1 0 0 y e a r s o n. .building the arts

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLIED ARTS

ESTABLISHED 1913

1 0 0 y e a r s o n. .building the arts

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLIED ARTS

ESTABLISHED 1913

December 2015

The Vocal and Instrumental Eisteddfod continues to flourish; the run was extended to four weeks from 2nd March to 27th March with two concluding concerts, an Awards Concert on Saturday 28th March and the Junior Highlights Concert on Sunday 29th March. 2088 entries were received from all parts of Zimbabwe including Bulawayo, Mutare, the Lowveld and Midlands. The African Music section experienced a 16.5% growth with 606 entries including 61 choirs and a massive 104 marimba ensembles. The Western section attracted 847 instrumental entries, 498 vocal candidates and 137 choirs.

We had five adjudicators. Benjamin Costello (UK) who conducted Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at HIFA 2010, made a welcome return to Zimbabwe as our principal adjudicator. In addition to being a conductor, musical director, pianist and singing coach, Ben is a very experienced adjudicator with the British and International Federation of Festivals (BIFF). He adjudicated all the Western senior instrumental and vocal classes, choirs, bands, and orchestras. Boudina McConnachie (SA) is a music education specialist and lecturer at Rhodes University who is currently working towards her PhD on the integration of traditional music into the South African schooling system. She adjudicated African music, woodwind and recorder classes. Anthony Caplan (SA), an ethnomusicologist who studied traditional African music under the direction of Professor Andrew Tracey and is currently a lecturer at Rhodes University, returned to adjudicate African music classes as well as guitar and drum kit candidates. Eren Levendoglu (Zim) is a pianist, violinist, singer and alumna of the Eisteddfod where she won several trophies. She is currently the Artistic Director of the Gamusluk International Classical Music Festival in Turkey. Eren adjudicated the junior string, piano and voice candidates. Malcolm Bethune (Zim), the pipe major of the Zimbabwean Caledonian Society, once again adjudicated the bagpipe and Scottish drumming classes. NIAA is extremely grateful to them all for sharing their knowledge and experience with the candidates.

Ten different venues were used during the course of the Eisteddfod; on twelve days, we ran two or more venues simultaneously giving a total of forty performance days. Most of the classes were held at Prince Edward School in the Music Auditorium, Chapel, and Beit Hall, on the Indoor Basketball Court or on a field. We are extremely grateful to Mr Sora, his staff and pupils for so generously supporting the Eisteddfod by allowing us the use of these facilities. We would also like to thank Twin Rivers School for hosting the Western

junior school choirs; Harare International School for accommodating the Western senior school choirs, bands and orchestras; and a new partner, Gateway High School for allowing us to use their hall for the African choirs. The Eisteddfod “went” to Gweru on Friday 6th March where Ms McConnachie and Mr Caplan adjudicated a variety of classes and Ms McConnachie ran a workshop for teachers in the afternoon. Midlands Christian College very kindly allowed us to use their hall and provided accommodation for the team.

TROPHIESEduloan Trophy Marimba Ensembles - Junior Schools Mother Touch JuniorsNic Manomano Marimba Challenge - Junior Schools Dominican Convent Grade 6 MarimbaKutinya Trophy Marimba Challenge - Senior Schools Prince Edward Advanced Marimba African Voice Cup A Cappella Ensembles - Senior Schools Chisipite Form 3 AVA QuartetEnsemble Cup African Music Ensembles Prince Edward Mbira Nyunga-Nyunga EnsembleAcorn Cup African Choirs - Junior Schools Avondale Primary SchoolRotary Ethnic Cup African Traditional and Contemporary Choirs - Senior Schools St John's/ArundelWatershed Cup African Gospel Choirs - Senior Schools St John's/Arundel

VOCALPat Duffy Cup Vocal Solo under 14 Meghan Barbour (Chisipite Senior)Lynette Welch Cup Vocal Solo Girls under 18 Ana-Joy Manika (The Heritage)Flora McCallum Cup Vocal Solo 18-21 Farirai Manonose (Midlands Christian College) Lorna Kelly Cup Vocal Solo Open Donovan Jairos (Lorna Kelly Studio)Dr Griffiths Trophy Opera Solo Donovan Jairos (Lorna Kelly Studio)Peter Bosley Trophy Male Singers 16-18 Challenge Comfort Myambo (St George's)Monica Trollope Trophy Lady Singers 16-30 Challenge Sacha Chimanikire (The Heritage)Harry Tudball Trophy Singers over 18 Challenge Donovan Jairos (Lorna Kelly Studio)Caledonian Floating Trophy Madrigals Dominican Convent High

AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS: CERTIFICATESBEST SOLOSBeginner Kenneth Kabaya - Marimba (Hermann Gmeiner) Intermediate Willard Kutsawa - Marimba (Churchill) Advanced Panashe Pedzisayi - Vocal (Arundel)BEST DUETSBeginner P Akwina / K Kabaya - Marimba (Herman Gmeiner)Intermediate D Nyabvure / A Muzuva - Marimba (Midlands Christian College)Advanced P Chimbganda / M Musuwo - Mbira (Prince Edward)BEST ENSEMBLESBeginner Avondale Primary A Cappella EnsembleIntermediate Wise Owl Marimba BandAdvanced Prince Edward Mbira Nyunga-Nyunga Ensemble TICHA MUZAVAZI MBIRA PRIZESMbira Solo Beginner Ronald Muzoude (Hermann Gmeiner)Mbira Solo Intermediate Munashe Mudepu (Churchill)Mbira Solo Advanced Frank Kirimi (Prince Edward)

CHORALAstra Cup Choirs Grades 1 & 2 The Heritage SchoolThomson Cup Choirs Grade 4 Lilfordia Morton Trophy Choirs Junior Boys Hartmann HouseMashonaland Cambrian Cup Choirs Junior Mixed Springvale HouseGem Mercer Cup Choirs Forms I and II Girls Peterhouse GirlsRay Gough Cup Choirs Form I and II Boys Prince EdwardMashonaland Cambrian Cup Choirs Senior Girls Peterhouse Girls Blythe Kruger Shield Choirs Senior Boys Peterhouse Boys Senior Schools Trophy Choirs Senior Mixed Chisipite Senior and St George'sLiptz Cup Choirs Open Zimspiration ChoirNIAA Church Choirs Cup Church Choirs St George's NIAA Praise Cup Gospel Choirs Peterhouse NIAA A Capella Choir Cup Unaccompanied Choirs Arundel

Vocal & Instrumental Cup Winners - 2015

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Adjudicators Boudina McConnachie and Anthony Caplan enjoy the Marimba Challenge

Junior Marimba Challenge winners, Dominica Convent Grade 6, showing how it is done!

Chispite Junior School flautists

Twin Rivers School choristers

Eisteddfod Statistics

Honours 169 First Plus 272 First Grade 715 Second Grade 694 Third Grade 159

Why the Eisteddfod?This festival, like many arts festivals worldwide

and through the ages, carries the title Eisteddfod.This is a Welsh word. Wales forms part of the United

Kingdom and has a strong cultural identity.

The Welsh, proud of their history and heritage, are making every effort to ensure their language

continues to be used and learned.

Without doubt it is pleasing to the Welsh that many music festivals the world over continue to bear this name.

The first such festival of literature, music and performance with the title Eisteddfod dates back at

least as far as the 12th century.

The name has remained popular ever since.

2015 In Review2015 was another busy year for the National Institute of Allied Arts team. A total of 8555 entries were received in the four festivals:- Vocal and Instrumental (Eisteddfod), Speech and Drama, Literary and Visual Arts. When you consider that up to 50 people sing in choirs and 198 choirs performed at the Eisteddfod and 162 classes of choral speaking participated in the Speech Festival this makes for a huge number of people taking part.

MarchThe month of March was dominated by the Eisteddfod which ran for four weeks from the 2nd to 27th March and attracted 2088 entries a slight increase over 2014 (2.4%) Five adjudicators were required to adjudicate infants from as young as seven years old to veterans. A 'mini' eisteddfod was held in Gweru on March 6th and on Monday the 9th March Bulawayo candidates performed at the Robert Sibson Hall.

