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'Cross All Borders: Hong Kong Festival Showcasing New Performing Artists with Disabilities 2015' is now open for application. Throughout these 7 years, the Festival has been discovering lots of hidden talents of budding artists with disabilities and providing a platform for them to showcase and further develop their artistic potentials. We hope this competition can continue to promote the development of arts with persons with disabilities, and let the artists shine.
If you or people around you have any extraordinary talents, please do not hesitate to apply. Act now! If shortlisted by the adjudication panel, the outstanding artists will have the opportunity to showcase their talents in the Final Performance and Competition in August.
Simplified Version of Application Information
Download 'Simplified Version of CAB2015 Application Information' (in Chinese Only)
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Link to Jockey Club Arts Accessibility Service Centre, Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (JCAASC)
For detailed information, please refer to the content below (In case of any ambiguity, the detailed version shall prevail).
Important Dates
Application Deadline
Date: 12 March 2015 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30pm (postmark deadline)
(Note: Applicants will receive the acknowledgment of receipt of their applications by email or telephone within one week after they handed in the application form)
Audition
Date: 1 May 2015 (Fri) [Public Holiday]
Venue: Causeway Bay Community Centre, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
(Selected applicants will be notified individually)
Final Performance and Competition
Rehearsal Date: 14-15 August 2013 (Friday & Saturday)
Performance and Competition Date: 15 August 2013 (Saturday)
Venue: Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre
Art Forms
Any forms of live performances:
Music Instrumental, Vocal, Chinese Traditional Theatre, Dance, Drama, Mime, Puppet, Lion Dances, Multi-media, Kung Fu, Magic, Movements, Others, etc.
Eligibility
The Individual Participant Must Be
1) a person with disabilities,
2) a permanent resident of the HKSAR, and
3) having no more than 5 years of experience in public performance.
(Did not have any experience in public performance in or before 2010)
For a Group Participant
1) at least half of the team members must be performers with disabilities,
2) all team members must be permanent residents of the HKSAR, and
3) the team has no more than 5 years of experience in public performance.
(Did not have any experience in public performance in or before 2010)
Adjudication Panel
The Panel comprising local art professionals will pursue the selection of outstanding performers.
Selection Criteria
Performing techniques, artistry, creativity, overall performance and teamwork (applicable to group participants only).
Travel Allowance (Audition Day)
All selected candidates for the audition will be given a transportation allowance:
Individual – HK$50 - $100
Group – HK$150 - $500
Performance Allowance (Performance and Competition)
All selected performers at the Festival will be given a performance allowance:
Individual – HK$500
Group – HK$1,000 - 2,000
Awards
The Most Outstanding Performer Award (Individual - Children and Youth) — Trophy and Cash Prize $3,000
The Most Outstanding Performer Award (Individual - Aged 21or above) — Trophy and Cash Prize $3,000
The Most Outstanding Group Award (Group) — Trophy and Cash Prize $3,000
The Most Outstanding Award for Inclusion — Trophy and Cash Prize $3,000
The Most Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award — Trophy and Cash Prize $3,000
The Most Creative Performance Award — Trophy and Cash Prize $3,000
Award of Merit — Certificate of Merit
Cash prizes are supported by "Dr. Marion Fang Arts with the Disabled Memorial Fund"
All final contestants are eligible to apply for the scholarship from "Dr. Marion Fang Arts with the Disabled Memorial Fund".
A maximum amount of HK$14,000 can be granted to each person or group to further their development in arts.
Application Forms
1. Available in the Main Office of Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (ADAHK)
4/F, Causeway Bay Community Centre, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
(Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 6:30pm)
2. Available in the Jockey Club Inclusive Arts Studio (JCIAS)
L3-04, JCCAC, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 10am to 7pm)
3. Available in the Jockey Club Arts Accessibility Service Centre (JCAASC)
L8-02, JCCAC, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 9:30am to 6:30pm
4. Download the Application Form: PDF | WORD
5. Request by email or fax
Fax: 2872 5246
Application Procedures
Applicants are required to submit the following materials by post or in person to ADAHK at 4th Floor, Causeway Bay Community Centre, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong:
- The completed application form;
- A biography (of the applying person or group) with no more than 500 words, with photos or other supporting materials, eg news clippings, website printouts and certificates; and
- A CD or DVD containing video* or sound** recording of the applicant's performance (No more than 5 minutes).
*For Video Recording - dpi: 640 x 480; format: mp4 / avi / wmv / mpg / vob
**For Audio Recording - format: mp3 / wav / wma
Remarks
- The results will be posted at the ADAHK website. Selected applicants will be notified individually.
- Applicants should obtain authorizations for the copyrights of any scripts, music and/or designs used for their performances.
- By submitting an application for the competition, the applicants are deemed to have given consent to be published free of copyright fees and without need of prior notice by the organiser, and in all media for public display or publicity purposes as the organiser needs. All materials submitted for application will not be returned.
- All performances should not involve coarse language and sexual content. Otherwise, the applicant will be disqualified.
- All participants must agree that their performances will be recorded and used for documentation and promotion purposes.
- Terms and conditions may be revised by the organiser without prior notice.
- The organiser reserves the right to make the final decision in case of dispute.
- Applicants understand and agree to abide to the above conditions by submitting the application form.
Enquiries
Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong
Tel: 2855 9548
Fax: 2872 5246
We strive to make our programme accessible to all. Please contact us and let us know your need for suitable arrangements.
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