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• Central Corridor hosted four festivals: the Schools Choral Music Festival at Riversand, Johannesburg on 17 May 2019 with a total of 280 participants (113 male and 167 female); the Loyoso Choir Festival held at the Lawley Primary School on 19 May 2019 with a total of 61 participants (33 male and 28 female); a Walk for Healing for Change, a contemporary Gospel Music concert, was held on 30 November 2019 at the Makhanya Hall, Soweto with 78 participants (37 male and 41 female) and on 14 December 2019 at the Alexandra Museum with a total of 24 participants (14 male and 10 female). • South Corridor implemented the Hip-Hop resolution programme at the Ratanda Multi- purpose Centre, Heidelberg on 13 April 2019 with a total of 113 participants (95 male and 18 female); and the Provincial Choral Music Festival for the elderly was held at the Vereeniging Theatre on 4 October 2019 with a total of 1 199 participants (599 male and 600 female). • East Corridor implemented a contemporary Gospel Music Festival on 15 March 2020 with a total of 41 participants (26 male and 15 female). Three daily music programmes which bene ¿ tted a total of 828 participants (355 male and 473 female) consisted of training on music selection for competitions held at the Centenary Hall in Krugersdorp from 5-16 May 2019 with a total of 197 participants (85 male and 112 female); and a Mass Choir held at the Toekomsrus West Corridor Of ¿ ce on 14 July 2019 with a total of 515 participants (220 male and 295 female). Central hosted a music and dance event at the Makhaya Hall at Soweto on 19 October 2019, bene ¿ tting a total of 116 participants (50 male and 66 female). Eleven indigenous gospel festivals were held in the North, Central and East Corridors bene ¿ tting a total of 3 017 participants (1 581 male and 1 436 female). Of these, the North Corridor implemented three festivals bene ¿ tting 1 463 participants (797 male and 666 female) and the Central Corridor four festivals bene ¿ tting 586 participants (267 male and 319 female); the East Corridor implemented four festivals bene ¿ ting a total of 1 019 participants (546 male and 473 female).

Workshops and training were implemented in the West and Central Corridors, bene ¿ tting a total of 324 participants (143 male and 178 female and 3 LGBTIQA). They included Theatre Work Rethinking the Theatre Word by Drama held on 3 April 2019 at the IEC Hall in Randfontein bene ¿ tting a total of 14 participants (13 male and 1 female); and a Basetsana Scriptwriting Workshop held on 3 August 2019 at the Mayor’s Parlour in Randfontein bene ¿ tting a total of 34 female participants. A Gauteng Provincial Basetsana and LGBTIQA Script Writing and Directing workshop was held on 9 August 2019 at Khutsong South Library ext. 2 with 73 participants (33 male and 40 female) and a weeklong programme was implemented from 25-29 August 2019 with 34 female participants. A Gauteng Provincial Basetsana Script Writing and Directing workshop was held on 26 August 2019 at Maelstrom, Tshwane with 40 participants (37 female and 3 LGBTIQA). Training/workshops were held in the Central Corridor for Region C (Doornkop), Region E, (Alexandra), Region D (Soweto) and Region G (Orange Farm) during the fourth quarter of 2019/20 bene ¿ tting a total of 129 participants (97 male and 32 female). The music programmes bene ¿ tted a total of 8 009 participants (3 983 male, 4023 female and 3 LGTBQIA) and900participantsat theMamelodi Beer Hall on 29 February 2020. The programme during the 2019/20 ¿ nancial year consisted of trumpeters, drummers, trombone players and conductors in the ¿ ve Corridors. Music programmes consisted of 8 festivals hosted, 3 daily music programmes and workshops, 11 indigenous gospel festivals hosted and 9 Clap and Tap music showcases hosted. The music festivals were hosted by four Corridors bene ¿ tting a total of 2 575 participants (1 450 male and 1 125 female) as follows: • North Corridor hosted the Ekangala Brass Band Festival at the Ekangala community Hall on 4 August 2019 bene ¿ tting a total of 61 participants (43 male and 18 female). • North Corridor Brass Band Festival was held at the Mamelodi Beer Hall on 29 February 2020 with a total of 900 participants.

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