Ian Ali

Ian Ali
Theatre director, Painter, Organiser
Principal country concerned : Column : Theater, Cinema/tv, Fine arts
Trinidad and Tobago

B. 1937
D. 2007

Ian Angus Ali was born on the 21st of January 1937 in the village of Tunapuna. He excelled in Art, Literature and Theatre at Naparima College. His passion for Carnival inspired him to design for Carnival Bands, play steel-pan and in later years, become the familiar voice doing Carnival Commentary on TV and radio. In 1962, he won a Government Scholarship to study Art in England. He attended the Bath Academy of Art in Bristol where he studied Painting and Film-Making. At the Sir John Cass College of Arts he studied Sculpture, Jewelry, Commercial Art, Magazine and Layout and Television Production. He also attended Hammersmith College of Arts and Building where he studied Environmental Sculpture, Design and Fabric Work and was awarded the National Diploma in Design.

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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