Talk of the Town

Array of talent at Festival of the Arts

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A dance performance by Grade 5, 6 and 7 students at Sha-Loui Dance School, Chani Campbell, Lily Heny, Saffron Tweedie, Joshua de Vos, Scarlett Tweedie and Kate Heny
A dance performance by Grade 5, 6 and 7 students at Sha-Loui Dance School, Chani Campbell, Lily Heny, Saffron Tweedie, Joshua de Vos, Scarlett Tweedie and Kate Heny

Ann Green’s Evergreen Theatre students and children from Sha-Loui Dance School joined forces to present their annual Festival of the Arts at the Little Theatre on the Wharf last Thursday night. A diverse array of talent was on show, from drumming, to poetry, skits and dancing, enthusiastically applauded by the audience of family and friends. JON HOUZET took pictures.

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Josiah Baker on drums
Josiah Baker on drums
A poetry collage by, from left, Zoey Peters, Kourtney Wright, Scarlett Tweedie, Morgan Webster, Lara Heny, Lana Hensens and Kyrah Wright
A poetry collage by, from left, Zoey Peters, Kourtney Wright, Scarlett Tweedie, Morgan Webster, Lara Heny, Lana Hensens and Kyrah Wright
CREATURE FEATURE: Zoey Peters, left, and Kourtney Wright took part in a poetry collage
CREATURE FEATURE: Zoey Peters, left, and Kourtney Wright took part in a poetry collage
Morgan Webster reciting a poem
Morgan Webster reciting a poem
Cheryl Webb’s dance performance
Cheryl Webb’s dance performance
Genevieve Arnold doing a monologue
Genevieve Arnold doing a monologue
Caitlyn Munro and Anatha Yapi singing a song
Caitlyn Munro and Anatha Yapi singing a song
Benjamin Baker and Shimeah Baker in a skit as the king and queen of Venus
Benjamin Baker and Shimeah Baker in a skit as the king and queen of Venus
TALES OF VENUS: A robot court orderly (Conor Hulley), left, gets told off by the queen of Venus (Shimeah Baker), while the king (Benjamin Baker) looks on, in a fantasy skit about the planet
TALES OF VENUS: A robot court orderly (Conor Hulley), left, gets told off by the queen of Venus (Shimeah Baker), while the king (Benjamin Baker) looks on, in a fantasy skit about the planet
Scarlett Tweedie reciting prose
Scarlett Tweedie reciting prose
Conor Hulley and Benjamin Baker in a conversation at a bus stop
Conor Hulley and Benjamin Baker in a conversation at a bus stop
WELL-CHOREOGRAPHED: Carissa le Roux, left, and Jenna Coetzee performed a lovely dance at the Festival of the Arts
WELL-CHOREOGRAPHED: Carissa le Roux, left, and Jenna Coetzee performed a lovely dance at the Festival of the Arts
David Baker on keyboard
David Baker on keyboard
Kyle Badenhorst and Michaela Kemlo in a dance performance
Kyle Badenhorst and Michaela Kemlo in a dance performance
Jessica Harty reciting a poem
Jessica Harty reciting a poem
Yolisa Bobo reciting a poem
Yolisa Bobo reciting a poem
Shimeah Baker doing a monologue
Shimeah Baker doing a monologue
Ben Baker doing a monologue
Ben Baker doing a monologue
SPELLBINDING: Azariah Lamerton was spectacular in her magical monologue at the Festival of the Arts
SPELLBINDING: Azariah Lamerton was spectacular in her magical monologue at the Festival of the Arts
A dance performance by Grade 5, 6 and 7 students at Sha-Loui Dance School, Chani Campbell, Lily Heny, Saffron Tweedie, Joshua de Vos, Scarlett Tweedie and Kate Heny
A dance performance by Grade 5, 6 and 7 students at Sha-Loui Dance School, Chani Campbell, Lily Heny, Saffron Tweedie, Joshua de Vos, Scarlett Tweedie and Kate Heny