At a glittering unveiling ceremony, held at the Barnyard Theatre last night, Caxton formally introduced its new entity Spark Media into the South African media space. The company is a merger between Caxton’s NAB and Habari Media divisions.
The event consisted of performances from various artists, but the main highlight was a dance competition between different media agencies. Keep checking back to the site for the full article, which will be uploaded later today. But in the mean time Michael Bratt attended the event and snapped these pictures.
A large crowd gathered at the Barnyard Theatre, off Rivonia Road, for the unveiling
The evening began with a performance from FOUR. the winners of season 1 of South African X Factor
Gill Randall, who will be the CEO, officially announces the entrance of Spark Media into the SA media space
A dance competition, with different media agencies, was the highlight of the event. Here Shihaam Abrahams and Kelvin Storie from Vizeum show off their Jive skills
Michelle Brook and Conrad Kakabeeke from OMD during their Samba routine
The four judges of the dance competition. From left to right: Kahn Morbee of the Parlotones, professional dancer Danielle Mann, Steven Lee Lewis from FOUR and professional dancer Amanda Reynolds
The only husband and wife dance couple Jedd and Tahnee Cokayne from The Mediashop were inspired by the song Uptown Funk
Merissa Himraj and Deirde Lodwig from MEC and Vodacom during their commercial hip hop dance
Wayne Bishop and Yamkela Nkanzela from PHD after their street hip hop number
Nivasha Pillay and Matteo Zambetti from SMVGroup brought a touch of India to the event with their Bollywood inspired routine
Wayne Bishop and Yamkela Nkanzela boosted their street cred by being named the winners of the dance competition
The evening was rounded off with a performance by dance competition judge Kahn Morbee of the Parlotones
MIchael Bratt is a multimedia journalist working for Wag the Dog Publishers across all of its offerings, including The Media Online and The Media magazine. Writing, video production, proof reading and sub-editing and social media. He has plied his trade at several high-profile media groups. A passionate writer, news connoisseur, sports fanatic and TV and movie addict, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading and playing x-box.
