Come fly with us

Come fly with us

The Princess Vlei Forum will hold its annual Flight of Dreams parade on Saturday, 21 September.
     The parade is held each year to create awareness of and to celebrate the wildlife at Princess Vlei, and to showcase the artistic talents of our youth. Flight of Dreams is a collaboration between Princess Vlei Forum, Jungle Theatre Company, eMzantsi Carnival and the Peter Clarke Art Centre. This year we are also teaming up with the African Climate Alliance.
      The parade will leave the Calvin Protestant Church, 164 3rd Avenue, at 2.15 pm. It will walk along 3rd Avenue and 1st Avenue down to Princess Vlei.  It will feature:

• the eMzantsi Carnival Blokka band;
• Giant puppets, totem poles and other artworks created by learners,
• a group of hip hop dancers from Heal the Hood and
• actors from the Jungle Theatre Company

     After the parade there will be:

• a performance by the Jungle Theatre company called The Mantis and the Bee;
• Hiphop performances by Zeekovlei learners with Heal the Hood;
• a performance by the 7784 Performers traditional dance group.

The learners are creating giant Nature Guardians from biodegradable nature materials which will be installed at Princess Vlei.
     The event will also feature young activists from the African Climate Alliance talking about the urgency of tackling climate change. It forms part of the Global week of Climate Action and the ACA’s week of Positive Action.
     The event is free and all are welcome. If you would like to join the parade please phone Bridget 0824621308 or email imagine@princessvlei.org.

• Thanks to Keanu Matthews, Sameerah Lamera, Merscide Arendse, Levana Primary; Grace  Bashengeze, Skyla Johnson, Lotus River Primary ; Nazeerah Williams, Caden Bothma, Cody Adonis,Kevin Bergman, Angelo Thys, St Stephens Primary for the artwork on the poster.

The Flight of Dreams programme aims to:

• Raise awareness about environmental issues, in particular about the importance of conserving and rehabilitating Princess Vlei.
• Celebrate the natural systems and flora and fauna in our city, in particular the birds.
• Create awareness about our KhoeKhoe and San heritage.
•  Enable children to express their appreciation of nature through creative projects.

• Register participants for the parade.

• Read about the background to the Flight of Dreams.
• Read about Flight of Dreams 2018

"It was an awesome opportunity for the children to express themselves through art, and use art to show that they care about birds, their environment and Earth itself. They enjoyed the day so much that they insisted on follow up projects." - Ebrahim Abrahams, teacher at John Graham Primary