Great excitement is the order of the day at REVUE 2016, where the four finalists in the primary school category of the competition have just been announced. Twelve primary schools were initially selected to take part in REVUE 2016. These schools were pared down to eight semi-finalists, namely Baanbreker Primary (junior), Baanbreker Primary (senior), Hennopspark Primary, Kruinsig Primary (senior), Kruinsig Primary (junior), Noordhoek Primary, Tuinrand Primary and Wonderboom Primary. The four finalists who will battle it out in the Primary School Finals Primary on 18 December at 17:00 are: Baanbreker Junior Primary from Boksburg, Baanbreker Senior Primary from Boksburg, Kruinsig Primary from Kempton Park, and Wonderboom Primary from Pretoria.
REVUE 2016 is an exciting revue competition for primary and high schools which has been screened at 17:00 on Sundays on kykNET NOU! since October, with repeat screenings on Mondays at 14:00, Tuesdays at 19:00, Wednesdays at 19:00 and Thursdays at 10:00. A behind-the-scenes show called REVUE EKSRA also screens on the same channel on Mondays at 19:30, with its encore screenings on Tuesdays at 10:00, Thursdays at 19:00, Vrydays at 12:00 and Saturdays at 18:30.
Taking place in Carnival City's Big Top Arena, REVUE 2016 is presented by Sue Pyler, Hendri Myburgh, Mandi Baard and Danie Putter, with Lizz Meiring, Peter Smith and John Jacobs serving as the judges. The show is directed by Frans Swart in front of a live studio audience.
REVUE SA 2016 is presented in collaboration with Meat World, which is the main sponsor of the competition. The managing director of Meat World, which has twelve branches across the country, Angelino Perreira, says that their company is proud to involve itself in youth projects like REVUE 2016 and to invest in the youth of South Africa. The winning schools will receive meat to the value of R25 000 to use for their school feeding schemes. Other prizes include cabins for the Oppiwater Arts Festival, which travels by sea from Cape Town to Namibia next year.
Danie Putter, presented of REVUE EKSTRA chats with the participants.
Baanbreker Primary School (Jnr) performs "Once upon a Crime"
Baanbreker Primary School (Snr) performs "Fusion: Music Genres"
Kruinsig Primary School performs "Say Monster!"
Wonderboom Primary School performs "Stoccatos: Fame and Fortune"
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