In its 25th year, 'Funk' continues to generate tremendous excitement and is a firm favourite on the annual school production calendar!
Funk e volved as an idea to create a dance programme for schools with very specifi c aims. Firstly to unite schools in working towards a common goal; secondly to give Drama students and their teachers the opportunity to create and re hearse pieces of dance theatre for public performance; thirdly, to enable y oung people to see that movement, dance and dance theatre is accessible to them and not only in the hands of professional adult companies; and finally , and perhaps most importantly of all, to generate meaning and artistic int egrity through dance choreography whilst challenging young people to work o utside of their comfort zones.
The task for each school remains const ant: to create a 6-minute piece of dance choreography integrating any type of musical or textual accompaniment. The programme accommodates a range of choreographic and performance possibilities and provides the perfect opport unity for schools to experiment with new forms. It is also important to emp hasise that this platform is not a competition, and should not be seen in t he same light as a sports festival or inter-house competition. The highligh t of the production is always the mass group Finale which incorporates all the schools together on the stage.
Schools participating include: Pie termaritzburg Girls' High School, Epworth School, Howick High School, Russe ll High School, St Anne's Diocesan College, St John's D.S.G., St. Nicholas Diocesan School, Michaelhouse, Riverwood College & The Wykeham Collegia te.
Performances take place on 10, 11, 13, 14 & 15 May 2024 at Th e Theatre - St Anne’s Diocesan College at 7.00 pm. Tickets can be booked vi a www.quicket.co.za from 23 April 2024.
In its 25th year, 'Funk' continues to generate tremendous excitement and is a firm favourite on the annual school production calendar!
Funk e volved as an idea to create a dance programme for schools with very specifi c aims. Firstly to unite schools in working towards a common goal; secondly to give Drama students and their teachers the opportunity to create and re hearse pieces of dance theatre for public performance; thirdly, to enable y oung people to see that movement, dance and dance theatre is accessible to them and not only in the hands of professional adult companies; and finally , and perhaps most importantly of all, to generate meaning and artistic int egrity through dance choreography whilst challenging young people to work o utside of their comfort zones.
The task for each school remains const ant: to create a 6-minute piece of dance choreography integrating any type of musical or textual accompaniment. The programme accommodates a range of choreographic and performance possibilities and provides the perfect opport unity for schools to experiment with new forms. It is also important to emp hasise that this platform is not a competition, and should not be seen in t he same light as a sports festival or inter-house competition. The highligh t of the production is always the mass group Finale which incorporates all the schools together on the stage.
Schools participating include: Pie termaritzburg Girls' High School, Epworth School, Howick High School, Russe ll High School, St Anne's Diocesan College, St John's D.S.G., St. Nicholas Diocesan School, Michaelhouse, Riverwood College & The Wykeham Collegia te.
Performances take place on 10, 11, 13, 14 & 15 May 2024 at Th e Theatre - St Anne’s Diocesan College at 7.00 pm. Tickets can be booked vi a www.quicket.co.za from 23 April 2024.
