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2018 Taiwan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 1 2018 Taiwan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 1 2018 Taiwan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition • Schedule & Location P1 • Registration P9 • TGPIBC scholarship presenter P2 • Payment P10 • Rules and Regulations P3 • Awards P10 • Evaluation Criteria P6 • Admission P11 • Music P7 • Repertoire P12-15 • Fees P8 • Contact Us P15 【 Competition Schedule & Location】 07.29 Open Class (For Ages 9 ~ graduate school Ballet sun students) 07.30 Mon- TGPIBC Workshop (Participant-only classes) 7F., No.56, Sec.2, Keelung 07.31 Tue *Not a part of the competition Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei Pre-Competitive 7/30 & 7/31 10:00-12:00 City 110, Junior 7/30 & 7/31 12:30-14:30 Senior 7/30 & 7/31 14:45-16:45 08.01 wed Preliminary Classes TBD Pre-competitive, Junior, Senior, Contemporary-Judge Mr.Toru will personally coach the piece he specifically designed for TGPIBC participants. 08.02 Thu Preliminary Stage Pre-competitive, Junior, Senior TBD Final Stage Contemporary, Ensemble 08.03 Fri Finalist classes, Final Competition 08.04 Sat 9:30-11:00 Awards ceremony 13:00-14:00 Lecture Gala performance 08.05 Sun 14:00-16:30 Gala performance 2018 Taiwan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 2 【 TGPIBC Scholarship Presenters】 7 international judges and 11 partner schools will be providing entries/scholarships at their summer or year-round programs for 2018 TGPIBC. 「 The Ailey School ,USA」 -Founded by the legend of contemporary ballet Alvin Ailey 「San Francisco Ballet School, USA」 -San Francisco Ballet was the first professional ballet company in United States with NYBC and ABT 「 The Harid Conservatory, USA」 -Nurture numerous prima ballerina in the school with full scholarships 「 John Cranko Schule-Stuttgart Ballet, Germany」 -In 2017 recognized as the world’s top 10 ballet school, Prix de Lausanne’s partner school 「 School of the Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier, Germany 」 -An international school for the interpretation of classical and modern ballet 「 Pittsburg Ballet Theatre School, USA」 -U.S.A finest dance education and training school, accompanied by the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 「 Gelsey Kirkland Academy, USA 」 -Founded by the former ABT principal dancer Gelsey Kirkland 「 The Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Russia」 （ The Bolshoi Ballet Academy） -One of the most prestigious ballet school in the world 「 The Atlantic City Ballet, USA 」 - ACBT Performing Arts Academy is the official school of the Atlantic City Ballet 「 Saratoga Summer Dance Intensive, USA」 - SSDI provide young dancers world-renowned faculty 「 Jeffrey Dance Academy, SINGAPORE 」 -Jeffrey Dance Academy (JDA) is a premier ballet school established by Singapore's home-grown talent Jeffrey Tan 2018 Taiwan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 3 【 Rules and Regulations】 Solo- Age is strictly determined as of Aug 1st, 2018 *Classical Solo participants are eligible for scholarship awards. Groups Ages Description Participants must select the SAME variation for preliminary and final Pre- round. Wear soft ballet slippers; girls may wear pointe shoes but will 10-12 competitive not receive extra points. Variation may be slightly modified or simplified according to participant’s level. Junior 13-15 Participants may select SAME or DIFFERENT variation for preliminary and final round. Fill in the application clearly (changes Senior A 16-19 not permitted once submitted). Girls must wear pointe shoes *Performance time may not exceed 2:30 minutes, or points will be Senior B 20-24 deducted. Consult international ballet companies for variation version. (Russian or British Royal Ballet suggested) Contemporary 14-19 Upon registration, TGPIBC will provide a video of Judge Toro Shimazaki’s choreography, made specifically for TGPIBC participants. He will personally instruct participants during the competition. Solo: Preliminary Classes • Solo participants must participate in preliminary classes. Absence or lateness will result in disqualification. • The jury board will attend the classes and evaluate participants. • Preliminary classes are not opened to parents or instructors. Solo: Preliminary Stage • Participants must prepare their performance music themselves after choosing the version of their performance music. Pre-competitive, junior, and senior A/B participants should compete in current classical ballet variations, no choreography allowed. Email TGPIBC if you have any questions. For music requirements see below: “Music” Section • Participants that made into the final round will be announced after each group’s preliminary round. 2018 Taiwan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 4 Ensemble: 6-20 participants, aged between 9-24, males & females *Age is strictly determined as of Aug 1st, 2018 1. There will only be one round of competition for the ensemble group. 