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Stage | Perform it.

You’ve rehearsed it. Now let us see it.

Dance. Sing. Play. Act. Tell a story. Choose one theme and make the stage your own.

Choose Stage
Find your thing

What will you bring?

Enter Solo or as a Duo. Choose a listed talent or tell us your own.

DanceVocal musicInstrumental musicDramaSpeechStorytellingChoose Your Own
Sparks 4 to 7 | Risers 8 to 11 | Stars 12 to 15
Sparks get feedback only, with no scores shown.
From first entry to festival day

How it works.

  1. 1

    01 | Choose your performance

    Choose an activity and a theme: Sapna, Umeed or Soch. Want to do more? Add another activity as a separate entry.

  2. 2

    02 | Record your first entry

    Dance, vocal and instrumental music: up to 90 seconds. Drama, speech, storytelling and Choose Your Own: up to 2 minutes. One take, landscape, no edits.

  3. 3

    03 | Get feedback. Try again.

    The judges give criterion-level feedback. You have two days to improve your entry.

  4. 4

    04 | Bring it to festival day

    Judges choose who performs on festival day in every age group, including Sparks.

Video entry

Record, improve, perform

  1. 1Record
    One take, landscape
    • No edits, filters or background effects
    • Recorded backing music is allowed
    • Only the child or the Duo on screen. An adult may hold the camera
  2. 2Time limit
    Keep it short
    • Dance and music: up to 90 seconds
    • Drama, speech, storytelling and Choose Your Own: up to 2 minutes
    • File size up to 50 MB
  3. 3Improve
    Feedback and 2 days
    • Judges share clear feedback
    • You get 2 days to record a better take and send it again
    • Judges then pick the festival day list
Festival day schedule
10:00 AM
Sparks showcase (ages 4 to 7)

Chosen Sparks perform and get feedback and a commendation. No scores are shown.

11:30 AM
Risers and Stars

Competitions run side by side across the campus, judged live.

Your runway
  1. 1Register8 Oct to 5 Nov
  2. 2Send your videoOne take, no edits
  3. 3Judges' feedbackScores and notes from the judges
  4. 4Improve and resendYou get 2 days
  5. 5Final listJudges pick festival day finalists
  6. 6Festival dayPerform live on campus