Classical Ballet Eisteddfod 2009

PROVISIONAL DATES:
Tuesday 14th to Friday 24th April 2009.
(Commencement date to be confirmed early March after closure of entries)

FIRM DATES:
Group Day Saturday 18th April 2009 and Gala Concert Friday 24th April 2009.

VENUE:
Griffith Duncan Theatre
University of Newcastle (Callaghan Campus)
University Drive
CALLAGHAN (Newcastle)

TIMES:
8.30am to 12 noon
1.00pm to 5.00pm
6.00pm to 9.00pm each day

These times may change to fit in with the use of the theatre by the University. The Eisteddfod may not operate on Sunday 19th April 2009.

ADJUDICATORS:
The City of Newcastle Classical Ballet Eisteddfod Committee is pleased to advise that the Adjudicator for our 2009 Eisteddfod will be Rosalie Lane.

CLOSING DATE:
a. All entries must be received by Friday 27th February 2009. Entries post marked and dated on or prior to Friday 27th February 2009 will be accepted.

b. Late entries will not be accepted.

COPYRIGHT LAW:
As the University of Newcastle no longer holds the necessary copyright licences to cover the playing of music in the Griffith Duncan Theatre it is now a condition of hire of the Theatre that all individuals and groups performing at the Eisteddfod be covered by a licence held by the relevant studio.

AUSDANCE has negotiated a special combined licence with the copyright agencies called an AMCOS/ARIA Licence which covers the playing of music for the purpose of teaching dance in studios as well as for performances in concerts and in eisteddfods.

Both of our entry forms have a place where the studio licence number should be recorded and we will have no other alternative but to reject entries which do not include a current licence number.

PROOF OF AGE:
All new contestants MUST submit a photocopy of his/her birth certificate with the entry form. If a birth certificate is unavailable, a statutory declaration or photocopy of the relevant page of a passport will be accepted. Birth dates of eisteddfod contestants, years 2000 to 2008 inclusive, are registered on the eisteddfod database and no confirmation for these entrants will be required.

AGE AT ENTRY:
Age is determined as at 31st December 2009.

SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS:
This eisteddfod is a non-profit community event and welcomes financial donations and sponsorship from parents, dance studios and business houses. Due to the early timing of the eisteddfod, advertisers wishing to support the official Program should contact the Lions Club of Warners Bay Inc. as soon as possible at the address shown below. All donations and sponsors will be recognised in the official Program.

Correspondence:

Lions Club of Warners Bay
PO Box 74 WARNERS BAY NSW 2282

Phone Enquires:

Margaret Lewis (02) 4948 6501

Richard Delbridge (02) 4952 1426

PROGRAMS:
Should you require a copy of the program prior to the eisteddfod, they may be pre-ordered on the entry form for mail delivery ten to fourteen days prior to the eisteddfod or may be purchased for $15.00 per copy from the dance shop listed below.

Charlestown Ballet & Theatrical Supplies
Hill Top Plaza
CHARLESTOWN
Tel No. 4943 1022

DANCE SECTIONS:

Individual Dances
Classical Ballet
Demi-Character
Jazz Dance
Musical Comedy
Contemporary
Modern
National Character

Duos/Trios/Quartets

Groups
Classical Ballet
Jazz
Contemporary
Modern
National Character
Variety

Championships

Scholarships

Master Class

Gala Concert

RESULTS:
The Eisteddfod results will be published on the Results page of this website as soon as possible after the conclusion of the Eisteddfod.