WANNEER DIE LIGTE VAL EN SKADUWEES SING: BINGLE SÊR 2026

Amari Maré & Nathan Arnold

@amari.mare

Translations follows

 

Van motorfietsryers tot alle soorte katte en wildtuindiere, Bingle Serenade het alles gehad. Die verhoog was lewendig met verskillende slepe en hul interpretasie van ’n beroemde toneelstuk. Nie net het hul voete gedans nie, maar hul stemme was ’n swewende melodie wat die gehoor betower het.

 

Bingle Serenade (Bingle Sêr) is ’n jaarlikse gebeurtenis waar mededingende slepe optredes, sang en dans kombineer om hul interpretasie van die gekose toneelstuk te vertoon. Hierdie jaar het Bingle Sêr op 24 Maart 2026 by Snowflake Venue plaasgevind.

 

Sleep 1 het geopen met ’n ligsinnige produksie van ‘Teen Beach Movie’. Die melodieë het die gehoor teruggeneem na sand, see en hare wat in die wind wapper op motorfietsritte.

 

Sleep 2 het die Afrikaanse gehoor teruggeneem na die komiese film, ‘As Jy Sing’. Die bekende “Kamp kan nie dood” het die gehoor gehoorlik laat giggel.

 

Sleep 3 het die gehoor beïndruk met ’n kat-gebaseerde produksie. Hierdie produksie het verskeie katte vertoon, soos Cat in the Hat, Puss in Boots, die Chinese Lucky Cat, Hello Kitty en ‘n paar onherkenbare katte tussenin. Hulle het ‘n liedjie gesing wat heeltemal deur katte gesing is, oftewel miaau.

 

Sleep 4 het die gehoor op ‘n rit geneem deur al die “bear necessities of life”. ‘The Jungle Book’ is ‘n klassieke.

 

Sleep 5 het ‘High School Musical’ opgevoer, wat ons almal laat dink het aan ons eens-op-’n-tyd hoërskoollewe. Hierdie sleep het sagkens aan ons herinner dat die lewe beter saam is as alleen.

 

Sleep 6 het die eerste helfte afgesluit met ‘n fenomenale vertoning van ‘Aladdin’ in ‘The Lion King’. Hierdie vreemde maar wonderlike kombinasie het gelei tot lewenslange vriendskappe, maar ook die besef dat dit lekker is om jou huis vir jouself te hê.

 

Die tweede helfte van die vertoning het begin met Sleep 7, wat hul interpretasie van die Afrikaanse komiese musiekblyspel ‘As Jy Sing’ opgetree het. Alhoewel dit die tweede sleep se interpretasie van ‘As Jy Sing’ was, het hulle dit hul eie gemaak – op sommige maniere soortgelyk, maar tog heeltemal anders.

 

Sleep 8 het gevolg met ‘n optrede van die musiekblyspel, ‘Chicago’. Hul blitsende jazz-agtige dansroetine het die gehoor betower en laat voel of hulle in die 1920’s was.

 

Sleep 9 het ‘n paar verskillende ‘Annies’ vertoon soos dronk Annie, vet Annie, wees Annie, en Annie met ouers — almal aangekla van ‘n moord. Hierdie komiese stuk het die gehoor laat lag totdat hulle ‘n ‘sixpack’ op hul ‘sixpack’ gekry het.

 

Sleep 10 het die geliefde komiese musiekblyspel ‘Grease’ aangebied, waar die gehoor elke liriek van die liedjies geken het.

 

Sleep 11 het die optredes afgesluit met ‘n uitstaande vertoning van ‘The Penguins of Madagascar’. Die akteurs het nie net hulself as pikkewyne geverf nie, maar het regtig hul innerlike pikkewyn ontlok om die gehoor se harte te wen. Die musieknommers wat hulle opgevoer het, het die gehoor aangemoedig om saam te sing asof hulle op die verhoog was. Volgens drie lede van die gehoor het Sleep 11 uitgeblink en die meeste emosie by die gehoor ontlok. Runé du Plessis, ‘n lid van die gehoor, het verduidelik dat King Julian en Mort ‘n ikoniese en humoristiese duo is wat die gehoor laat skater van die lag. En wie sing nie saam wanneer Moto-Moto naderkom nie?

