(Harry
Lock’s portrait of Brad (with beard) and Ash Searle is part of his “Out of
Character” photo essay series of performers and festival staff snapped annually
at the Hilton Arts Festival.)
The Hilton Arts Festival adds its voice to
the topical global response honouring boy and men dancers, dubbed #BoysDanceToo sharing the strong message
against bullying, mocking and teasing boys who wish to pursue their passion and
dance. This campaign is in response to the snide remark about boy ballet
dancers made on a USA morning TV talk show when presenter Lara Spencer teased
Prince George about his ballet lessons.
There are many accomplished boy and men
dancers, joining the girl and women dancers, on the KZN stages this spring.
Brothers Brad and Ash Searle are poster
boys for dance: confident, gorgeous, witty and talented. They will perform
their newest production, Bijou at the
Hilton Arts Festival.:
Bijou is FollowSpot’s latest offering which invites audience members to
immerse themselves in the world of frivolity, finesse and fervour. Inspired by
the international trend of cirque, cabaret and vaudeville, Bijou offers a
string of perfectly woven acts from the mind-blindingly beautiful to the racy
and ridiculous.
Bijou follows on from Bon Soir, Au
Revoir and Caliente. FollowSpot
productions have performed at previous Hilton Festivals to much acclaim, and
are applauded as being one of the top selling shows at the National Arts
Festival for the past three years.
The Festival is presented by Hilton College
and tiso blackstar in association
with Grindrod, Black Coffee, Extreme
Events, DWR, Absa, Bidvest Car Rental,
FNB, KZN Dept of Art & Culture,
BASA, Southern Sun PMB, Stella Artois, Redlands Hotel, Martizburg Sun, Caxton, SA Artist, Loud Crowd
Media, Sappi.
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