The biennial Federation Eisteddfod is looming and the original May 1 closing day for entries caught many unawares, coming on the heels of Easter, ANZAC day and school holidays.
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Organisers have given potential participants a reprieve, extending the deadline to Friday, May 17.
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The big program for the event itself, held in the Tenterfield School of Arts, has this year been split into two sessions. Speech, drama and music starts September 16, with dance commencing September 23. Also as a result of feedback received on earlier eisteddfods, dance sections have been organised by age rather than genre, to reduce travel needs.
Due to demand, additional dance sections have been added to the syllabus catering to dance troupes (minimum of four dancers). Teams can compete in classical ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, modern expressive and contemporary sections, the latter two with 10 years and under, 11-16 years and open sections.
An assortment of perpetual trophies and the three $500 scholarsharships in each of the disciplines (speech and drama, music and dance) will again be up for grabs. The scholarships are bestowed at the discretion of the relevant judge and the committee executive, to support further study in the recipient's field.
The eisteddfod provides not only stage experience for entrants of all ages but also great spectator viewing, whether you can take the opportunity to enjoy several days of competition or duck in to support a favourite act. The school entries are always popular.
A free syllabus and entry form can be collected from Corner Life & Style, Sullivan's Newsagency, Tenterfield Post Office, Tenterfield School of Arts or Jennings & Kneipp, or can be downloaded at www.tenterfieldeisteddfod.com.