There is one more performance at 19h30 this
evening of FUNK 2017 presented by The
Theatre –St Anne’s College.
Participating schools are Carter, Epworth,
GHS, Hilton College, Howick High School, MCS, Maritzburg College, Northbury
Park, Russell, St Anne’s, St John’s and St Nicholas.
“Funk continues to generate tremendous excitement and has been a firm
favourite on the annual school production calendar now for 19 years! This year
we go back at our new home at the Hexagon Theatre, a specific move made last
year to generate greater community involvement in the production,” says Lynn
Chemaly, Theatre Director.
Funk evolved as an idea to create a dance programme for schools with
very specific aims. Firstly to unite schools in working towards a common goal;
secondly to give Drama students and their teachers the opportunity to create
and rehearse pieces of dance theatre for public performance; thirdly, to enable
young people to see that movement, dance and dance theatre is accessible to
them and not only in the hands of professional adult dance companies; and
finally, and perhaps most importantly of all, to generate meaning and artistic
integrity through dance choreography whilst challenging young people to work
outside of their comfort zones.
The task for each school remains constant:
to create a six-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 opportunity
for schools to experiment with new forms. It is also important to emphasise
that this platform is not a competition, and should not be seen in the same
light as a sports festival or inter-house competition. The highlight of the
production is always the mass group Finale which incorporates all the schools
together on the stage.
Funk 2017 is produced by The Theatre–St
Anne’s College, directed by Lynn Chemaly, with the Finale by Joslyn Anderson,
and technically managed by the Hexagon Theatre.
The final show takes place at 19h30 tonight
(May 17) at the Hexagon Theatre on the UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus. Tickets
R70. Booking at hexagon@ukzn.ac.za or
on 033 260 5537
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