24 Performing Arts opportunities

Qatar Youth and Junior Choirs Qatar Youth Choir is a not-for-profit audition choir for mixed voices aged 14-18, founded in September 2013. Singers are chosen for their voices/singing ability and for their commitment to contribute to and give of their best to a high-performing group. Reading notes and basic music knowledge are an advantage but not essential – a desire to sing being most important. 
This is an ambitious youth choir where members receive specialised training in sight-singing, notation and theory, vocal technique, music interpretation and are exposed to a great variety of the greater classical and contemporary choral repertoire. We work hard to play hard. Qatar Junior Choir, formed in 2015, is for younger boys and girls aged 8-13 years. Rehearsals are twice weekly for 1 hour together with one single hour of music theory each week. This choir performs in local concerts with the Qatar Youth Choir and receives basic choral training in preparation for joining the Youth Choir at age 14. Both ensembles aim to deliver polished and unique performances, every time, and to have good fun along the way! QYJC 5th Birthday 2018www.qyj-choir.com www.facebook.com/qataryouthandjuniorchoirs www.instagram.com/qataryouthchoir twitter.com/singergies www.youtube.com/channel/UCkCyLAEEijWdQGmoPa8WlAA

The Schultheater der Länder is a nationwide festival for school theatre groups of all school levels and school types, which takes place annually in another federal state. The Schultheater der Länder is a common cause. Each federal state is therefore represented by a group that carries on the impulses of the festival. The groups selected by a federal jury present their productions at the festival, discuss them together in follow-up discussions and take part in workshops. The Schultheater der Länder is geared to the professional quality standards of the Kultusministerkonferenz. It is supported by the Mercator Foundation and the Länder Ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs. It presents in six days the variety of school theatres of all school types and grades from all 16 German states. The SDL shows an exemplary school theatre that, through its aesthetic diversity, provides impulses for school practice. As part of the conference, which takes place at the same time, the theme of the festival will also be scientifically illuminated and will be didactically enhanced in workshops and specialist forums. This is a nationwide artistic competition with annually changing topics, discussion workshops, symposiums, and other programs. For over 30 years, the SDL has been a central meeting place for the school theatre scene. School theatre makes a change in pupils, in schools and in society. For more information, please visit: bvts.org/beta/?page_id=110  

Go Viral Network was founded in June 2017 in Almaty to unite more than 2000 leading thinkers in media, business, culture and technology from Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the United States. This community consists of many creative people including journalists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, musicians, activists and enthusiasts, who want to learn new things and implement interesting projects in these areas. Go Viral Network includes a festival, an opportunity to apply for grants and speeches by well-known speakers in areas of media, business, culture and technology throughout the year. The three-day Go Viral festival takes place annually in Almaty and includes presentations, panel discussions, music, films, performances, and masterclasses from leading trendsetters from the USA, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Go Viral Network is supported by the US Diplomatic Mission in Kazakhstan to enable the creative audience to create and promote their content, inform, entertain, advertise and successfully interact with the global audience through social networks, new platforms, and technologies. For more information visit the official site at http://goviral.kz/en/about_us

National English Skill Competition organized by China's national TV channel CCTV. Competitions usually integrate Music, Art an Dance with English skill demonstration. The competition has been running for 20 years. It includes 5 rounds and is divided into 6 groups: Primary School A (grade 1-3), Primary B (grade 4-5), Junior A (grade 6-7), Junior B (grade 8-9), High School, University (≥ 18) Application usually closes in late Oct For more information visit the official site at  http://www.shoutlook.cn

EdTA and ENREACH Education have partnered with public schools in Salt Lake City to bring Chinese student to the US and experience the value and benefits of drama education whilst having an opportunity to practice their English. The camp offers drama classes in English lead by American teachers that prepare students for a final performance that is presented at EdTA’s prestigious junior festivals. The goal of this program is to expose Chinese students to drama education in the US, to learn and directly experience the value that the arts add to an education, and to foster cultural exchange by making friends with talented American students dedicated to theater. For more information visit the official site at http://www.edtachina.org/Home/camps

EdTA China Young Thespian Festival is a drama festival series hosted every year by EdTA China. The Festival includes competitions based on themes, and non-competition units to enhance the learning experience of the students. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and compete against peers from all over the China who are equally passionate about drama. They will also have the chance to take part in workshops, sessions and lectures taught by theatre experts and drama education professionals to learn about the holistic subject of drama and explore their passions. Winners in the Festival will be recommended by EdTA China to compete in Individual Events (scenes, monologues, musical solos, and small group performances) at the annual EdTA festival in the US every June. ITS members also gain points while they participate in EdTA or EdTA China festivals. For more information visit the official site at http://www.edtachina.org/en/event

