THE BOYS' COLLEGE ART FESTIVAL - Sonke  - 2008

Downloadable programme and venues PDF.

The dates for this year's Arts Festival are Thursday 26 and Friday 27 June 2008.

The programme is finalised and promises to be really exciting. All parents are welcome to join us for the festival. Please note that the Thursday night programme will appeal to parents and students alike and we would like to encourage all parents to attend.

Entrance is for free.

Thursday 26 June 2008: 18:00 - 20:30: Parents and Students

18:00 - 18:15	Daniel Buys	30min
18:15 - 18:30	Daniel Buys
18:30 - 18:45	Cook	30min
18:45 - 19:00	Cook
19:00 - 19:15	CrashCarBurn	30min
19:15 - 19:30	CrashCarBurn
19:30 - 19:45	Plush	60min
19:45 - 20:00	Plush
20:00 - 20:15	Plush
20:15 - 20:30	Plush
20:30 - 20:45		15
20:45 - 21:00	The Parlotones	60min
21:00 - 21:15	The Parlotones
21:15 - 21:30	The Parlotones
21:30 - 21:45	The Parlotones
21:45 - 22:00		15
22:00 - 22:15	The Classic Jazz Masters	30min
22:15 - 22:30	The Classic Jazz Masters

Numerous restaurants will be providing dinner and items will be for sale.

This is a not to be missed event

Friday 27 June 2008: 7:30 - 12:00: Students

07:30 - 07:45	Chapel	30min
0745 - 08:00	Evident	15min
08:00 - 08:15	Standing Ground	30min
08:15 - 08:30	Standing Ground
08:30 - 8:45	Samantha Brill	15min
08:45 - 9:00	Outside Eden	15min
09:00 - 9:15	Outside Eden	30min
09:15 - 9:30	Outside Eden
09:30 - 09:45	Sent home for Stubble	15min
09:45 - 10:00	Girls Choir	15min
10:00 - 10:15	Samantha Brill	15min
10:15 - 10:30	WORKSHOPS	60min
10:30 - 10:45	WORKSHOPS
10:45 - 11:00	WORKSHOPS
11:00 - 11:15	WORKSHOPS
11:15 - 11:30	Hip Hop Dancing	60min
11:30 - 11:45	Hip Hop Dancing
11:45 - 12:00	Hip Hop Dancing
12:00 - 12:30	Hip Hop Dancing

WORKSHOPS 10:15 - 11:15

Workshop	Facilitator	Venue	Numbers
Drum Café	Drum Cafe	Chapel Quad	500
Beat Boxing	Wewe Wakieda	Henning Block Class Room	20
Theatre Sports	Samantha Nick Brodie Thabo Portia	Art Room Main	20
Hip Hop	Craig Thato Nono	Mears Hall	40
Speed Art	Karina Netania Ash Veltman	Outside Art Room	10
Poets Anonymous	Nala Michael Abrahams	Henning Block LC	30
Dance	Pammy Hayley	Henning Atrium	30
Acting	Thandile Mfumu	D8	20
Speed Dating	Amber Skye Belinda Cheryl	D9	60
Picasso’s Woman	Douglas + Cast + Crew	Library	120
YOGA		D7	20
Ceramic Design: Throwing	University Johannesburg	Mears Hall	20
Jewellery Manufacture & Technology	University Johannesburg	Mears Hall	20

Students: Please download, fill in and email the Booking Form to secure a place at one of the workshops. 

GRADE 12 PRACTICAL PERFORMANCES

STAGE DOOR THEATRE - Limited seating
Time : 8. 00 - 12. 30

GRADE 12 Practical performances and interhouse acting:

This years grade 12 performances are sure to be a highlight of the festival. The grade 12 drama boys are performing a variety of powerful monologues, poems and musical items. This year there is a new twist as each boy will represent his house in the acting section of interhouse drama.  There will be a panel of highly experienced judges .

Time: 13h00 - 14h00

"Trainsurfing " - The award winning new South African Play " brought to you by the saints boys College Drama department.
 

