Dame Lorraine
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Dame Lorraine is a flamboyantly costumed, satirical female masquerade character in Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, known for exaggerated curves and parody of European high society.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnival character
ⓘ
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival character ⓘ masquerade character ⓘ |
| appearsDuring |
Carnival Monday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Tuesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
stickfighting era of Carnival
ⓘ
traditional Carnival characters ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Dame Lorine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dame Lorrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCostumeElement |
elegant dress
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exaggerated bust ⓘ exaggerated hips ⓘ fan ⓘ fancy hat ⓘ gloves ⓘ padded curves ⓘ parasol ⓘ |
| hasCostumeStyle | flamboyant ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Creole society
ⓘ
post-emancipation Trinidad ⓘ |
| hasGenderPresentation | female ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Trinidadian Creole ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceStyle |
burlesque
ⓘ
comic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| hasRegionOfPopularity |
Tobago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinidad NERFINISHED ⓘ wider Caribbean diaspora ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
body exaggeration
ⓘ
class parody ⓘ gender performance ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Creole plantation culture ⓘ |
| oftenPortrayedBy |
men cross-dressing as women
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| parodies |
European high society
ⓘ
French planter class ⓘ upper-class women ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean masquerade tradition
ⓘ
Trinidadian folk culture ⓘ |
| performIn |
Caribbean Carnival
NERFINISHED
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Trinidad and Tobago Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Trinidad Carnival traditional characters ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
inversion of social norms
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mockery of colonial elites ⓘ resistance through humor ⓘ |
| usesArtForm |
dance
ⓘ
mime ⓘ theatrical performance ⓘ |
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