Introduction
The arts have a vital role to play in nation building and the well-being of our people.
This is echoed in the words of our late national patron Mama Albertina Sisulu when she said: โ๐๐บ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ.โ
Union High School subsequently established the annual ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ข๐, which will celebrate its inaugural edition this year, as an arts development platform, offering various opportunities to young performers from age 5 to 18, in all communities for participation, development and showcasing of talents in music, dance, theatre and fine arts.
๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐.
Exposing and giving of themselves, results in a vulnerability that the performer has to overcome and control to establish confidence and belief in themselves.
In the eisteddfod context, it provides participants with affirmation of their value as human being and fulfils the basic need for respect and recognition.
Some people might still argue that sporting events are of equal importance as enabler of human development.
However, it stands to reason, according to the National Eisteddfod of South Africa, that none of the attributes of sport has a stronger impact on the personal growth of individual participants, than those of the arts.
In essence, this is the magic of the arts.
We as the Camdeboo Eisteddfod committee wishes every participant and supporter many magical moments in their involvement in the arts during our 2024 annual Camdeboo Eisteddfod.
Downloadable Documents
Entries Open on 1 March 2024
- General Information
- โ Choirs
- โ Vocal
- โ Percussion
- โ Piano
- โ Recorder
- โ Strings
- โ Woodwind & Brass
- โ Contemporary Music
- โ Dance
- โ Drama (English & Afrikaans)
- โ Creative Work: Art, Writing & Original Poetry
- โ Entry Forms