RESTAURANTS AT THE FESTIVAL (Powered by Grade 8 Businesses)

AFRICAN WARRIORS We are selling, mealie pap, braai’d meat, and sweets for the little ones, Vetkoeks with minced meat will also be available to tempt your taste buds. We will also be selling African accessories. We look forward to seeing you at the Arts Festival. On the menu: Chops,Boereworse, Steak and Gravy | Pap & Meat | Soft Drinks | Vetkoek and Mince ALASHA Our Group Alasha will be selling bottle soft drinks, croissants, French toast and Dinky donuts. We will be making the dinky doughnuts on site. We will be easy to see as we will be selling under an Eiffel Tower. What’s on the menu? Bottled Water | Croissants | Mini Doughnuts | Muffins | Soft Drinks Alimento Bueno- Mexican For a taste of Mexico join us at the Arts Festival On the menu: Barito’s | Fajitas | Hot Chocolate | Nachos | Tacos | Tortillas Bin-Shwama On the menu: Curry | Shwamas Bush Wors & Kos For the best Boerewors Rolls in the land join us at Bush Wors & Kos. On the Menu: Biltong | Boerewors Rolls | Coffee | Hot Chips | Snow Cones Red Dragon The Red Dragon is promised to be a fun-filled Chinese Restaurant, with 5-star hospitality and great food (for those who love Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef and Pork. Noodles will also be available at the store. We will be selling White Rabbit sweets, Fortune Cookies and much more at ridiculous prices. Our friendly staff will serve you with huge smiles. We hope to see you there. On the Menu: Beef Stroganoff | Chinese Noodles | Fortune Cookies | Hot Chocolate | Pork Dumplings | Soft Drinks | Spring Rolls | Sweet & Sour Chicken | Sweet & Sour Beef | White Rabbit Sweets Chocolate- CocaCafe On the Menu: Chocolate Cake | Chocolate Fountain Milo | Pancakes Indian Hello, As - Salaam Wu Alaikum, Namaste these are the greetings found in India. Join us as you discover the rich aromas and wonders of India. You will be greeted by the smells and essence of the spices, no customer will be greeted without a smile and I as. You will begin your journey as you enter one of the seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal.You will then enter a tunnel, were through openings will see spices and lots of Indian displays and posters. Your taste buds will tingle and feel the need for the delicious food we will serve. So join us at Curry In a Hurry and taste and feel India in the little country of South Africa. On the menu: Chicken Pieces | Kebabs | Soft Drinks | Tika Wraps Italian On the menu: | Cappuccino | Soft Drinks Jailhouse On the Menu: Chicken | Gravy | Pap | Rice | Soft Drinks Jesses Diner - 60's Roadhouse Take a road trip back to the 60’s with Jesse’s Diner. Eat delicious road house food in a pink Cadillac and get served by your favorite 60’s celebrities. Jesse’s Diner: “If you’re looking for good food, well you’ve come to the right place” On the menu: Flapjacks | Hamburgers | Hot Chips | Milkshakes | Soft Drinks | King Pan | Croissants | Pancakes Latino Heat On the Menu: Chicken Jambalaya | Chilli Dogs | Hot Chips | mince Curry | Pita Bread | Soft Drinks including Energade Magic City On the menu: CD Album | Cinnabons | Cup Cakes | Raffles | Soft Drinks | Various Sweets and chips Medievel Meals Our company is bringing back the ancient times, with succulent steak rolls, tender t-bone's and lot's more. We plan to cater for all ages on our menu there will be 3-4 ancient meals from different countries and there will also be some cool drink to Quench the thirst. We are going to try add in some fun as well to spice it all up, like smashing plates, glow sticks, special combo's and more. Join us in our restaurant surrounded by dungeon walls, flaming torch's and spectacular prices. We are looking forward to the market day very much and we are ready to blow away the competition. On the menu: Boerewors Rolls | Prego Rolls | Soft Drinks Toasted Sandwiches Party Planet On the menu: Burgers | Chips | Slush | Smoothies Royal Flush The Royal Flush is the place to be when you are at the Arts Festival. Royal Flush will be selling Hot Chips, Coffee, Non-alcoholic Cocktails and loads more fun things at the Grade 8 Business 2008. At Royal Flush you will receive nothing but the best from our staff, we are committed to bringing you the tastiest and best food that is fit for kings and queens!!!  So!!! Come and strike it lucky at our Poker table and enjoy our Las Vegas themed stand… you won’t regret it! On the menu: Bottled Cordial | Non-Alchoholic Cocktails | Hot Drinks S.W.A.T Super Wraps And Temptations. Our Business offers food (wraps) and drinks (Coke and Red Square) to people that would like to buy. The wraps are delicious and could act as a tasty snack or something to fill you up as it satisfies any level of hunger. Come buy from us on Founder’s Day or at the Arts Festival. See you there!!! On the Menu: Soft Drinks | Various Wraps SANTA IN THE SOUTH For us, Santa comes twice a year. It doesn’t matter whether you have been naughty or nice; Santa is on tour in the South to experience a southern winter. He is looking to delight anyone who comes to his stall, so come along and we will give you a great festive treating. We will be selling: • Cinnamon buns (Cinabons) | Burgers | Hot Chocolate | Waffles | Candy Floss | Soft drinks | British Sweets | Hot Chocolate | Pancakes | Waffles Stickman On the Menu: Bags with Logo of stickman| Sweat Bands | T-Shirts with stickman Logo The Blue Train On the menu: American Sweets | Chilla Smoothies | Prawns - Lemon butter, sweet chilli and Peri-Peri The Meaty Boys - Western On the menu: Coffee, Tea, Milo | Hamburgers | Hot Chips | Ribs | Salad Rolls | Steak Rolls Wawawewa On the Menu: Bacon Rolls | Bottled Coke | Party Spray Syringes with Jelly | Toe Socks

