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PHOTOGRAPH: YAEL GORDON
Pictured: Hayley Kobrin; Yonatan Raichlin; David Solomon; and Simon Wolfson.
The school’s annual Arts & Culture Festival took place last month in venues on the campus as well as at Wits University, The Jo’burg Theatre, The Auto & General Theatre on the Square.
The Festival was the biggest ever in the school’s 50-year history. More than 300 learners were involved in a wide variety of activities and events, ranging from debating to public speaking, workshops on creative writing, directing, presenting, photography, acting, singing, dancing, music, movement, as well as presenting short films, performing one- minute monologues, participating in spelling bees, poetry slams, comedy roasts, one-act play competitions, visual art exhibitions and a language showcase (Hebrew, English, Afrikaans, French and isiZulu). Alumnus Claudine Ullman, director of Jittery Citizens, ran an “improvisation workshop” with her company, in the school’s Black Box Theatre. This was a favourite with the learners as many are planning to follow in her footsteps and make performing arts their career. A resounding success all round.
