Obituary: Ken Corsbie

Ken Corsbie and the Earl Warner Trust Lifetime Achievement Award

There is a meeting here tonight                   

There is a meeting here tonight

Come one and all and gather round

There is a meeting here tonight

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We have previously published accounts of the life and work of Caribbean theatre artist Ken Corsbie in these pages.  Other accounts have now surfaced offered as tributes to his memory by persons who knew him personally, who have worked with him, and whose lives and careers he has impacted.  The following analysis contains material which will be repeating a few bits of evidence already published, but it is offered for its value as new contribution to knowledge, including a few factual corrections, and an overall coverage of the meaning and importance of the work of Ken Corsbie.

                                                                     Al Creighton

                                                Stabroek News Arts Editor

Ken Corsbie was a Guyanese theatre artist, a legendary personality in the field of Caribbean culture to which he has made significant important contributions as performer, definer/codifier, administrator and even theorist.  He served the Caribbean region in a long influential career as actor, director, story teller, comedian, film maker, radio announcer/producer, and published author.