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
THURSDAY 26 JUNE

1. DANIEL BUYS
Time: 18:15 - 18:45

2. PLUSH
Time: 19:30 - 20:30

This Top 5 Idol is known as The Singing Chef having studied both as a professional Chef & a Contemporary Musician. Watch him take u from Jazz to Jam!



“The future is coming / picking up speed” implores Rory Eliot, lead singer of Plush. It is a line in the middle of the fifth song off the band’s third and latest studio album, Rage On. It would be easy to miss, but for the resonating relevance. It explodes from the very heart of the album, an inspired eleven-track reflection on self-discovery, and succinctly sums up the state of one of South Africa’s most celebrated bands.

Destiny is a theme so pronounced that it is the very spirit of the album, and destiny is where the compelling journey now seems sure to take the quartet of Eliot, bassist Emelio Gassibe, lead guitarist Carl Wegelin and drummer Ben Peters. Through both remarkable success and numbing tragedy, the road has been anything but easy, but the release of their comeback album to widespread acclaim, sold-out shows and growing international interest indicates that their time is now.

Plush first flickered on the South African music map back in 2003. Alongside lead guitarist Chas Smit’s creative flair, Eliot’s songwriting ability and natural charisma merged seamlessly to produce songs such as Tainted, which hit No.1 on TuksFM, and Today and My Baby which received regular radio play, the latter getting airtime on MTV. Described as “so unbelievably tight that they sound as though they are one masterful musician, playing two guitars, with four arms and one almighty voice”, Plush were known for their masterful live gigs, exhibitions of incredible musicianship, as well as a message that was simple, heartfelt and uplifting. Then the unthinkable, as their initial rocket ride ended tragically when Smit was killed by an alleged drunk driver when attempting to cross a street in Pietermaritzburg in September 2005.

Engulfed by grief, Eliot took a six month sabbatical before returning as a solo artist, determined to fulfill a promise he’d made to Smit that they would make it. His journey was one not meant to be undertaken alone, however, and soon Peters and Gassibe and then Wegelin pledged their future to ensuring that the promise and potential of Plush did not end in tragedy.

The group released their first single in two years, When Grace Grew Tall, in early 2007 and received an immediate response. In addition to charting and receiving high rotation on a number of radio stations, the song shot to No 1 on 5fm’s Hi5@5, where it remained for four weeks and was downloaded thousands of times.

An increasing repertoire of new tracks saw sell-out crowds and packed venues all over Cape Town as word of Plush’s return spread. Not content with their Mother City conquest, the band’s comprehensive touring schedule saw them earn major followings in Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.

The national effort went global in August of 2007 when the band embarked on a historic and highly successful tour of the United Kingdom in August of 2007. Focusing primarily on London, the band played nine shows in 10 days to sold-out venues of crowds comprising nostalgic South African expatriates as well as a whole new British audience. Reviews were gushing and interest in the band was sustained, to the extent that a follow-up tour was demanded and scheduled for later this year.

Commercial interest has also been kindled. Partnerships with brands as diverse as Vertigo clothing and Apple computers have been notably successful, with the band’s significant and growing appeal amongst young South Africans emerging from tertiary institutions ensuring a platform into a vital, multi-racial and economically mobile sector.

With countrywide launches of the new album to conclude the year, including a sold-out Summer Series gig at Kirstenbosch Gardens that drew 5000 people, Plush are the band to watch in 2008. Follow-up singles to When Grace Grew Tall, international tours to the UK, Europe and Australia, and the widespread availability of a brand new album are what beckon in the year ahead.

The combination of emotion, passion and determination have fueled Plush’s musical rebirth. The same combination has also meant it’s always been more than just songs. For many, it is the soundtrack to their lives.

And that is why this is a band that does not have fans. This is a band that inspires a movement.

Are you in?




