WHO WI'?

(WHO WE ARE)

Braata Productions is dedicated to giving Caribbean and Caribbean-American artists a platform to showcase their work and talents. It was founded in 2009 to bring Caribbean folk culture, music movement, stories, artists, and theatre to the United States.

Our mission is to bring Caribbean folk culture, artists, music, stories, movement, and theatre into prominent spaces while achieving greater recognition for our various art forms. We provide entertainment and education to our patrons and give voice to our diverse experiences, performers, writers, and directors. We aim to represent the folk culture of the Caribbean islands with creative authenticity.

WAH WI' A DO?

(WHAT WE ARE DOING)

When Caribbean people are portrayed in mainstream media, it often feels inauthentic. We don't sound like that! Braata was founded to develop a sense of pride, where Caribbean folks tell and sing their own stories, and can see themselves on stage through the incredible (and well-known!) performers and artists.

The company is a full-service professional production company, offering the highest quality theatrical and educational productions and programs to the tri-state area and on tours. Since its inception, Braata Theatre Workshop has presented 20 productions from both established and up-and-coming artists.

WAH'MECK YUH FI HELP?

(WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP)

The Story

Braata is an award-winning production company, home to theatrical productions as well as the popular Braata folk singers!

We started in 2009 with an idea. A group of theatre friends from Jamaica decided to do a stage reading for Trevor Rhone’s “Positive,” and Braata Theatre Workshop was born. Some months later, in a living room in Brooklyn, strangers came together because of a call from a Facebook post, and the Braata Folk Singers was born.

That same year, the theatre workshop presented its first fully mounted production of "Positive" at the now-closed Spoon Theatre, and the following year, the Braata Folk Singers made their concert debut at the Lang Recital Hall in Manhattan.

A message from Andrew - Executive Director

Braata is a labor of love. Love for Caribbean folk culture, for artists, creators, and our community. Our mission is to tell our stories authentically on the biggest stages. Our stories are important and need to be told.

Our pride is unmatched when we see our stories told and ourselves on stage. Watching people come together over the culture that means so much to me is a gift.

Over the last decade and more, we’ve been to stages as near as New Jersey, Connecticut, Atlanta, and as far as Canada, St Kitts & Nevis, and Trinidad & Tobago. The Braata Folk Singers won awards at the World Choir Games, and Theatre Workshop has garnered much critical acclaim, with three AUDELCO Award Nominations for Excellence in Black Theatre for “Not About Eve” in the categories of Best Ensemble, Best Production, and Best Playwright.

Off-Broadway is next, where we will expand our reach and ensure that the art is appreciated and uplifted by more people in the Diaspora and beyond!

Braata is people-powered — and like everything we do, it’s only possible thanks to you.

Oshun Painting