Elzabe Zietsman’s provides a performance platform for the
kids from her Doilie Foundation. (Review by Keith Millar)
Elzabe Zietsman’s, Vlakkant/Diepkant
is a difficult show to categorise. The National Arts Festival programme lists
her under Music Theatre/Cabaret.
The description of the show suggests that it is n’boerebarokAfrikaanseburlesque-VerskriklikeNaaisVerskeidenheidsKonsert. For those of you whose Afrikaans, like mine, is a bit rusty a translation would read: a farmers baroque, Afrikaans Burlesque, Appallingly nice variety concert.
The description of the show suggests that it is n’boerebarokAfrikaanseburlesque-VerskriklikeNaaisVerskeidenheidsKonsert. For those of you whose Afrikaans, like mine, is a bit rusty a translation would read: a farmers baroque, Afrikaans Burlesque, Appallingly nice variety concert.
Well, a hodge-podge of things it certainly was but I am not
sure any of those descriptions fit.
We had Zietsman sing a few songs, such as What a Wonderful World, Zietsman
cracking a few jokes, Mark Hawkins and Tony Bentel doing a couple of Drag Mime
acts, a very good clarinet and sax player, a ballet/modern dance to the Flight of the Bumble Bee, two young
girls singing True Colours, comic
videos of an Afrikaans radio announcer struggling with pronunciations, and so
on.
So – possibly, let’s call it a variety konsert and stick to
that.
Elasbe Zietsman is a seasoned and experienced performer. She
is aback at the National Arts Festival after a break of 18 years. She kept the
audience well entertained reflecting on her career and personal life, and with
her very good singing voice.
The drag mime acts provided by Mark Hawkins and Tony Bentel
were entertaining in their own way, if a little too crude for my taste.
It seems as if Zietsman’s main aim with this show is provide
a performance platform for the kids from her Doilie Foundation. The Doilie
Foundation supports young talented artists who could not otherwise afford to
pursue careers in the entertainment industry. The acts on show were all very
nice and competent, but I am not sure that they are ready for a professional
stage yet.
This Variety Konsert will be on at the Bowling Club as
follows. July 2 at 12h30; July 3 at 13h00; July 4 at 16h30 and July 6 at 10h30.
Tickets R90 for adults. – Keith Millar
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