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Click on the image above to enjoy the performances of some of our category winners.
A language called art
Jaco van der Walt, manager for NWU Arts – Potchefstroom Campus, says the arts is a universal language and it is important to invest in this because language builds bridges between people and cultures.
“The festival is a week-long occasion that starts with among others Pukki Visual and Pukki Classical. It is concluded with the gala events.
“Except for the students and staff that perform, those who buy tickets are also exposed to various genres that include theatre, dance, classical music and the visual arts - entertainment and art which they may not usually get the opportunity to experience.”
“The audience can hear anything from Verdi and Mozart, ballet numbers and enjoy rock and pop bands.”
Staff and students shine at talent festival
Talent in abundance – the 35th Pukki Talent Festival was an explosion of powerful performances, enjoyable classics and extraordinary talent. Students and staff had the opportunity to showcase their unique gifts through entertaining and inspiring performances.
Photos: (All photos by Annemarie Wichmann except where stated differently)
Adriaan Jacobs and Charlie’s performance was a crowd favourite.
Talent in abundance – the talented group of staff and students that participated in this year’s Pukki Talent Festival.
Rochelle Langford says the Pukki Talent Festival was a wonderful experience (Photo: Tian du Preez).
Glimpse was the winner in the acoustic music group category.
The NWU’s social media specialist, Gregory Sekobotsane, and his dance partner, Moleboheng Khumalo, thrilled with their energetic and stylish dancing.
Jeanine Malan’s performance in “I ate the divorce papers” earned her first place in the stage and interpretation category.
Singer Nadine was the master of ceremonies. With her is Jaco van der Walt, manager of NWU Arts – Potchefstroom Campus, Pukki, DM de Kock, winner of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s Trophy in the contemporary performance category and Duan Craffert, Student Representative Council member for arts and culture.
DM de Kock gave a touching dance performance to the tune of Ed Sheeran’s “Supermarket Flowers”.
Segomotso Shupinyaneng was one of the stars of the evening, taking home the Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s trophy as well as the vocal solo and vocal duet categories in the classical performance category.
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The gala events of the annual festival, which is presented by the NWU Arts - Potchefstroom Campus and the Student Council’s Art Council on the campus in Potchefstroom, took place on 10 and 11 May.
This year’s winner in the staff category was Adriaan Jacobs, a senior laboratory technician at the Centre for Excellence for Nutrition. Adriaan is a gifted ventriloquist who gives life to a witty puppet, Charlie. Their entertaining act was a crowd favourite and earned them top honours in the competition. (Click on the picture to listen what Charlie has to say.)
Rochelle Langford, administrative assistant for social media and marketing at the Unit for Continuing Education, was the runner-up and one of the highlights of the evening.
(Click on the picture to listen to her soulful rendition of Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a preacher man” in the style of Joss Stone.)
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Creativity takes flight
In addition to the performing arts categories, students were able to enter creative art works such as paintings, graphic designs, sculptures, poems and prose in the category for creative arts.
Last year’s winners did it again this year. Gretchen Crots, the overall winner of the art and design category, won the Vice-Chancellor's Trophy as the overall winner of the creative category, while Ernest Else won the original writing category for poetry and prose.
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