Waldorf cultural festival to be bigger and better
The Waldorf School Windhoek (WSW) will host a fundraising gala dinner on 7 September where it will also showcase its famous ‘Hit the Beat’ project 2018.
Guests will be presented with a lovely dinner and amazing performances throughout the evening including dancing, drumming, improvisations, solo singing as well as the high school choir.
The aim of ‘Hit the Beat’ project is to bring together young people through music and movement. The school believes that art can be used to deal with discrimination and prejudice, trying to put cultural identity in connection with cultural diversity.
The gala dinner will be followed by the school’s annual cultural show on 8 September offering visitors and prospective parents an immersive cultural experience of taste, sights, sounds as well as Maypole dancing which is a form of folk dance from Germany, England, and Sweden.
According to WSW executive manager Christian Bosse the main aim of the festival is to raise cultural awareness and to teach children to celebrate their cultural diversity.
New Era Publications CEO Audrin Mathe and Ulrich Kleber a board member of the school will deliver keynote addresses regarding the importance of cultural diversity and education.
“One aspect we are celebrating is the diversity of the Namibian culture as well as the pre-vocational training and the actuality of education. These talks will highlight how education can be used to address societal issues,” Bosse stated.
Visitors that choose to only attend the festival will still have an opportunity to be entertained by the spellbinding ‘Hit the Beat’ performances.
In the past years ‘Hit the Beat’ has performed with the high school at Warehouse Theatre.
Tickets for the Gala Dinner can be purchased at the school for N$350 and N$500 for VIP.
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Guests will be presented with a lovely dinner and amazing performances throughout the evening including dancing, drumming, improvisations, solo singing as well as the high school choir.
The aim of ‘Hit the Beat’ project is to bring together young people through music and movement. The school believes that art can be used to deal with discrimination and prejudice, trying to put cultural identity in connection with cultural diversity.
The gala dinner will be followed by the school’s annual cultural show on 8 September offering visitors and prospective parents an immersive cultural experience of taste, sights, sounds as well as Maypole dancing which is a form of folk dance from Germany, England, and Sweden.
According to WSW executive manager Christian Bosse the main aim of the festival is to raise cultural awareness and to teach children to celebrate their cultural diversity.
New Era Publications CEO Audrin Mathe and Ulrich Kleber a board member of the school will deliver keynote addresses regarding the importance of cultural diversity and education.
“One aspect we are celebrating is the diversity of the Namibian culture as well as the pre-vocational training and the actuality of education. These talks will highlight how education can be used to address societal issues,” Bosse stated.
Visitors that choose to only attend the festival will still have an opportunity to be entertained by the spellbinding ‘Hit the Beat’ performances.
In the past years ‘Hit the Beat’ has performed with the high school at Warehouse Theatre.
Tickets for the Gala Dinner can be purchased at the school for N$350 and N$500 for VIP.
STAFF REPORTER
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