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Stanford Festival of Community Arts - Star Search Finals

Stanford Festival of Community Arts - Star Search Finals

Star Search Overstrand

Stanford Festival of Community Arts - Star Search Finals

The Star Search Finals was an incredible celebration of young talent, diversity, and the spirit of community! A huge thank you to all the amazing young artists from across the Overstrand who participated. What a wonderful celebration!

Special thanks to:

• Grootbos Foundation and Fynarts for assisting with transport for our participants.

• David Krut Projects for making the fantastic Brothers and Sisters choir performance possible.

• The community in blue, the CPF, Ineke and Ronald from Union Cafe, Finglobal, and Rockpool Media.

• Anthony Krut, Creative Skills Factory, and Jasmine Duthie for their massive effort in driving Star Search forward as an arts development program.

• Anton Leach for these beautiful footage stills by Rockpool Media.

• Our headline sponsor FinGlobal.

• Xplorio, our marketing partner.

This is our future, our talent! 

Winners:

Dance:

• Leem Crazy
• The Goldens
• Dancing Queens
• Finance

Theatre Practitioner (Poetry and Drama):

• Siba Lempiliso
• Nomimi (Sunshine)
• Knowledge and Shaumirra
• The Tall Girl

Music:

• Jonica
• Brownie Bee
• Bhuti Omhlophe
• Noir Nephthys
• Mosten
• Young Kay

Stanford Festival of Community Arts - Star Search Finals

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Star Search Overstrand is an annual event for talented young musicians, dancers and entertainers. Following auditions in Stanford, Gansbaai, Kleinmond, and Hermanus, the final event is held at The Stanford Festival of Community Arts. Competitors stand a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be mentored and n...

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