We are grateful for the use of Prince Edward School, our main venue, who allowed us to use the Beit Hall and basketball courts, the music centre, the chapel and a rugby field – sometimes several at the same time! For the first time we took the African choirs to Gateway High. Junior school choirs and Senior school choirs made their ways to Twin Rivers and the International School respectively and the Harare International School also allowed us to use the theatre for the concerts. It is always so difficult to limit performances from honours winners to about 20 for the final concert so for the first time, in many years, we held a second concert on the Sunday morning to allow more candidates to perform their work to a capacity audience.

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WESTERN MUSIC AWARDS - INSTRUMENTAL Anne Beck Cup Piano Solo Baroque, Grades 1 & 2 Freedom Moyo (Cecil John Rhodes)Pat Duffy Memorial Piano Solo 20th Century, Any Grade Vongai Chokuda (Dominican Convent High)Little Cup Piano Solo Own Choice, Grades 1 to 4 Nyasha Mazonde (Chisipite Senior) and Kai Detering (Joan Deste)NIAA Cup Piano Solo Own Choice, Grades 5 to 8 Christopher Kang (Dr Renan)Di Wright Cup Bowed Strings, under 16 Abigail Macy (Macy Studio)NIAA Wind Solo Cup Woodwind Solo, under 18 Ashley Heymans (Zimbabwe Academy of Music) NIAA Brass Cup Brass Solo - Any Grade Raphael Koudounaris (Hellenic Academy)NIAA Ensemble Cup Vocal or Instrumental Ensembles Legato Voices (St George's)NIAA Orchestra Cup Orchestras - Open Harare International School OrchestraMashonaland Holdings Trophy Bands - Open Marondera Schools Big Band

GENERAL AWARDSThese awards are presented at the end of the Final Concert:

Diana Mellon Scholarship Zimbabwean student aged 10-17 for piano/organ studies Celeste Wright & Kai DeteringEsther Lacy Cup Musicality and Charm Comfort MyamboSaunders Floating Trophy Most Promising Singer 17-19 Comfort MyamboPocket Cup Most Promising Musician under 17 Abigail MacyAdjudicator's Cup Outstanding item - Vocal or Instrumental Prince Edward Marimba BandNeels Boonzaaier Award: To a student for all-round contribution in all aspects of music Jessica Chitombo

On Monday 9th March, Ms McConnachie single handedly adjudicated the candidates in Bulawayo at the Robert Sibson Hall and ran a music workshop the following day. NIAA would like to thank the Zimbabwe Academy of Music and the British Council Music Project for their invaluable assistance with these events.

There were a number of outreach sessions during the festival. Ms McConnachie offered a number of Teachers workshops based on her book “Listen and Learn – Music made easy” as well as a Recorder workshop. Mr Caplan ran a Guitar Workshop and one on Composing Music. These were enjoyed by the teachers and young musicians that attended them.

The Marimba Challenge took place on 13th March at the Prince Edward Indoor Basketball Court. An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed an hour and a half of excellent entertainment as the 18 marimba ensembles that were awarded Honours, battled it out to win the coveted challenge trophies. The event was compered by Mr Blessing Chimanga and judged by Ms McConnachie and Mr Caplan. The Vocal Challenge was held at Harare International School on 26th March and featured some of Zimbabwe's finest singers; Mr Costello had the difficult task of selecting the winners. Traditionally the Eisteddfod ends with a concert that showcases a selection of the best items seen by the adjudicators but with the increase in entries, we decided to introduce a second “highlights” concert primarily featuring the younger performers. Both concerts played to a full house and were well received – a fitting end to four weeks of music making.

NIAA would like to take this opportunity to thank Mashonaland Holdings for their continued generous support of the Music Eisteddfod and the British Council for sponsoring an air ticket from the UK for Mr Costello as well as the flights to Bulawayo. I would also like to thank everyone that contributed in any way but especially the teachers, candidates, accompanists, and NIAA volunteers for their dedicated commitment to making the Eisteddfod the success it was.

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DVDS of the Final Concert of the Vocal and Instrumental Festival are on sale for $10 each

from the NIAA office.

