ART CATEGORIES

1. MUSIC & ACOUSTIC ARTS

a. Drums (Free Percussion)

• Drums with stretched skins and other membranes can be utilized. Innovative mediums are also encouraged, together with some log drums or metallic percussion (e.g. gongs, cymbals, or bells)
• Drum beats can be inspired and adapted from traditional patterns or innovative and creative rhythmic beats with wide range of tone colours and pitches.

b. Hip Hop (Rap MoCing)

• This rendition is basically a modern and contemporary music expression done using variety of voicing techniques. Singers are usually accompanied by some techno-percussion instruments with some cutting edge music innovations. Or singers can just make use of their natural vocal faculties (a cappella) as an alternative to instruments.

c. Singing / Traditional / Contemporary

• The competition will be different in traditional song and contemporary song.
• Criteria for traditional singing will be according international standards.
• Criteria for contemporary singing: velocity an variety of phrasing intonation, flexibility of dynamics, emotional expression, individuality of musical imagination, creation of transitions between various genres, wide range of artistic forms of expression, freedom of expression, stage presence.
• 2 categories as Singing a cappella and Singing with one, max. 2 instruments. The song should be not longer than ten (10) minutes. The composer should be younger that 26 as well as the singing performers. The application should include DVD or recording of the song, all technical information and the declaration about the composer and the singer including a biography and a declaration that the song is first presented by the performing singer.

d. Instrumental / Contemporary Flute

• The pieces should not be longer than ten (10) minutes. The application form would include sound tape or DVD/CD of the piece etc.

a. Hip Hop (Breakdance)

• A modern-contemporary dance art rendition popularized by the western countries; a combination of jazz, aerobics, acrobatics, callisthenics, and free dancing accompanied sometimes by very fast-paced rhythm or techno music. It is also fused with various dance styles and steps to suit its performance impact.

b. Improvisation Theatre (Short)

• It is an impromptu portrayal of a character or a scene without much rehearsal preparation. Spontaneity and freshness are the goals of each performance. It is enjoyable as well as challenging art expression. Improvisational theatre performance can only run not more than ten (10) minutes from ingress (start) to execute (finish).

c. Traditional / Contemporary dancing

• Dancer as well as the choreographer etc. could be awarded. The length of a piece should not be more than fifteen (15) minutes. With limited light and technical equipment and the building staff up of the props before the performance should not take more than ten (10) minutes for a staff of max. 4 persons. The application should include a DVD of the piece. The competition is organized in one "rehearsal showing" as

a. Children´s Story (Fairy Tales)

• It is a live, person-to-person, oral, and physical presentation of a story to an audience which makes special focus to the genres of fairy tales/fantasy, making use of languages, vocalization, physical movements, gestures, etc. to reveal the elements and images of a story to a specific live audience.

a. Hand woven (Following a Subject)

• this particular art competition category focused more on non-traditional type of hand weaving which made use of particular subject (e.g. nature/ ecology, flora and fauna, concepts, etc.).

b. Painting (Oil and Acrylic)

• This visual art discipline makes use of specific mediums which is only confined to oil and acrylics. It has an open theme to fully express the artists´ worldview.

c. Photography (Photo Feature)

• Photo feature focus more on the particular art subject (open theme). It can be executed in Black and White or colour prints.
• Photo documentary of the Games by Digital Camera (to be implemented in the Tentative Program).

d. Film (Theatre Film)

• A short feature film of not more than five (5) minutes. This art category will be open theme. Film feature can make use of digital technology.

e. Multi-Media Design (Animation)

• A short animated film which has a running time of five (5) minutes. An open theme art category which can utilize digital technology.

a. Rituals (Contemporary Ritual)

• This arts category makes use of creative of rituals which can be inspired by traditions. This is basically a modern-contemporary rendition; an artistic exploration, introspect, and convergence of the artists´ life journey and creative expressions.

a. Installation Arts (On-the-Spot)

• This specific art category makes use of natural materials, found objects in the environment. This will be executed with an open theme.

b. Presentations & Proposals for recovery

• Before and thereafter devastation, distraction and natural catastrophes (to be implemented in the Tentative Program).