Austin Fido

Over the past two months, Barbados-born, New Jersey-resident writer Austin Fido has written a series of articles attempting to get behind the mas—from concept to design to production and performance.

There was a time when designer and masman Peter Minshall had only two dogs: Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Norman Manley.

“The other day, a friend said to me, ‘You know, I never miss mass,’” says the character Gene Miles from the stage of the Little Carib Theatre, adopting the slightly haughty tone of well-intended piety

Barbados-born, New Jersey-resident writer Austin Fido continues his series of articles attempting to get behind the mas—from concept to design to production and performance.

Barbados-born, New Jersey-resident writer Austin Fido continues his series of articles attempting to get behind the mas—from concept to design to production and performance.

From now until Carnival, Barbadian-born, New Jersey-resident writer Austin Fido will write a series of articles attempting to get behind the mas—from concept to design to production and performance.

From now until Carnival, Barbados-born, New Jersey-resident writer Austin Fido will write a series of articles attempting to get behind the mas—from concept to design to production and performance.