African Voice Cup for A Capella winners C hisipite Senior School Form 3 AVA Quartet perform at the Final Concert

Winner of the Monica Trollope Trophy Sacha Chimanikire with Adjudicator Ben Costello, andcompère Tracey Doorman

Budding young pianist performs

Cup Winning St John’s College and Arundel Choristers perform at the Final Concert

Nicky Hammond, Festival Director

Speech and Drama

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Festival Director Gavin Peter

Long time drama teacher and actress Sue Evans was Guest of Honour at the Final Concert and Prize-Giving

Scottish Dance by The Heritage School at Reps

Karin Alexander adjudicates Experimental Theatre entries

Adjudicator Barbara Millican

Winners of the NIAA Duologue Cup Gabriella Koudounaris and Rebecca McIntosh of Hellenic Academy perform their piece at the final concert

Performers in the Shakespeare section at Reps

Westridge Primary School’s hilarious Choral Verse performance about Popcorn was a big hit at the Final Concert

MARGARET GRACE POETRY CUPTadiwa Goronga Kyle Prep SchoolBest item of Junior Poetry

CHISIPITE CARITAS CUPSam Brakarsh Jamie McLaren StudioBest item of Senior Poetry

IMAGINATO CUPGugulethu Mpofu Hellenic AcademyBest item of prose

CENTENARY CUPChisipite Senior SchoolBest Recital

SARAH JANE MUNN TROPHY Hellenic AcademyMost Creative Group

THE CHORAL SPEAKING CUP Dominican Convent Primary Grade 6Best item of choral speaking

THE DELOITTE TROPHY Dominican Convent PrimaryMost points in choral speaking

HONG KONG PLATE Shingai Dzumbira Hellenic AcademyBest item of public speaking

THE KILALEA CUPNot awarded

TOMLINSON QUAICH AWARDThulani Nzonzo St George's CollegeBest Monologue Any Age

NIAA DUOLOGUE CUP G Koudounaris R McIntosh Hellenic AcademyBest Duologue Any Age

WALLBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE AWARD Sophie O'Donoghue Chisipite Senior SchoolBest Shakespeare item

The Speech Festival ran from the 24th June to the 11th July. Three full days were spent adjudicating students from Midlands and Bulawayo areas at the Midlands Christian College. For the second year, a day of dance was held at Reps theatre with 35 individuals and groups participating. This was a 75% increase over entries over 2014 when dance was first included in the syllabus. Reps also opened their doors to us for a day of Shakespeare which, after being poorly supported over the past few years, made a big come back with 66 individuals and groups

performing. The winner of the Shakespeare award went to Sophie O'Donoghue for her portrayal of Julia from Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Our adjudicators were both from RSA. Mrs Barbara Millican, a retired teacher and highly experienced adjudicator came from Natal to adjudicate the Juniors. Mrs Karin Alexander, a past cup winner in the Festival, which she supported during her years as a student at Arundel School, adjudicated the Seniors and Intermediates in a firm, but kind, way. Participants commented how much they appreciated the teaching and advice that came with the adjudications. They both helped maintain a high standard expected from the candidates and their range of

results and choices for a very enjoyable Honours Concert reflected this.

The Festival enjoyed an increase in entries in the Junior section in categories like Group Recital, Improvisation, Advertising and monologues, duologues and Mimes. The decrease in the number of solo poems allowed per school, though met with some controversy from some schools, was overall a positive move and made for five, not eight, pleasant days of poetry. Other highlights included a sustained growth in quality of the Drama section in the Intermediate and Senior section and an improvement in the quality in the same age group with poetry.

At the annual general meeting of the institute held at the end of March Chairman Keith Nicholson stood down after 'steering the ship' so ably for eight years . Richard Wilde the Vice chairman was appointed Acting Chairman and new faces were welcomed onto the committee. New member are:- Tim Middleton Head of the Association of Trust Schools, Alice Palmer of Mashonaland Holdings, Roger Stringer and Tracey Doorman.

One Speech and Drama workshop was held on the 7th March. 30 students from eight schools converged at Prince Edward School and Jamie McLaren and Musa Saruro played theatre games and gave helpful hints on putting together improvised shows. One of the teachers said 'this was a fantastic morning' and asked 'why don't you go to all schools?' The team wishes this was possible!