For further information contact:

Brandon Prevost
Plush management
Mobile: + 27 82 689 6256
Phone: + 27 21 683 9808
Email: management@plush.us
Skype: brandon.prevost

2. THE PARLOTONES
Time: 20:30 - 21:30

 
BAND WRITEUP :

The Parlotones have grown from strength to strength during 2007. With two albums, the SAMA winning Radicontrolledrobot and their latest release A World Next Door To Yours , going Gold simultaneously, sold out performances across South Africa and numerous award nominations and wins there seems to be no letting up when it comes to what this band can accomplish. Interest from various territories outside of South Africa is inevitable with a band as unique and talented as The Parlotones and the band have obliged by regularly touring the UK over the past year and will continue to do so in 2008. In between UK stints The Parlotones will be continuing to tour in South Africa.

BAND MEMBERS : 1. Kahn Morbee (Vocals and Guitar) 2. Neil Pauw (Drums) 3. Paul Hodgson (Guitar) 4. Glenn Hodgson (Bass/Piano/Backing Vocals.

INFO FROM:
http://www.powerzone.co.za/scripts/power.dll?pagename=pzbandmain&band=826

FRIDAY 27 JUNE

1. Samantha Brill
Time: 8:30 - 8:45; 27 June

 
Samantha is a passionate musician with a great ambition to reach the top in the music industry.  With a widespread love for jazz, blues as well as commercialized popular music- she engages audiences on many different levels with her range of genres.  Having made a number of appearances on television (including the Kids choice awards) she has experience not only on stage but in front of the camera too; proving to intensify her dream to perform on an international platform in the future.  Some of her most notable performances have been at St Stithians- where she collaborated with WeWe- to perform a mix of acapella voice and unique beat boxing. What can be expected?  A spunky performer with a whole lot of soul- proving that dynamite does come in small packages!

2. Standing Ground
Time 8:00 - 8:30; 27 June


(in order from left to right)
Vee Lourenço – Bass guitar and vocals (2 years)
Gitte van der Walt – Guitar and lead vocals (5 years)
Caitlin Gevers – Keyboard and vocals (5 years)
Natalie Armstrong – Drums and vocals (2 years)

We were inspired by Dog Detachment (Natalie’s dad’s band) and officially started in the beginning of 2007. A couple of influences on the music we write are bands like Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Plush. We have played in events such as, Battle of the Bands, Arts Fest, and at parties. Our music is mainly soft rock and pop rock and we generally work on and play original songs rather than cover versions. We get in some good practice on our stage presence and such from performing to the school. Music is our passion and we hope to make a prominent impact on the music industry. At the moment we are preparing to play for a production company that will hopefully take our music to the next level.

3. Outside Eden
Time: 8:45 - 09:30; 27 June

  For the past 2 years Outside Eden has been progressing through the SA music scene. With influences like Alter Bridge, Incubus and Chevelle, an alternative rock feel grounded the band into solid form that takes shape from the progressive nature of their love for Tool, Incubus and Staind. The band is:
Richard Stevenson  - Guitar, Vocals
Grant Booth   - Lead Guitar
Stuart Cameron  - Drums
Zano Mabuza  - Bass
Byron Jacobs  - Vocals

Staying true to creating their own sound, the band incorporates a long list of melodic guitar and vocal harmonies as well as catchy, ' in your face ' riffs. Venues we have played to date include: Tanz Café, Blues Room, Roxy’s Rhythm bar, Tempo’s, Saints Battle of the Bands and Crawford Battle of the Bands, where we won. And we have many more gigs in the pipeline so far.

2 years down the line, after jamming their first ideas the band has transformed themselves into a new, up-and-coming sound with the addition of new members such as Byron who brings sampling patterns and fresh ideas to the band, and Zano who's bass lines and key vocal harmonies bring out the ' edge ' in the band.

4. Picasso's Women
Time: 10:15 - 11:15; 27 June

A play about the women in Picasso's life. There will be five magnificently performed monologues by four St Stithians Girls’ College students and one St Teresa's student. The play is directed by Douglas Mabotse, stage managed by Emma Carpenter and Kagiso Kao, along with their magnificent team of Boys’ and Girls’ College backstage and technical crews.

Awards received for this production were:
- Highly commended for the backstage crew.
- Highly commended for Amber Ross and Sam Brill's performances.

4. Train surfing
Time: 13:00 - 14:00; 27 June

A work-shopped production adapted from a script by Saints Old Boys' Chris Lesapo and Sipho Buys. It is collaboratively directed by Paul Mqhayi, Richard Sibeko, Lionel Tsime and Nkuli Nhlabathi, stage managed by Kagiso Kao and Emma Carpenter and their backstage team from the Boys’ and Girls’ Colleges. The technical crews are under the guidance of Maddie Dymond.

Awards received for this production were:
- Highly commended for a new South African piece of theatre.
- Outstanding achievement for best overall play at the Festival.

Michael Matthews
Festival Organiser