 

Dit sou nie ‘n NWU SCC-geleentheid wees as daar nie ‘n danspouse was terwyl die beoordelaars hul puntestelsels afgehandel het nie. Vir daardie oomblik het dit nie gegaan oor wen of verloor nie, maar om saam met jou mede-koshuislede te sing en dans asof hulle nie nou net van die verhoog afgeklim het nie. Uiteindelik is die punte vasgestel en die gehoor (nou ‘n mengsel van optreders en toeskouers) het saam gebondel om hul name te hoor. Die plasings was as volg:

 

Beste Reëling:

Kasteel en Veritas

 

Beste Eie Komposisie:

Laureus en Dinki

 

Beste Tema:

Excelsior en Vergeet-My-Nie (VMN)

 

Beste Medley:

Kasteel en Veritas

 

Algehele Wenners:

1. Excelsior en VMN
2. Laureus en Dinki
3. Veritas en Kasteel

 

Elke vertoning het vaardige musikale aanpassings aan verskeie bekende liedjies soos Leeuloop deur Robbie Wessels, en ‘n gladde mengsel van sang, dans en toneelspel. Die kykers het werklik beleef hoe elke groep talentvolle jong mans en vroue die verhoog tot lewe gebring het. 

 

Foto van Snowflake se verhoog voor Bingle Sêr begin het (Oorsprong: Amari Maré).

 

Teksredigering deur Isabel Burgers

 

English Translation: 

 

WHEN THE LIGHTS FALL AND SHADOWS SING: BINGLE SÊR 2026

 

Translated by Simoné de Witt

 

From motorcyclists to all kinds of cats, and zoo animals, Bingle Serenade had it all. The stage was lively with different slepe, and their interpretation of a famous play. Not only did they dance, but their voices were like a lulling melody that enchanted the audience.

 

Bingle Serenade (Bingle Sêr) is an annual event where competitive slepe combine performances, singing, and dancing to showcase their interpretation of the chosen play. This year, Bingle Sêr took place on March 24, 2026, at Snowflake Venue.

 

Sleep 1 opened with a fun production of ‘Teen Beach Movie‘. The melodies took the audience back to the sand, the sea, and hair blowing in the wind on motorcycle rides.

 

Sleep 2 took the Afrikaans audience back to the comedy film, ‘As Jy Sing‘. The well-known ‘Kamp kan nie dood‘ had the audience laughing out loud.

 

Sleep 3 impressed the audience with a cat-based production. This production featured various cats, such as Cat in the Hat, Puss in Boots, the Chinese Lucky Cat, Hello Kitty, and a few unrecognisable cats in between. They sang a song that was entirely sung by cats.

 

Sleep 4 took the audience on an adventure through all the ‘bear necessities of life’. ‘The Jungle Book‘ is a classic.

 

Sleep 5 performed High School Musical, which made us all think of our once-upon-a-time high school life. This group gracefully reminded us that life is better together than alone.

 

Sleep 6 ended the first half with a phenomenal performance of ‘Aladdin‘ in ‘The Lion King‘. This strange but wonderful combination led to lifelong friendships, but also the realisation that it is nice to have a home to yourself.

 

The second half of the show began with Sleep 7, who performed their interpretation of the Afrikaans comic musical ‘As Jy Sing’. Although it was the second group’s interpretation of ‘As Jy Sing’, they made it their own — in some ways similar, yet completely different.

 

Sleep 8 followed with a performance of the musical, ‘Chicago‘. Their flashy jazz-like dance routine enchanted the audience, and made them feel as if they were in the 1920’s.

 

Sleep 9 featured a few different ‘Annies’, such as drunk Annie, fat Annie, orphan Annie, and Annie with parents — all accused of a murder. This comedic play made the audience laugh until they got a ‘sixpack’ on their ‘sixpack’.

 

Sleep 10 presented the beloved comedic musical ‘Grease,’ where the audience knew every lyric of the songs.

 

Sleep 11 concluded the performances with an outstanding presentation of ‘The Penguins of Madagascar‘. The actors not only painted themselves as penguins, but truly brought out their inner penguin to win the audience’s hearts. The musical numbers they performed encouraged the audience to sing along as if they were on stage. According to three members of the audience, Sleep 11 excelled and evoked the most emotion from the audience. Runé du Plessis, a member of the audience, explained that King Julian and Mort are an iconic, and humorous duo that makes the audience burst out laughing. And who does not sing along when Moto-Moto comes near?

 

It would not be an NWU-SCC event if there was not a dance break while the judges finalised their scoring. For that moment, it was not about winning or losing, but about singing and dancing together with your fellow residence members as if they had not just stepped off the stage. Eventually, the scores were settled and the audience (now a mix of performers and spectators) gathered together to hear their names. The placements were as follows:

 

Best Arrangement:

Kasteel and Veritas

 

Best Own Composition: 

Laureus and Dinki

 

Best Theme: 

Excelsior and Vergeet-My-Nie (VMN)

 

Best Medley: 

Kasteel and Veritas

 

Overall Winners:

 

1. Excelsior and VMN

2. Laureus and Dinki

3. Veritas and Kasteel

 

Each performance had skillful musical adaptations of various well-known songs, such as Leeuloop by Robbie Wessels, and a smooth blend of singing, dancing, and acting. The audience truly experienced how each group of talented young students brought the stage to life.