June/July

The 24th June marked the start of the Speech and Drama Festival. While the team in Harare ran the one day dance section of the festival at Reps Festival Director, Gavin Peter, and two adjudicators, Barabara Millican and Karin Alexander were in Gweru for the start of the three day Midlands Festival. The festival ran in Harare from the 27th June to the 10th July at Prince Edward, Twin Rivers and Reps. It attracted 1682 entries of which approximately 15% were adjudicated in the Midlands. For the first time the final concert was held at Twin Rivers hall on the 11th July. Highlights of the concert included an hilarious duo mime 'The Dentist' performed by the Sibanda siblings from Midlands Christian School and an Indian dance by students of the Kinkini Dance Studio.

Festival 2015

Speech & Drama Statistics

Honours 140

Firsts 720

Seconds 563

Thirds 83

Cup Winners - 2015 2015 In Review

The Festival continues to grow at a carefully controlled steady pace to allow for quality improvement over quantity. Our unending gratitude to the core team of hard workers and the wonderful administrative support. This is extended to our host schools, Prince Edward, Twin Rivers, Midlands Christian School and Reps Theatre. Our final thanks goes to Deloitte who sponsored the Festival again this year, without hesitation.

Gavin Peter Festival Director

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DVDS of the Final Concert of the Speech and Drama

Festival are on sale for $10 each at the NIAA office.

The young Sibandas from Gweru brought the house down with their hilarious

award-winning Dentist mime Gavin Peter and Karin Alexander at the end ofthe very busy Experimental Theatre session

Experimental Theatre drew a very big crowd

Experimental Theatre

Group Recital

LEANDRA FENEYSEY CUP Rufaro Nyamukapa Arundel SchoolBest improvisation

ANN WARR NEWSREADING TROPHY K Matambanadzo /D MadzikandaChisipite Senior SchoolBest News reading item

ENA STONE MIME CUP The Sibandas Midlands Christian SchoolBest mime

OVER THE EDGE CUP Lia Brazier/ R Marikano Hellenic AcademyBest original item

ANNE LEVY CUP Ariel School Best junior item

KATHY NORMAN TROPHY C Samudzimu / A Denenga Chisipite Senior SchoolBest intermediate item

BATH CUPHellenic AcademyBest Senior item

THE INSTITUTE CUP Saamia Surtee Kyle Prep SchoolBest Junior All Rounder

THE ROSEMARY NEILL TROPHY Thulani Nzonzo St George's CollegeBest Intermediate All Rounder

THE SPEECH TEACHERS' CUPSam Brakarsh Jamie McLaren StudioBest Senior All Rounder

SeniorCategory Name School 8 - Form One Tony O’Riordan St John’s College9 - Form Two Samantha Evans Hellenic Academy

Form 2 L Chisipite Senior School Group10 -

Form Three

Michael Ruck

St John’s College

11 -

Form Four

Daan Post

St John’s College12 -

Form Six

No Award

Best Senior Artist

Michael Ruck

St John’s College

JuniorCategory Name School

0 - Pre-School Natalie Mano Kyle Prep School JointTayla Manuel-Morgan Lomagundi College Primary

Bishopslea ECD Bishopslea School Group1 - Grade 1 Louis Peech Hellenic Primary Joint

Bryn Richmond Springvale House2 - Grade 2 Loyiso Rashayi St Michael’s Prep School3 - Grade 3 Kayla Nhekairo Bishopslea School

4 - Grade 4 Chiedza Matangaidze Bishopslea School5 - Grade 5 Tatenda Tachivena Hartmann House6 - Grade 6 Katherine Campbell Hellenic Primary Joint

Tawananyasha Mushosho

Hellenic Primary

Step Ahead Learning Centre

7 -

Grade 7

Hamish Cumming

Hellenic Primary Joint

Scott Vosloo

Hellenic Primary

Bird Brains

Twin Rivers School Group

Best Junior Artist

Bird Brains

Twin Rivers School Group

INNSCORAfrica Limited

Visual Arts Prize Winners 2015

Visual Arts Festival

Under the general theme of “Me, Myself and I” a total of 2136 entries were received this year, from 64 schools all over the country, showing a remarkable variety of individual interpretations even within the different broad age group categories – family, food, footsteps, furry/feathered friends, and more fanciful fabrications.

