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After the success
of last year Drama and Music decided to work together again on a
project based on Africa. The media coverage of Africa is usually
one of misery and despair and it was felt that we wanted to produce
something that showed Africa in a more positive light. Also in
recent years the school has forged links with Mr Yusef Abrahams
(Head Teacher of Macassar High School, Cape Town) and Trevor Sampson
(Restoring the Sounds Project, Cape Town) who are committed
to improving the lives of young people and offering them an
alternative to a life of crime and hopelessness.
This year the
Drama students were extremely fortunate to work with Kevin Lewis and
Carrie Munn from Theatre Iolo. Theatre Iolo is Cardiff’s Theatre
for Young People funded by the Arts Council for Wales and Cardiff
Education Authority. The students explored the hardships of life in
a Township and in particular the attraction of ‘Gangsterism’. From
this they devised a piece of drama centred on a main character
Danny, a gang leader, who has a life changing experience which
causes him to re-think his future. The music students composed the
soundtrack using a whole range of instruments many of which were
loaned from Rob Cornelius. The use of percussion, guitars and vocal
sounds really captured the soul of the piece and helped to create a
moving an atmospheric piece of theatre. |
