Sing South African Songs - Mandela 100

Sing South African Songs MANDELA 100

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains,
but to live in a way that respects
and enhances the freedom of others.”- Nelson Mandela

Join a Scratch Community Choir over Easter led by Janet Ayers

Learn songs from South Africa to sing as part of a performance at the
New Theatre Royal on Tuesday 17th April 7.30pm as part of Mandela 100!

It’s FREE to join and you need to be available for all of the rehearsals plus time before the performance on the 17th April

Rehearsal venue: Fratton Community Centre

Trafalgar Place (Off Clive Rd), Portsmouth PO1 5JJ. Free car park

Dates: Wednesday 28th March 7-9pm Room 4

Wednesday 4th April 7-9pm Room 4

Wednesday 11th April 7-9pm Room 4

Saturday 14th April 10.30-12.30pm Room 1

Sunday 15th April Rehearsal Venue & time TBC
Tuesday 17th April NTR times tbc

What is a scratch choir?
It’s a group of people who come together to learn songs for one performance.

Who will I be singing with? 
You’ll be learning songs to join in a mass choir of local school children and singers

Do I need any previous experience? 
No, just the willingness to have a go! It will be challenging but above all very rewarding… This is serious fun!

These are free workshops but to express interest in taking part, please contact Janet Ayers direct on 02392 811802 or contact@janetayers.org

To take part in this project you will need to agree to be filmed by Portsmouth University Students, as part of the educational element of the project and documentation. Some of the rehearsals may also be filmed. Bring water to drink and a notebook & pen.

Mandela 100 is organised by the African Women’s Forum (AWF) Portsmouth, who are celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth by revisiting the values enacted by the revolutionary political leader during his life and time as President of South Africa, through their ‘Mandela 100’ project and programme of events.