FynArts Booklet 2017

Rieldans: The Betjies from Betjiesfontein
Winners of the 2016 ATKV Rieldans competition in the under 18’s division, the Betjies van
Betjiesfontein will kick up the dust in three short performances of this unique dance. Riel is the
oldest entertainment form used as a social, culture and education tool by the Khoisan people long
before Western cultures and traditions arrived at the Cape. Today it is a celebration of ancient
traditions that find new expression in contemporary forms. In this dance that imitates animal
and bird movements to portray daily activities and courting between man and woman, expect
ingenious, frantic footwork and energetic pace. In other words, ‘hulle dans lat die stof so staan.’
Date: Friday 16 June
Venue: Whale House Lawn
Times: 11:00; 12:00 and 14:00 (duration 6 - 8 minutes each)
No charge
Organ ensemble:
Louna Stofberg (organ), Pieter-Adriaan Stofberg
(cello) and Jenna O’Neill (violin)
An out of the ordinary programme for organ combined with other instruments will be performed
in the Dutch Reformed church. The romantic work by Josef Rheinberger, Suite Op 149 for organ,
violin and cello, is one of his five compositions for organ combined with other instruments which
are not often heard together. The well known work for cello, The Swan by Saint-Saëns, written
for solo cello and orchestra, can also be performed with the organ as accompaniment.
A transcription of The dance of the sugarplum fairy suits the organ perfectly due to the many
different sound options available on the organ. The beautiful Suite Gothique by Léon Boëllmann,
will finish this delightful programme.
Performances - Lunchtime
Date: Saturday 17 June Time: 12:30 Venue: Dutch Reformed Church, Hermanus
Tickets: R85 / R75 (early bird) / R50 (scholars)
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