Street performers fresh from the international
festival circuit and some of South Africa’s
hottest
buskers will be converging on the
V&A Waterfront for the third Cape Town
Buskers Festival, which begins on 1 November
2018.
The city's third Buskers Festival will
run from 1 and 11 November – with the
performers taking a break on 5 and 6 November.
The festival is partnered and sponsored by the
V&A Waterfront as an
extension of the platform it provides to
performers to showcase their talent across the
property.
Hailing from the UK, veteran busker
BILL FERGUSON is a master of
crowd control and hand-eye co-ordination: he’s
one of the best non-juggling jugglers in the
world. If he can’t meet the crowd’s challenge
of juggling any three things they give him, he
gets a pie in his face.
South African
ANDREW 'MAGIC MAN' ELAND will
be wowing the crowds with his very special
brand of magic that has seen him travel the
world. He is joined on the programme by a
number of other magicians performing various
acts.
Soccer skills champs
CAPE TOWN FREESTYLERS [audition video] will be
back to inspire children of all ages to work
on their ball talents, while
OWEN BRAVO will be balancing,
juggling with his mouth in a remarkable
one-man show. Expect some
belly dancing and
physical theatre too!
Two other international performers will be
headlining: IMRÉ – from Hungary – will take audiences
on a playful journey of acrobatic stunts and
hilarious interactive comedy. Watch him wrap
his spell around the crowd as they become the
heroes of the show, while Spanish performer
KATAY has perfected the use
of the body as a form of expression. He
masterfully uses it as tool to amaze and
mesmerise his audiences.
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Watch
Imré
in action and
Katay's breathtaking act
The fourth international performer is
multi-vocal solo artist
HYPERPOTAMUS who jets in from
Spain for the final two days of the Festival
(10 & 11 November). Don’t miss the chance
to catch his infectious performance.
There’ll be surprise blends of music and
performance arts from
ISIKO LAM SENSATION, the
IMBHEWU MARIMBA BAND, and music ranging from brass sounds of the
STREET KINGS
to the classical
HEAVENLY QUARTEZ, loops from
LONESOME DAVE FERGUSON and ZENN
as well as guitar and vocal from other great
talent – some well known; others just
discovered.
Coming in at
40 acts with
273 performances, it’s the biggest Cape Town Buskers Festival
yet, turning the V&A Waterfront into a
lively stage for the talent with a hat.
Please
remember that all busker performances are free
of charge but the performers rely on donations
from the crowd. This age-old tradition
sustains busking the world over and audiences
are advised to bring their notes and nickel.
The third Cape Town Buskers Festival is
produced by the Cape Town Fringe, a project of
the National Arts Festival. During the Cape
Town Buskers Festival performers also network
and share their skills and experience,
building the street performers community
towards a stronger busking tradition for South
Africa. Additional support for the Festival
this year has come from Sunglass Hut and the
Embassy of Spain.
