows…. if any one out there can give me some information to pass on it would be great
ALSO.. info required about: GUYANA LEGEND 1966 Continue reading
THE HACKIA STICK – By Dmitri Allicock
The making of a hackia stick above
THE HACKIA STICK
By Dmitri Allicock
Trekking Through Guyana and History.
The word hackia comes from the Arawak language haküya and denotes trees of the genus Handroanthus, typically used for making tool handles.
The hackia stick is a part of Guyana’s history and is made with any kind of dense, heavy wood, specifically that of the forest tree Ixora ferrea (family Rubiaceae) or of trees of the genus Handroanthus (family Bignoniaceae); especially (in later use) in hackia stick.
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https://ohbeautifulguyana.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/the-hackia-stick-by-dmitri-allicock/
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