We are indebted once again to St Christopher's School, who allowed us the use of their space throughout the August holidays, starting with delivery of art work from schools on the due day for entries, sorting and storage, through the adjudication process and finally redistribution back to schools or to the exhibition venue. The ability to manage the whole process under a single roof with ample space is a huge logistical advantage, saving many hours of effort in shifting and re-sorting the pieces from one location to another, not to mention the inherent risk of damage to some of the more ambitious items.

Although we were handicapped by the lack of a Festival Director this year, our experienced panel of judges, ably assisted by an energetic team of “gofers” and administrative helpers, were able to view and assess all the entries within the allotted week, even having a little time over to discuss future planning, and in particular the 2016 syllabus. Wayne Stutchbury and Marlene Bornman

started with the senior schools' entries, which made up only one eighth of the total complement, and worked their way down through Grades 7, 6 and 5 to meet the junior schools' duo of adjudicators, Sarah and Diana Bentley, as they progressed upwards from their starting point of the Nursery School entries.

The exhibition was again mounted at the Jubilee Hall at Hartmann House, to whom we extend our sincere thanks – it really is an ideal venue, and we were particularly conscious of their generosity as they are in the throes of a new building programme, with all the attendant disruption on various fronts. 109 pieces receiving Honours rating, together with 516 First Grades, made up a colourful and impressive showcase of talent and hard work. As usual the 3-D models

(bane of our existence from the administrative point of view!) added interest and visual appeal, showing a remarkable variety of ideas, interpretations and use of media. They are particularly pleasing in that they are frequently group projects, thus involving a larger number of budding artists and allowing scope

for different levels of ability.

The exhibition ran for a week in early October, following on from the Prizegiving event shared between the Visual Arts and Literary festivals. It was visited by a steady procession of schools coming to see how their artists fared, and hopefully to glean some inspiration as to how they might rise to greater heights in the future. This year's top prize winners were Michael Ruck of St John's College, for the best Senior School entry; and Twin Rivers Grade 7 group project for the Junior Schools award.

Visual Arts Statistics - Honours 109 First Grade 516 Second Grade 1 250 Third Grade 261

The Best Junior Artist Trophy was won by Twin Rivers School

Best Senior Artist Michael Ruck of

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2015 marks one hundred and three years of the National Institute of Allied Arts, and the Literary festival celebrated this occasion on a day of glorious sunshine amidst the beautiful grounds at Hartmann House on the 3rd October 2015. The annual prize-giving event of the Literary Festival culminates a year of frenetic activity, and it affords an opportunity for us to reflect on our victories and plan ahead to the new year.

We received a record number of entries, 2649, from 49 junior schools and 28 senior schools. This put the total number of participating schools at 77, again a record. This did create some stress for our markers, but they did a sterling job and, once again, we were able to release results to schools in time for their annual prize-giving functions.

The standard of work was good and I was moved by the beauty, optimism and maturity of some of the work received. In a year of many challenges, it is our children who remind us that there is still much to celebrate. Dominique Bruce ( Grade 5) of Bishopslea Primary School celebrated summer with the following words:

“Summer is blazing hot

I watch clouds skim across

The bright blue heavenly sky

A soft breeze waft across my face

And I feel alive”

Ibrahim Hamdaan of Prince Edward School answered the question “Who am I?” with these inspiring words:

“And so I continue on my wayOn this journey they call lifeI try to do the best I canThough at times the goings toughI'll do my part to define the worldAnd make it a better placeBy being me to my capacityWith each trial I have to face”Zoe Mugoni of Kyle College evocatively described “The Colours of My Thoughts” as“A different colour, a different thoughtA colourful battle, intellectually foughtMy very own rainbow nationThe Colours of my thoughts, a continuous creation”

Junior Category Genre Name SchoolGrade 2 Prose Panashe Muchandiona Twin Rivers School

Grade 3 Prose Charlotte de Bruijn Chisipite Junior School

Grade 4 Prose Abigail Sibanda Gateway Primary SchoolPoetry Kirsty Mostert Dominican Convent Bulawayo

Grade 5 Prose Russell Foster Lilfordia SchoolPoetry Dominique Bruce Bishopslea School

Grade 6 Prose Georgia Halsted Hellenic PrimaryPoetry Tamsyn Taylor-Freeme Lomagundi College Primary

Grade 7 Prose Andrew Price Whitestone SchoolPoetry Samuel Truscott Penhalonga Correspondence School

