Who
is that Guy with all the Eggs on his head that you see at all the
bestest Festivals in South Africa?
His name is Gregory da Silva - An Comedian Artist, Storyteller,
dancer and live street perfomer from Benin West Africa. Gregory
da Silva ( Egg Man ) was born in Benin West Africa, Voodoo Country.
He speaks French and English and is staying in Cape Town, South
Africa. He has appeared at many Festivals in Africa:
:: Masa Festival 2003 ( market for African Performing Arts) in Ivory
coast
:: West Africa,
:: Innibos Festival in Nelspruit, Mpumanlanga
:: Gariep Festival in Kimberley
:: Rittelfees Music Festival in Vredendal
:: Grahamstown Festival South African National Art Festival
:: Hermanus Whale festival
:: Darling festival
:: Moorreesberg farm Shows
:: Biltong Castle Larger Festival in Somerset East South Africa
:: Stellenbosch Street Festival
:: Simonstown Penguin Festival South Africa
:: KKNK in Oudtshoorn
:: Aardklop, Potchefstroom
He also appeared in many TV advertisements, movies and was interviewed
on several radio stations throughout South Africa.
He performs every day in Market square Cape Town and adds an air
of Rio-style festivity wherever he performs. Many tourrists from
Germany, England, America, Italy, France, Belguim call Gregory -
"The Eggman", "Eierman" or "Chicken Man".
Very famous in Africa. and almost an institution at Art festivals
in South Africa. Gregory da Silva walks Green Market Square (in
Cape Town). The outfit always turns heads - and each day it boasts
a new feature, a new symbol of an African culture or practice. His
headdress weighs up to twenty five kilograms, his body is armoured
with artifacts and his face painted with tribal patterns and an
undying smile. Each day, Gregory Da Silva presents the city centre
with a new display of his symbolic art. Gregory's voice is lively
and he repeatedly offers phrases and words in French.
Born
in Benin, West Africa, 1979, he was trained in computer science
at university, but went on to found a theatre group in Benin called
'Voice of Spirit' or 'Voix de l'Esprit', which performed politically
motivated as well as comic and poetic theatre at the Benin National
Library. After receiving an invitation to perform at the MASA -
Market for African Performing Arts - Festival in the Ivory Coast
in 2003, where he represented his country, Benin, for a week before
flying to South Africa.