This peer-to-peer opportunity provides something a little different from the rest, appealing to students with a flair for creation, comedy, acting or producing. The selected student will have the invaluable opportunity to work under and shadow an established comedian through their daily life of writing for Lionsgate Entertainment, maintaining a social media status and collaborating on a variety of projects. Having studied at Harvard and ‘accidentally’ ending up as President for the Harvard Student Council, the chosen student will have an enjoyable time all the while learning about the field they love and cherish. Hours and duration are subject to discussions between the mentor and applicant. However, this will entail approximately 10 hours of work completing a value-add project at the mentor’s request.

Participa Méliès is a competition for the best video special effects, run by EduCaixa in honour of George Méliès, special-effect pioneer. Works submitted are to be no longer than 3 minutes, with no dialogue permitted. The organisation publishes the films on the internet, and awards various recognitions, including a Junior prize for younger participants. For more information visit www.participamelies.com

Conexões, an initiative of the British Council, Cultura Inglesa, Colégio São Luís, Escola Superior de Artes Célia Helena and National Theater of London, is a project that encourages youth theater as a tool for human and cultural formation, fostering teamwork and the creation of spaces for reflection and expression of the issues faced by today's youth. It's main goal is to establish a connection between theater professionals and educators, amateur theater groups and primary and secondary schools with the purpose of increasing the interest of young people for this tool of expression and dialogue.  Conexões is part of a broad and consecrated program of the National Theater of London, the Connections, which in more than 20 years of activity and with the execution of more than 140 pieces, has remained faithful to its founding goal: to stimulate new authors, to promote discussions and meetings among students, actors and directors on the role of staging, stimulating dialogue and the interest of young people on contemporary issues.  For more information visit the official website at:  http://www.conexoes.org.br/

The Cork Young Filmmakers (CYF) project is a series of one-day, two-day and week-long filmmaking workshops for youth groups and schools throughout County Cork. It is facilitated by Cork Film Centre, and funded by Cork County Council Arts Office and SECAD (South & East Cork Area Development). It has been run annually since 2006. First Cut! Youth Film Festival emerged from this workshop programme and continues to showcase films made as part of it. CYF organises sixteen one-day workshops and four two-day workshops in schools, youth groups and at festivals between July and November, and week-long workshops during the summer. In 2018, three week-long workshops will take place, one in Macroom, one in Midleton and one in Mallow. Each of these workshops gives participants the hands-on opportunity to devise and make a short film. One and two-day workshops are geared towards twelve participants, while the summer weeks host twenty-one. The shorter workshops provide a concentrated ‘taster’ session of what making a film entails, giving young people a chance to experience scriptwriting, crewing and acting. The week-long workshops allow participants a more in-depth experience of the filmmaking process, including editing, and result in more elaborate final films. A total of twenty-eight films emerge from these workshops each year. These are screened at a special gala event at Cork County Hall in November and at First Cut! Youth Film Festival.

Youth Theatre Ireland is the national development organisation for youth theatre. With 55 affiliated youth theatres in 24 counties, they support an incredible network of youth theatres offering year-round drama workshops and performance opportunities to young people aged 12 – 21 from cities, towns and villages across Ireland. Youth theatre Ireland helps organisers with all aspects of running a youth theatre – from the artistic programme to child protection – and delivers a calendar full of national-level events across the year. Highlights include the National Festival of Youth Theatres and “Leading On…” drama facilitation training for leaders. Young members can audition to be part of the National Youth Theatre, or deepen their understanding of contemporary theatre as a ‘Young Critic’. Youth Theatre Ireland opens up a a world of opportunity for everyone involved. As Youth Theatre Ireland re-launch they ask that you join them, whether as a young person who would like to join a local youth theatre; or as a volunteer who wishes to set up a youth theatre; an existing drama group for young people that would benefit from affiliation to Youth Theatre Ireland; or a funder who can play a part in making more youth theatre opportunities available across Ireland; they want to hear from you.

Youth Theatre Ireland staff work with a youth theatre to make a short documentary film that showcases their group in an innovative way. The process ensures that the views of the members themselves are central and the film captures the unique quality of each youth theatre. Capture YT  is a win/win programme: the youth theatres gain a great tool to communicate with potential new members, volunteers, funders and media etc.; and Youth Theatre Ireland amasses a very special documentary archive.