Best Junior Writer Georgia Halsted Hellenic Primary

NameSeniorCategory Genre School

Charlotte Streak Girls’ College

Poetry Kudakwashe Magwera St John’s CollegeNaledi Tabulawa Girls’ College JointErin Lorimer Chisipite Senior School

Poetry Ibrahim Hamdaan Prince Edward SchoolAnesu Bukutu Arundel School Joint

Form III Prose Danai Jongwe Arundel School

Poetry

Brooke Bester

Lomagundi CollegeForm IV

Prose

No Award

Poetry

Zoe Mugoni

Kyle CollegeForm VI

Prose

Chiedza Chabikwa Goldridge College

Poetry

Rory Tsapayi

St John’s College

Best Senior Writer

Rory Tsapayi

St John’s College

Prose

ProseForm II

Form I

Literary Prize Winners 2015

Literary Festival

Literary Statistics Honours 132 First Grade 673 Second Grade 968 Third Grade 751

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July/AugustIn July the team processed 2649 entries in the literary festival. It took 32 teachers to grade all these entries during the August school holidays. We are most grateful to this team for giving of their time and expertise in marking entries from Grade 2 through Upper Six.

The 7th August found the team at St Christopher's School accepting 2136 artwork entries from 64 schools throughout Zimbabwe in the Visual Arts Festival. Once again, we are grateful to St Christopher's School for allowing us to take over their facilities on this day and then to store the artwork until the team of four judges moved in from August 17 – 21 to adjudicate the entries.

October The annual prize giving for both the literary and visual arts festivals which has become a highlight of the year was held at Hartmann House on the 3rd October. Over 200 people attended to watch 19 Visual Arts and 21 Literary students receive their awards from past chairman Keith Nicholson.

Acting Chairman Richard Wilde in his address commended the high number and quality of entries in the festival this year and thanked all those who participated as well as all those who helped make the festivals happen.

A colourful exhibit of 625 entries was held at the Jubilee Hall from the 3rd – 9th October giving a chance for students, parents and interested people to view the hard work undertaken by Zimbabwe's young, talented students.

During the year the institute launched a Facebook Group page - National Institute of Allied Arts Zimbabwe (N I A A ) which has proved popular and has helped disseminate information about the Institute.

The institute is indebted to our regular sponsors:- Mashonaland Holdings, Deloitte, CBZ Bank Ltd and Innscor Africa; the association of trust schools; volunteers and the committee for their continued support.

2015 in review

Kathy Norman - Secretary

Georgia Halsted of Hellenic Academy, Rory Tsapayi of St John’s College, winners of Best Junior and Best Senior Writer Trophies

Beverley Abrahams

Literary Festival Director

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Ibrahim Hamdaan and Anesu Bukutuwith their joint Form 2 poetry award

In conclusion, I must thank all those who make this festival a success from year to year: the schools who encourage their students to participate, the multitude of English teachers who are their students’ inspiration, the markers who assess all the entries, and our team who work behind the scenes with diligence and determination. Thank you for your patience and support.

Beverley Abrahams Festival Director

Guest of Honour and Outgoing NIAA Chairman Keith Nicholson presented the Literary and Visual Arts prizes

It’s unthinkable to picture a world without the joy and enrichment that the arts in their diversity of expressions bring us on a daily basis. The life of an artist can be hard. It remains challenging to make a living creating art in a chosen genre. Yet without artists creating works for us to enjoy, and sometimes, to cause us to ponder some of life's big questions, we would all be the poorer. Collective societal effort is essential to keep the various arts alive and well, and encourage each young generation to embrace them, learn them and make them.

Over a century ago in Bulawayo, it was with this in mind that The National Institute of Allied Arts (NIAA) was created. Ever since, it has played a pivotal role in our artistic life, providing the structures, spaces and measures of progress needed, to maintain in young people the enthusiasm and discipline that steer their chosen art forms into our collective future. In so doing, the NIAA is instrumental in the development in young people of a passion for the art or arts that inspire their interest and focus, bringing both them and their audiences

pleasure and fulfillment.

