{"id":341777,"date":"2025-05-16T09:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=341777"},"modified":"2025-05-16T09:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:11:19","slug":"commentary-sylvain-watchie-parillon-awarded-for-his-efforts-in-safeguarding-colihauts-bann-move-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/commentary-sylvain-watchie-parillon-awarded-for-his-efforts-in-safeguarding-colihauts-bann-move-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: Sylvain \u201cWatchie\u201d Parillon awarded for his efforts in safeguarding Colihaut\u2019s Bann Mov\u00e9 tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_341778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341778\" style=\"width: 551px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-341778 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_20250516_072933_Docs-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"850\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-341778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sylvain &#8220;Watchie&#8221; Parillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a moving ceremony steeped in cultural pride and community spirit, Sylvain Parillon\u2014affectionately known to villagers as \u201cWatchie\u201d\u2014was officially honoured by the Cultural Division of Dominica for his contribution to the preservation and promotion of Colihaut Bann Mov\u00e9, the African art form now uniquely practiced in the village of Colihaut.<\/p>\n<p>The award presented by Gizelle Hyacinth on the Division\u2019s behalf, was accompanied by a commemorative plaque and other tokens of appreciation. The event saw strong attendance from Cultural Division staff and some community members. Parillon, a master drummer and traditional craftsperson, is widely celebrated for his artistry in creating the distinctive Bann Mov\u00e9 face masks and ceremonial headpieces known as capot. His commitment to this ancestral art form has been central to keeping it alive for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the occasion, Sylvain posed for photos flanked by not just one, but three Dominican beauty queens\u2014including the 2025 Carnival Queen\u2014highlighting the national significance of the event. Over the years, Sylvain has taken Colihaut\u2019s vibrant cultural expression beyond Dominica, representing Bann Mov\u00e9 in St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua, and the United Kingdom. In 2006, he travelled with the Colihaut Bann Mov\u00e9 group to the UK under the invitation of Colihaut in Focus UK. There, the group performed at the Notting Hill Carnival and contributed to the National Colihaut Bann Mov\u00e9 Exhibition hosted by the Newham Council. Sylvain also led creative workshops in Luton\u2019s primary and secondary schools, introducing children to the art of mask and capot making.<\/p>\n<p>Though deeply appreciative of the award, Sylvain remained characteristically humble. He dedicated the recognition to the wider Colihaut community and especially to fellow members of the Bann Mov\u00e9 group. \u201cThis award may have my<br \/>\nname on it,\u201d he said, \u201cbut it\u2019s really for all of us who have kept this tradition beating. We must not let Bann Mov\u00e9 die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not Sylvain\u2019s first honour. He was previously recognised for his contribution during the 2007 Colihaut Reunion. His message to the next generation remains powerful: \u201cLearn the drumming. Learn the mask and headgear-making.<\/p>\n<p>This art form can open doors\u2014you never know where it will take you. It took me to the UK, St. Lucia, Antigua, and Martinique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-341779\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_20250516_072927_Docs-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_20250516_072927_Docs-1.jpg 581w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_20250516_072927_Docs-1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The presentation took place before a mural co-created by the late artist Earl Etienne and Colihaut youth during<br \/>\nthe 2007 Reunion.<\/p>\n<p>Though now faded, the mural stands as a living reminder of Colihaut\u2019s deep cultural roots and enduring role as the<br \/>\nDominican custodian of this African retention.<\/p>\n<p>The legacy of Bann Mov\u00e9 also lives on through other cultural media. In 2018, the tradition was brought to screen in Alwin Bully\u2019s film Oseyi and the Masqueraders, shot in Colihaut and centred on the village\u2019s vibrant masquerade culture.<\/p>\n<p>The village\u2019s cultural history has also been documented in the now out-of-print book \u201cCarnival in Dominica-Bann Move\u2019 Masquerade\u201d, published in 2004 and authored by local writer international mathematics educator Ezra Blondel. A much-needed follow-up volume\u2014focusing on villagers\u2019 stories and Bann Mov\u00e9 as a symbol of cultural resistance\u2014is being called for. The community welcomes support from art lovers and cultural allies to bring this next Bann Mov\u00e9 publication to life.<\/p>\n<p>As the echoes of ceremony faded and smiles lingered, the celebration of Sylvain \u201cWatchie\u201d Parillon\u2019s life work served as both tribute and torch\u2014honouring a keeper of tradition and lighting the path forward for the next generation of cultural stewards in Colihaut and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a moving ceremony steeped in cultural pride and community spirit, Sylvain Parillon\u2014affectionately known to villagers as \u201cWatchie\u201d\u2014was officially honoured by the Cultural Division of Dominica for his contribution to the preservation and promotion of Colihaut Bann Mov\u00e9, the 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