(2025 Finale entitled 'The Never-Ending
Encore'. Photo Credit: Paul Henman)
St Anne's Diocesan
College presents FUNK 2026 featuring Drakondale,
GHS, Epworth, Howick, St Anne’s, St John’s, St Nicholas, Michaelhouse,
Riverwood and TWC
The show will take place from May 15 to 20 at The St Anne’s Theatre at 19h00
R80 (All tickets)
Booking on www.quicket.co.za
In its 27th year, Funk continues to generate tremendous
excitement and is a firm favourite on the annual school production calendar!
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 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 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 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 2026 is produced by The Theatre-St Anne’s Diocesan College, directed by Lynn Chemaly, with technical direction by Tebogo Makitla and Finale creation by Joslyn Anderson.