2. A representative (18 years old) of the ensemble should be designated, participants ages 18 and below need their guardian’s agreement letter to compete. 3. Participants in the ensemble group may register for solo competitions, though may not participate as members in more than 2 ensembles. 4. Ensembles may choose to have participants wear soft slippers, pointe shoes, or a mix of both. 5. All participants of the ensemble must be present when the performance ends. 6. Award winners will be announced at the award ceremony, 7. Male participants, when participating in an ensemble, may not perform solo roles in the choreography, coherency and overall unity of the ensemble should be achieved. Rules For all participants 【 Violation of TGPIBC Rules and Regulations may result in disqualification】 • Participants may not be replaced by others, nor are they able to change names. • Participants may register for classical solo, contemporary solo, and/or ensemble. • The order of appearance and the competition schedule are determined by TGPIBC. Participants cannot request for changes after announcement. • Participants that fail to sign-in at the designated time will be disqualified. • If the jury board deems the participant’s performance not to meet their expectation, no awards will be given. Multiple awards may be possible. The jury board retains all rights to the final decision based on artistic consideration, and the rights to announce and change any award. Any complaints directing towards decision that concerns techniques will be disregarded. Any complaints with rules not specified in this section will be up to the jury board’s final decision. • All participants must acknowledge “TGPIBC” when mentioning or posting competition awards/certificates on published materials/websites/social media. • All participants should arrange insurance for themselves (medical and others), as be responsible for any chronic or long-term medical expenses. TGIBC is not responsible legally or medically should participants encounter any accidents or injuries during the competition. Please be responsible for your own safety, and agree to be responsible for the above risks. 2018 Taiwan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 5 • Upon registration, participants agree that TGPIBC, its employees and instructors will not be responsible for any legal action, compensation, expenses, liability, damage, caused by physical injuries during the competition, and will not seek responsibility from TGPIBC. • TGPIBC retains the rights to change or cancel all items stated, including: competition arrangement, participant’s qualification, order of performance. • If the number of participants fails to meet the minimum competing number, the jury board has the right to cancel competition for that group. In that case, the registration fee would be refunded. • The most updated competition notification will be announced on the facebook page (Ex: natural hazards such as typhoon, earthquakes…etc). Individual notifications will not be available. TGP FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/ballet.tgp • TGPIBC retains all rights to modify the rules and regulations, individual notifications will not be available. • Should there be discrepancies between the Mandarin Chinese and English Version, the Mandarin Version overrides. • Participants must prepare their participant’s pass and the true or copy version of their official ID (with name, age). Ex: national ID, passport, Insurance IC card…etc) • Solo participants that made into the final will have the opportunity to perform in the gala. • Classical solo participants are eligible to compete for scholarships. • Participants are not allowed to have experiences in a professional company, nor are they able to have signed/sign during the competition any yearly contract with a professional company for more than 26 weeks. Participant who violate this rule will be disqualified or their awards will be cancelled. Refunds for any paid fees will not be available. • TGPIBC retains all rights to announce award winners and use photos and videos during the competition for advertisements and published materials in the future. • TGPIBC accepts application on a rolling basis, the application closes on the deadline or when the number of participants have reached a maximum. • Please note that once the registration fee is paid, refund due to any reasons is not possible, and the fee cannot be used to register another participant. • TGPIBC retains the right to deny any registration application. • All participants must choose their repertoire from the list below. Participants from the classical solo group should consult classical variations from international professional companies. • All award winners must participate in the gala performance, they will receive
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