"We are ready for the party, starting with the kick-off concert at the Orlando Stadium,Soweto, and the big party during the opening ceremony."

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Pupils will perform songs, dances, music and poetry at a one-off concert called The Angel and the Fallen.

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The traditional format of a classical-music concert turns off the iPod generation, says Alan Brown, principal of arts-research firm Wolf Brown, which is studying alternative approaches for the New World Symphony.

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In 2007, her planned appearance drew opposition from the Islamic Party and organisers said the concert was called off due to "scheduling conflicts".

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