Skouspel Sun City #BehindTheScenes

Flashback to several weeks ago when we worked at the annual epic Sun City Huisgenoot Skouspel event. It was such awesome fun this year!

This year was our second time working on the Skouspel event, so we knew exactly what to expect and we were well prepared for a smooth-running rehearsal process and gorgeous performances. Earlier in the year, we had already run a similar program at the Cape Town Skouspel event at Grand West Casino in July (read more about that here), so we could further improve on and finesse the Sun City version.

It was great to work with all of the different and industry top artists again. It's such great fun with all of them backstage and there is certainly never a dull moment.

All the usual faces were in attendance Kurt, Laurika, Karen, Andriette, Snotkop, Heinz, Ray, Ricus, Chris, Nadine, Emo, Joe, Rouchelle, Adam, Heuwels Fantasties and several more. It was so fabulous to witness friend and Adam group newbie Kyle Grant perform his first Skouspel, as well as presenter friend and Afrikaans personality Nadia Beukes debuting in the most beautiful Vesselina Pentcheva gowns.
But the gorgeous trio Blackbyrd was my personal favourite this year, check out there latest album release HOME and listen to the single, 'I love you, I just simply do'.

 Here are some pics of our crazy backstage and 'behind the scenes' moments:

Frontline Productions have the Huisgenoot Skouspel ship sailing on smooth waters and are always such wonderful hosts. This year we stayed in the Sun City Cabana's and enjoyed a hearty buffet breakfast every morning. We even had some time for the pool, cocktails and sunshine on our first weekend there. Yay summer! And the 'after party' is always a blast!

The Skouspel dvd has just been made available in stores, but I'm already curious what the program and set list will look like for 2015!! In the words of Heuwels Fantasties..... Skouspel!!!

Chat soon,

Skouspel Cape Town 2014 #BehindTheScenes

Huisgenoot Skouspel! - an annual must-see on many Afrikaners' calenders and usually an event of epic proportions!

Earlier this month FADCreationS was in beautiful Cape Town for a whole week to work behind-the-scenes for the #Skouspel2014 event at the Grand West Casino.

Husband Ferdinand Gernandt is the Stage Director for the event and 'calls' each moment of the show's running order from the auditorium.
Myself and Roelien Prinsloo are the Assistant Stage Directors, who make sure it all runs smoothly in the wings on either side of the gorgeous Skouspel stage. (Unless we're working on our silly-selfies somewhere)

Check out the gorgeous stage...

 

 

Here are some pics of outside the Grand West casino and hotel.

It was lovely to catch up with the gorgeous Nadia Beukes at Skouspel and especially with it being her first time MC'ing for the big event. She looked incredibly beautiful in her Vesselina Pentcheva gowns, lucky girl!

Some of my favourite artists this year were Joshua Na Die Reen's Jacques (above), with his wonderfully gentle, soulful spirit; the fresh new ADAM trio with Kyle Grant added into the mix and the gorgeous newcomers - 3 glamorous girls of BlackByrd (Tarryn, Tammy and Axene).

Personally I also have huge respect for the great material, performance value and work ethic of Nadine, Emo Adams and Chris Chameleon.
One of my favourite numbers in the line up was a comical operatic number delivered by Emo, Chris and the wonderfully talented Louis Loock.
I won't give too much away!

The Heuwels Fantasties are just on a whole other level, I really dig their sound and love to listen to them live. Other big names were Kurt Darren, Laurika Rauch, Karen Zoid, Andriette Norman, Elvis Blue, Snotkop, Heinz Winkler and Joe Foster. Also Adam Tas, Ray Dylan, Ricus Nel, Manie Jackson, Belinda and Rouchelle were popular Afrikaans artists on the coveted Skouspel line-up.

It was especially special to see maestro Eddie Clayton again (we worked together on The King And I some years ago), who made his debut of conducting at Skouspel this year, having arranged and played for several Skouspel events in the past. Bravo Eddie!







A big congratulations and thank you to Frontline Productions for the highly efficient and streamline way they run the whole of Skouspel's operations, rehearsals, admin and performances and also for hosting us so wonderfully.
It is a privilege and a pleasure every time!!

I am really looking forward to the #Skouspel2014 Sun City weekends in October! Sun and Summer!


Hope to see many of you there!!

Speak soon,