Irvys Juarez

You have to go see this Play ! Amazing Work Rhoma Akosua Spencer & The Cast. Danse Macabre is the winner of the 2026 Toronto Fringe New Play Contest. Written and directed by Rhoma Spencer, the play is set in a Toronto Mas Camp on the eve of Toronto Caribbean Carnival. The story follows Cisco, a queer Black Trini-Canadian Mas designer creating an elaborate King costume that celebrates African history and ancestry. Conflict erupts when a white performer connected to the band's financial backers insists on wearing the costume, leading to questions of cultural ownership, identity, race, and the meaning of "playing mas." The production also incorporates memory scenes that connect present-day events with the history of the Black diaspora.