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Cape Town : "Truely
a memorable event"
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In
true spirit of the 10 year celebration of S.A. democracy
and the revival of African Renaissance, this festival
invites both young and old alike from all the four corners
and from all the different communities to the streets
of Cape Town to join in the festivities. The Cape Town
Festival is celebrating its 5th anniversary and showcases
the many blossoming talents that have been born out
of S.A. new found freedom since 1994. Supported and
endorsed by the City of Cape Town and the National Lottery
Fund, the festival seeks to unite South Africans by
hosting a multi-cultural festival. |
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was granted the opportunity to do interviews for an
independent film structure making a documentary for
the Festival... and was it fun! Fun is putting it lightly
cause really... having seen all the levels of the event,
I got a more comprehensive perspective of what was really
happening. We went to the Artscape to watch amongst
others some delightful Indonesian, African and Indian
dances; went to a show featuring sign-language poetry
by deaf people; brushed shoulders with politicians and
had the opportunity to pepper them with nagging questions;
went to Bontiheuwel (a Cape Town ghetto) where a parallel
event was held to link up with the CPT Festival; interviewed
artist, musicians, street-workers and children to get
their views on the 10 year Democracy celebrations. |
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| Then there was the night
when Long Street was blocked-off with bands, shows,
carnivals, "klopse" ( Cape Town coons) and
soundsystems... did I leave something out? If you ever
wanted to get a sense / idea of the South African spirit,
please come see for yourself! |
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Cape Town Festival's
contact : |
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To
be continued ... |
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