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HIFA 2012 – Day 2

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Day two of HIFA 2012 kicked off warm and clear with lots of action, music and drama. Today I did not take in any dance although the Gri Eshe!  ensemble was billed under the dance section there was not much of it.

Kingswood College Band. Kingswood College Band from Grahamstown South Africa. A very talented group of youngsters played all sorts of band music; jazz, Michael Jackson, Mango Groove, Grease and much more. Here they applaud on of the older members of the audience who decied to get up and dance a little! Gri Eshe! Nope, I have no idea how that is pronounced either! Gri Eshe! This 33 strong ensemble from Bulawayo sang and danced as only the Matabele can. They mostly sang a capella and the harmonizing was georgeous. The Dogs Must be Crazy. The Jacob Zuma dog does his thing. The shower head was lost on the foreigners! The Dogs Must be Crazy. Hanging around looking for work. The Dogs Must be Crazy. Here they are just being dogs. The Dogs must be Crazy. A satirical history of South Africa through the eyes and experiences of a pack of dogs! The animated dog-thing represents the country. I think! Cape based guitarist, Derek Gripper. Derek Gripper is a South Afrcian guitarist of extraordinary talent. He played a lot of Malian music as well as Indian adaptations and Brasilian guitar. Very cool! Third Person:(Bonnie and Clyde redux). I think this what is called "art theartre". It was certainly understandable but the presentation was well, different. Two actors imagine the life of Bonnie and Clyde but give a lecture almost. Except sometimes they just seem to chat amongst themselves. And sometimes they WERE Bonnie & Clyde, or just Clyde.Odd but arty! The Third Person: Bonnie & Clyde redux. Overhead projectors and video cameras were used in the play. Performed by Manchester based Proto-type Theatre.

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