The Blind Theatre Thailand is the social organization that aims to leverage blind people's ability through different kind of arts. Here, blind and normal people work together to create artworks and performances.  Now The Blind Theatre is looking for new team members, they are opening for S16 positions:  Stage Play Actor Musician Composer Voice Trainer and Music Arrangement  Prop Maker Producer Project Manager Volunteer and Community Manager  Inclusive Learning Developer Social Impact Researcher and Evaluator  Sponsorship Developer Communication Planner  Content Creator Graphic Designer  VDO Creator PR   For more information, please click here: https://www.facebook.com/theblindstheatrethailand/posts/2117297271722980

Contest designed to boost young learners' interest in classical literature, organised by the Community of Madrid, the Ministry of culture and sport, and the Madrid Association of Editors. Participants form groups of 3-6 students, and read select works of literature under the guidance of a teacher. They then use the material to record a video, and following the guidelines of the competition, submit it for consideration. In the video students read aloud a passage of the work they've selected, and relate it to contemporary work, ending with an argument for how they've drawn the connection between the classic and contemporary works. For more information visit https://concurso-escolar-lectura.es/#

Illustraciencia is an international competition for scientific and natural illustration. Open only to adult participants, this can be an interesting opportunity to a high schooler who has already turned 18. It could be, however, that the competition's organisers are persuaded to exceptionally accept a submission from an underage illustrator among the 40 works they will select to form a travelling exhibition. Illustraciencia is backed by major institutions including a governmental ministry, the national foundation for the sciences and technology (FECYT) and the National Museum of Natural Sciences. For more information visit http://illustraciencia.info/en/

Run by CSIC, Spain's national authority on scientific research, and the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), Fotciencia is an annual contest for the best science- or tech-related photography. Restricted to adult participants, this can be an interesting opportunity to a high schooler who has already turned 18. It could be, however, that the competition's organisers are persuaded to exceptionally accept a submission from an underage illustrator among the works selected for itinerant exhibition. Works are divided into two categories -- Microscopic and General -- and may bear on any theme such as cellular biology, food and nutrition, materials design, medicine or environment, ecology and agriculture. The sole requirement is that presented works bear some relation to science, which must be defended in an accompanying 500-to-1000-word introductory essay written by the photographer. For more information visit https://www.fecyt.es/es/noticia/fecyt-y-csic-abren-el-plazo-para-participar-en-fotciencia-0

The Princess of Girona Foundation is dedicated to the social and professional development of Spanish youths, and has for 10 years now awarded various prizes to young innovators standing out in various fields. The Prizes are awarded under the categories of Sciences (including humanities and social sciences), Social Entrepreneurship, Arts & Literature and Business. Although winners will typically be young adults, the age bracket is open for ambitious students in their last year of school. For more information visit https://es.fpdgi.org/proyectos/premios-fpdgi/

Manos Unidas, a Catholic NGO in the field of human rights and international development, runs this school competition for the best 70-second short on the theme of gender equality. The intention of the initiative is to educate students on common gender inequalities. Participants are expected to research, and reflect on, the issue, and then to work successfully as a group to shoot and edit a film project to in turn educate their peers on the subject. Backed by Banco Santander, the competition awards the winners of the Primary- and Secondary-School categories a 1-week summer camp and educational programme on international development.   18-year-old students may compete in the main adult category. For more information, visit http://www.clipmetrajesmanosunidas.org/categoria-escuelas/

High school students can participate in this initiative of the people's university of Calamonte, this prize, now nearing its 30th edition. Aiming to cover a broad spectrum of the arts, prizes are awarded in up to 12 categories, including Dance, Graffiti, Dramatic Writing and Literature.  For more information visit https://www.escritores.org/recursos-para-escritores/25799-xxix-certamen-nacional-qcalamonte-joven-2019q-cuentos-infantiles-espana

Taiwan Marching Band Association (TMBA) held International Marching Band Festival in 2012 and Taiwan Marching Band Camps, Clinics from 2013 to nowadays. We hope that can improve the education and promote music culture not only to Taiwanese people but also the global groups. We believe, friendships between people will get closer and closer via beautiful music. ​ 2018 WAMSB World Championships is sanctioned by the World Association of Marching Show Bands (WAMSB). It is also adjudicated by a panel of highly qualified and experienced judges from all over the world. See official website: https://www.taiwan-mba.org/about-us-1