Pinnacle College Kyalami hosted the annual Baobab Arts Festival on June 11.
According to head of school Pinnacle College Kyalami Tammy Pannall, the festival started in 2017 but due to Covid-19 they were not able to run it for two years. “I’m just so excited that we are having this again, our students have been practising for probably around two months.”
The festival had an array of craft stalls which sold a variety of items such as, soaps, art pieces, cotton candy, children’s toys and different food stalls. Aadila Kahn, one of the parents and sellers, said it was her first time selling at the Baobab Festival and that she would definitely come again next year.
The evening was a day for the learners of the school to show off their talent and for small businesses to have the opportunity to sell their goods.
“We came here to support our cousin, we have never been here and we are excited to see what happens,” said Humbelani Mandiwana, one of the participants of the festival.
The performances were mostly from the high school learners, however, the preparatory marimba band had the opportunity to perform in the amphitheatre before the main performances.
The learners showed off their creativity on stage in the school hall. The performances included a dramatic arts play; a variety show where different learners had the opportunity to show off their singing, dancing, musical and poetry skills. There was also a dance and physical theatre show.
“It’s absolute wonderful art that we have at the school, our students are extremely talented. They are obviously talented in different ways, so you’re going to see them act, sing and dance. We also have a variety show that gives the students an opportunity to showcase their talents because they haven’t got many platforms to do so,” said Pannall when explaining what motivated the school to start the festival.
On display was also creative photographs taken by the learners and art pieces from the learners.
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