High Esteem

High Esteem The project culminates in high quality original costumes being produced He then moved to the Voluntary Sector and worked as the CEO of a training organisation.

High Esteem is an artistic project for young people which combines hands-on training in carnival costume design, manufacture and performance with expert mentorship in business skills. Hughbon Condor Bio
Hughbon had a long and varied professional career starting as an apprentice Mechanical Engineer and specialised in Production and Industrial Engineering. He was promoted to Production Manager and h

eld such position in several manufacturing companies. In parallel with his full time job Hughbon designed and made carnival costumes as his hobby and gained a reputation for making costumes involving mechanical and engineering features to create movement and transformation. Hughbon Condor is an internationally respected carnival costume designer with over 40 years’ experience of designing and making Carnival costumes. He's been closely associated with Leeds West Indian Carnival for many years, making over half of all the winning queen costumes in Leeds in a 30 year period. His passion extends to sharing his skills and knowledge by running carnival workshops for groups and carnivals up and down the country. In 2005 he was one of three artists from the UK who gained an Arts Fellowship in Trinidad. He has visited and taken part in several Carnival events internationally, spanning the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. These include, Trinidad, St Thomas, Barbados, Singapore-Chingay Parade, Hong Kong- Chinese New Year Parade and Kalaba Carnival in Nigeria.
2011- He was the lead designer in the production of ‘Dancing in the Street’ cumulating in a 6 months display of his carnival costumes in the Leeds City Museum.
2011/2012- Worked as a Arts Council England Assessor, specialising in Carnival as Combined Arts, assessing carnival bands nationally.
2014- Hughbon designed and made the King and Queen Costumes for the Leeds ‘Pop Up Carnival’ Introducing carnival to a new audience. The Pop Up Carnival took part in ‘Le Grand Depart’ as part of Tour de France, one of the world’s biggest annual sporting events hosted in Leeds, in addition to making stops at Scarborough and various locations in Leeds City Centre.
2014-Hughbon started working in carnival arts part time after leaving full time employment.
2015- Lead designer for Elevate- part of Walk the Plank production for Manchester Day Parade. Artist in Residency and Carnival mentor at the UKCCA.
2016-Hughbon set up the High Esteem Carnival Design Company with his son Sephbon. Artist in Residency and Carnival mentor at the UKCCA. Carnival costume consultant for Leeds West Indian Carnival.

💥Some of us have been jumping up since day 💥Happy Carnival Day
31/08/2020

💥Some of us have been jumping up since day

💥Happy Carnival Day

02/06/2020

Salute To OUR Hero’s!!
14/05/2020

Salute To OUR Hero’s!!

16/04/2020

🎺Let's make some noise for the NHS!!

🎺Don’t forget today at 8pm we want to hear those horns and whistles
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29/03/2020

HEY HEY HEY... CALLING ALL MASQUERADERS!!!

♥️Due to the current situation with COVID-19 unfortunately MASVAGAS
will not be participating in this year 2020
BUT we will be back in 2021 to open the gates to MASVAGAS

♠️ If you would like a refund please send an email to the mail box [email protected]

♦️If you would like us to save your deposit for the 2021 adventure please also send a message to the mail box and let us know that what you would like to do.

♣️LET US LIVE TO MASQUERADE FOR ANOTHER DAY. PLEASE STAY SAFE!! KEEP THE CARNIVAL ENERGY GOING GOING... GOING...
See you soon love from the Highermas Team ♥️♥️

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Winning team from left to right Seph Condor , Hughbon Condor , Eleanor Claxton, Sheldon Charles and Andre Pyke Condor le...
01/09/2017

Winning team from left to right Seph Condor , Hughbon Condor , Eleanor Claxton, Sheldon Charles and Andre Pyke Condor leeds West Indian Carnival Queen Show 2017.
'Hell fire Heaven reign'

11/04/2017
11/04/2017
11/04/2017
This is a little taste of what we've done this year.
11/04/2017

This is a little taste of what we've done this year.

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