Many thousands have climbed the ladder of competency, proficiency and creativity in their chosen art via the NIAA's structures and systems, gaining motivational measures of their progress, and accolades for their achievements. Some have gone on to make careers from their art. All develop a fondness for their chosen art form which lasts a a lifetime, bringing them joy, pride, fulfilment and recreation. Those who continue to perform and exhibit, bring the same to their audiences.

The guiding vision of the NIAA was for the diversity of arts to be learned, performed and enjoyed by now and future generations. Tens of thousands of children have participated in NIAA festivals, coming up through the ranks of those learning the musical, spoken, dramatic, visual and literary arts in their many forms. The four annual NIAA Festivals galvanise young and adult artists to tap into their creative wells, practise and hone their artistic skills, then with courage, display, demonstrate, perform or open to scrutiny, their chosen art.

The first festival was held in May 1913. Thousands of volunteers and artists through the decades since have stewarded the Institute, expanded its ambit, and prepared for and performed at the many festivals to follow. NIAA festivals form a hub and creative factory around which generations of young people have fine-tuned their artistic skills, discovered and expressed their talents and developed the discipline

needed to become tomorrow's artists. Each festival culminates in a concert or exhibition of outstanding entries, providing the public with the opportunity to sample these art forms and attend an impressive artistic event or display. These contribute to available arts offerings, and our appreciation of these arts. They introduce some who attend to art forms

with which they are not yet familiar, creating wider audiences for our future artists. The NIAA’s structures and deadlines continue year round, decade after decade, to inspire diligent preparation, imagination, practice, quality performances and works, from artists of all ages and abilities, across the spectrum of artistic expression, enriching their lives, and ours.

All Volunteers WelcomeCome and join us, it’s lots of Fun!

We are always looking to expand our group of volunteers! If you would like to help with

any of our festivals, please call us.The performing festivals; Vocal and Instrumental

and Speech and Drama; require four assistants for each session – Mornings: 8.30am – 1pm Afternoons: 2 – 4.30pm (approximately).

Duties:Door: Issuing tickets to the general public.

Check-in: Booking candidates in for their performance.

Adjudicator's Assistant: Sit next to the adjudicator to assist with paper work.

Announcer: Announce each candidate before their performance.

Tel 702989; email: niaa@yoafrica.com

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NIAA Calendar 2016January 27

Deadline for entries in the Vocal & Instrumental Eisteddfod

February 22 – March 18Vocal & Instrumental Festival

Final Concert – March 19

Junior Highlights Concert – March 20

Late June – mid July

Speech & Drama Festival

July 20Deadline for entries in the Literary Festival

August 5 Deadline for entries in the Visual Arts Festival

September/OctoberExhibition of selected entries in the Visual Arts Festival

and the winning Literary entries.

Prize-giving for the Literary and Visual Arts Festivals Dates correct at time of going to press.

Please contact the office for confirmation of dates.

The N I A A THANKS:Our Generous Sponsors

Mashonaland Holdings Limited Deloitte.

CBZ Bank LimitedInnscor Africa LimitedOur Affiliates

Members of the Association of Trust Schools and other schools

Our Venues Harare

Prince Edward School Harare International School

Gateway High School Twin Rivers SchoolHartmann House

Reps Theatre Gweru

Midlands Christian CollegeBulawayo

Robert Sibson HallOur Volunteers

who give of their time to help with the running of the performing festivals and

the administration involved in the Literary and Visual Arts Festivals.

1 0 0 y e a r s o n. .building the arts

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLIED ARTS

ESTABLISHED 1913

About the National Insitute of Allied Arts

Left to right Colbert Mpofu, Beverley Abrahams, Kathy Norman, Richard Wilde, Zane Lucas, Nicky Hammond, Front left to right, Alison Garrard, Philippa Ferris.

Members of the NIAA Team at Hartmann house

N I A A COMMITTEERichard Wilde, Acting Chairman

Alison Garrard, Treasurer

Kathy Norman, Secretary

Festival Directors

Nicky Hammond – Vocal & Instrumental

Gavin Peter – Speech & Drama

Beverley Abrahams – Literary

Visual Arts - TBA

Committee MembersSandra Brits, Tracey Doorman,

Jamie McLaren, Tim Middleton, Colbert Mpofu, Alice Palmer, Roger Stringer, Zane Lucas