ORANGE FARM. – The Nkosana Ngobese Foundation successfully produced the Puppets Street Theatre and Indigenous Music Carnival Parade on Sunday, November 12 in Orange Farm.
The event captivated audiences from three locations in the area.
Parading processions were divided into two groups, one group began parading from Mshengu Park EXT 1, headlined by Indigenous Music and Cultural groups, and another paraded from Love Life Y Centre EXT 6, this group was Youth centric and had acts such as skateboarders and contemporary dancers. Both groups converged at the Multi-purpose Sports ground where the main stage was located.
Orange Farm was transformed into ‘Rainbow Farm’ thanks to the colourful carnival. The organisers said that the purpose of the event was the ‘Revival of the spirit of Ubuntu’, to drive positive social change, and inclusivity, and to tackle social issues using arts and culture as a vehicle.
The live event had performances from cultural groups, brass bands, musicians, drum majorettes, ‘amatshitshi’, pantsula dancers, ‘kofifi’ dancers, contemporary dances, and beautiful horses with their colourful carts.
Giant puppets made in honour of famous South Africans such as ‘Amabokoboko’ Captain Siya Kolisi, Anele Mdoda, Leon Schuster (Mr Bones), PJ Powers, Brenda Fassie, and John Kani were key highlights of the live event.
Nkosana Ngobese Foundation expresses gratitude to all the sponsors, performers, facilitators, volunteers, and the community for the success of the event. Now we are looking forward to Carnival Parade 2024.
