Sibikwa Arts Centre, based in Benoni, has packaged an exciting arts and culture calendar for learners and teachers as part of arts education. The programme, which will run for the entire year, covers dance, music and arts teacher workshops.
The activities are aimed at creating opportunities for both teachers and learners and also to encourage the use of arts and culture to turn the classroom into a fun learning space.
The following activities are planned to run until the first week of September 2010:
- Arts education: This is described as a suitable excursion for intermediate and senior learners. Demonstrations and lectures are used as interactive tools to explore dance, music and drama.
Grade 8 learners will be given an opportunity to learn more about careers in the arts, and worksheets will assist learners in writing reviews and reflecting on what they have seen and heard.
This four-hour programme can accommodate 50 to 100 learners. The admission fee is R40.
- Dance: A participatory workshop for learners in grades 6 to 12 showcases various South African dances, such as gumboot, pantsula, Afro-fusion and kwela, with drumming and singing as accompaniment.
The workshop ties in well with the arts and culture curriculum and encourages audience participation. It can accommodate 100 to 250 learners and runs for the whole year with a R25 admission fee.
- Dance teachers’ workshop: This workshop deepens teachers’ understanding of the arts and culture. The Sibikwa Arts Centre trainers will help teachers implement the dance components of arts and culture into the curriculum.
The workshop runs for two hours and can accommodate 30 teachers. Admission is R50.
- African indigenous orchestra: This workshop, aimed at learners in grades 4 to 9, uses lectures or demonstrations to introduce them to indigenous South African instruments such as the makhonyane, uhadi, stolo-tolo, dinaka (Bapedi reed pipes), kudu horns, African drums and percussion instruments, marimba and voice.
Neo Leleka and Easy Mathipa, both renowned musical directors, use a group of 12 enthusiastic and talented young musicians to inspire learners to know more about our heritage.
The demonstrations last for 50 minutes to one hour and can accommodate 100 to 250 learners.
These demonstrations will be conducted throughout the year and the admission fee is R25.
For inquiries and bookings contact Linda on 011 845 3405 or 073 572 0296. Or you can email her at: [email protected]