Te Awamutu Competitions Society of Performing Arts

About Te Awamutu Competitions Society of Performing Arts

Aims of the Society
To encourage the continuing participation of young people in the performing Arts.
To provide a platform for young people to compete against their peers.
To encourage excellence in all arts performances.
Who are we?
A group of community members who are enthusiastic about the Arts and even more enthusiastic to create an opportunity for our young people to develop, grow and perform in their chosen art form. These various art forms are: Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz, Pianoforte, Instrumental, Speech & Drama, Vocal, Highland & National Dance.

History
Inspired by the success of a one day competition in 1952, Te Awamutu held its first three day Arts festival in August 1953. With 1377 entries in the various Art forms of Vocal, Instrumental, Elocution, National Dance and Fancy Dance, it was an outstanding success. This success lead to becoming a member of the Federation of the Competitions Society, known today as PACANZ.

Today
The Te Awamutu Performing Arts Festival is well established and continues to attract performers from all over New Zealand. The Adjudicators, professionals in their field, are from New Zealand as well as overseas. As a member of PACANZ we can nominate winners from our festival for the prestigious Young Performer of the Year Award.

What the Society Does
It provides a platform for students of any age to:

Have an opportunity to perform
Compete and test their skills in performance and against their peers
Obtain a critique from a professional
Extend their learning through sharing experiences with others Assist towards furthering possible career goals.
our website is www.teawamutucompetitionssociety.com...