The 2007 cultural youth festival will take place on 24, 25 & 26 July. From 2007 it will be called FOOK FESTIVAL, inspired by Walter Batiss
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SOMERSET EAST CULTURAL YOUTH FESTIVAL
25 - 28 JULY 2006
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Vision & Aim:
We are proud to announce that Somerset East will hold a Cultural Youth Festival to promote the art in the Eastern Cape. This will also be a good opportunity for the opening of our new Arts Centre at Gill College. The aim of this Youth Festival is to provide an artistic platform to celebrate all diverse cultural backgrounds and traditions. It will include the following:
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Music (Traditional or Formal)
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Drama (Own text or Existing)
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Dance (Traditional or Contemporary)
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Creative Writing (Poetry or Prose)
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Art (Painting/Sculpture/Drawing/Printmaking)
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Craft (Handwork)
There is a huge void in schools on a cultural level and we feel that there is a need for a Youth Festival to promote Arts and Culture. We aim to bring learners together from all over the Eastern Cape, enabling them to share their talent and enjoy exposure of their work. This is no competition and each learner will be judged according to his/her ability. By doing this, we hope to nurture the young and upcoming artists of the future!
Dates to remember:
25 July - Opening of Art Exhibition
26 July - see Festival Programme
27 July - see Festival Programme
28 July - Prize Giving and Closure
Closing date for entries:
23 July 2006
Entry Fee:
R8 per individual item / artwork
R40 for groups / choirs / dances bigger than 20
For further information contact:
Ros Turner (Secretary/Marketing):
Tourism Office
Somerset East
Cell: 073 698 6539
Maraja Badenhorst (Art):
Gill College
PO Box 196
5850
Tel: 042 243 2643
Fax: 042 243 1720
School Participation:
Adelaide Primary School,
Adelaide
Aeroville Secondary School, Somerset East
Fort Beaufort Primary School, Fort Beaufort
Framesby High School, Port Elizabeth
Gilbert Xuza Primary School, Port Elizabeth
Gill College, Somerset East
Gill Primary School, Somerset East
Johnson Nqonqoza High School, Somerset East
Kroonvale Primary School, Graaff-Reinet
Marlowe Senior Agriculture School, Cradock
Nonzwakazi Higher Primary School, Somerset East
Pearston Secondary School, Somerset East
Pearson High School, Port Elizabeth
Templeton High School, Bedford
Visrivier Primary, Cookhouse
Volkskool High, Graaff-Reinet
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