SIFAS Chennai Festival 2018 
​Application to perform

SIFAS solicits applications from SIFAS students and Alumni who wish to perform in SIFAS Chennai Festival 2018.

The festival will be held from 7 - 9 December 2018 @ Chennai

Interested artistes (including AIl India Radio / Doordarshan graded artistes) are invited to apply through this online registration form. 
Registration is COMPULSORY for all artistes who wish to perform in the festival. 

Artistes selected to perform are to be available for the SIFAS Chennai Festival bearing their own cost of travel, accomodation and any incidental. 

AUDITIONS
Applicants (non-graded artistes) may be called for an audition which is scheduled for Aug 24 - 26, 2018. The exact date/time of audition will be informed to the applicants around 15 Aug 2018. 

Applicants who wish to apply for multiple disciplines should submit separate applications.

Applications may also be submitted as groups for dance disciplines. 

Please complete all the required fields in this form. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Last date of application is 29 July 2018.

Selection will be based on audition results and also subject to availability of slots 

For clarifications write to: chennaifestival2018@sifas.org
CLICK HERE TO FILL THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.

​To fill the form, you will need:
- Your Performance Bio Data (100 words)
- Your Photograph. 

The forms will not be accepted without the photographs and bios (for seniors), and only photographs (for juniors) so please have them ready before you fill the form. ​
SIFAS Chennai Festival-2018:
​Senior Slot Audition Repertoire
​
DANCE

Bharatanatyam
Senior Category – 20 minutes
1) Varnam or equivalent
2) Padam

Odissi
Senior Category – 20 minutes
1) Pallavi
2) Ashtapadi

Kathak
Senior Category - 20 minutes
1) Vandana / Stuti or Shloka
2) Any one Taal – tukkadas, footwork etc
3) Abhinaya – Thumri/ Bhajan

Kuchipudi
Senior Category – 20 minutes
1) Kalapam or Javali or Padam 
2) Tarangam


MUSIC

Carnatic Vocal / Violin / Veena / Flute
Senior Category – 20 minutes
1) Varnam in 2 kalams
2) Keerthanam with raga alapana, rendering of kriti,
neraval and kalpana swaras
(For applicants opted for Violin as accompanist, they will be required to accompany a vocalist and will be selected on that basis. SIFAS will provide the vocalist for the audition)

Mridangam / Upapakkavadhyam
Senior Category – 15 minutes
Adi / Roopakam / Misrachapu
(For Mridangam / Upapakkavadhyam, candidates will be required to accompany a vocalist/instrumentalist and will be selected on that basis. SIFAS will provide the vocalist for the audition)

Hindustani Vocal
Senior Category – 20 minutes
1) Vilambit Khayal & Drut Khayal (composition) along with 
Alaap & Taan.

Hindustani Instruments 
Senior Category – 20 minutes
Alaap / Jod / Jhala / Vilambit Teen Taal & Drut Teen Taal or Ek Taal Jhala 

Tabla 
Senior Category – 15 minutes
Teentaal / Roopaktaal / Jhap Taal 
(For Tabla, candidates will be required to accompany a vocalist /instrumentalist and will be selected on that basis. SIFAS will provide the vocalist for the audition)
SIFAS Chennai Festival-2018:
​Junior Slot Audition Repertoire

DANCE

Bharatanatyam
Junior Category – 15 minutes
1) Jathiswaram or Thillana
2) Keerthanam or Shabdam

Odissi
Junior Category - 15 minutes
1) Pallavi
2) Ashtapadi

Kathak
Junior Category – 15 minutes
1) Stuti or Shloka
2) Technical aspects of Kathak – tukkadas, footwork etc.

Kuchipudi
Junior Category – 15 minutes
1) Purvarangam or Jatiswaram
2) Shabdam (eg Krishna shabdam, Ramayana shabdam, Dashavatar etc)

MUSIC

Carnatic Vocal/ Violin/ Veena / Flute
Junior Category – 15 minutes
1) Varnam in 2 kalams
2) Keerthanam with raga, rendering of krithi and simple swaras

Mridangam / Upapakkavadhyam
Junior Category – 10 minutes
2 Talas – Adi / Roopakam

Hindustani Vocal
Junior Category – 15 minutes
1) Vilambit Khyal is optional / Drut Khayal composition is compulsory along with Alaap & Taan.

Hindustani Instruments 
Junior Category – 15 minutes
Alaap (short) composition in Maddhya Laya/ Drut Laya (Teen Taal, Ektaal) / Jhala 

Tabla 
Junior Category – 10 minutes
Teentaal / Roopaktaal