Plett and Knysna performers join forces.
Saturday the 12th of December saw 8 of Plett’s finest emerging performing artists appear alongside 9 talented young performers from Knysna.
This unique collaboration took place in front of a very enthusiastic crowd at the Chris Hani Hall in Dam se Bos.
The Plett stars that performed are all finalists from the 2015 Tshisa Talent Competition that was held throughout Plett’s communities in the first quarter of this year.
This competition is the first phase of the 3 tiers of Tshisa Talent which are; to Discover local emerging talent, Develop this talent through skills development workshops and Promote these artists through concerts like this one and by finding them work at local events.
After the enormous success of the grand finals in May this year these finalists attended a weekend development camp that focussed on empowering them with business skills, financial management, marketing skills and fundraising ideas.
The same workshop was held for a group of over 30 Knysna artists in November. This was the 2nd time Tshisa Talent has broken into the Knysna market and we were once again very impressed with the enormous potential that Knysna artists showed. An audition was held after the workshop and 3 groups and 3 individuals were chosen to perform.
The line up on the evening of the 12th was an indication of the amazing diversity of talent that has been waiting an opportunity like this.
From Plett we had rapper Brian aka Zafie (winner Tshisa Talent 2015), Animation Dance Crew (Dance category winner 2015), dancers Broken Puzzle (winners of 2012 Tshisa Talent) and solo singers Julie Ann and Charlotte. The Knysna team consisted of Unlimited Dance Crew, theatre and song duo US, Poet Simthandile, singer and guitarist Akhona, the singing duet of Thando and Olwethu and solo singer Derrick.
More pics and info is available on our Facebook page TshisaTalent. Keep your eyes peeled for the next concert to be held in February 2016