Part 3: Speech & Drama Section NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF SOUTH AFRICA™ PROSPECTUS 2016 -2017 SPEECH AND DRAMA SECTION © Copyrighted NEA 2016 (This document may only be copied or reproduced in any way what so ever for the purpose of participating in the activities of the National Eisteddfod of South Africa.) Share the magic of the performing arts! Contents CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. I PART 1 ................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 1 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ....................................................................... 2 MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 3 NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD ACADEMY: AN OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 4 ADJUDICATORS’ FORUM ......................................................................................................................................... 11 PROGRAM OF EVENTS FOR 2016 - 2017 ................................................................................................................. 12 NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD EISTEDDFOD OF SOUTH AFRICA™: DATES FOR 2016 ....................................................... 12 NEA YOUNG PERFORMER & YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS COMPETITION 2017 ........................................................... 14 FINANCIAL : FEES 2016 ......................................................................................... 15 ENTRY FEES: NEA EISTEDDFOD 2016 ....................................................................................................................... 15 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN EISTEDDFOD 2016:.................................................................................. 15 OTHER FEES AND CHARGES FOR 2016 .................................................................................................................... 16 CONTACT AND BANKING DETAILS ........................................................................................................................... 16 RULES AND REGULATIONS ................................................................................... 17 ASPECTS TO CONSIDER WITH ENTRIES .................................................................................................................... 17 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTING A RECORDED PERFORMANCE .......................................................................... 22 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT ............................................................. 24 CERTIFICATES & DIPLOMAS ..................................................................................................................................... 24 ADDITIONAL REGIONAL AWARDS ........................................................................................................................... 26 NEA YOUNG PERFORMER AWARDS COMPETITION ................................................................................................ 28 GUIDELINES FOR THE EVALUATION OF EISTEDDFOD AWARDS .............................................................................. 29 GUIDELINES FOR ADJUDICATION: A RUBRIC EXAMPLE ........................................................................................... 31 NEA YOUNG PERFORMER AWARDS COMPETITION PREVIOUS WINNERS .............................................................. 33 PART 2 ................................................................................................................. 41 NEA CONFIDENCE BUILDER .................................................................................. 41 NEA Confidence Builder ........................................................................................................................................... 42 NEA CONFIDENCE BUILDER - ENTRY FORM ............................................................................................................. 44 PART 3 ................................................................................................................. 45 INDIGENOUS SOUTH AFRICAN ARTS .................................................................... 45 What is indigenous art? .......................................................................................................................................... 46 PRAISE POEMS ......................................................................................................................................................... 50 PRAISE SONGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 50 STORY TELLING ........................................................................................................................................................ 50 RECITING AFRICAN POEMS ...................................................................................................................................... 51 RECITING AFRICAN POEMS PROSE .......................................................................................................................... 51 AFRICAN DRAMA ..................................................................................................................................................... 51 CONTEXTUALISING INDIGENOUS ARTS ................................................................................................................... 56 PART 6 ................................................................................................................. 61 SPEECH AND DRAMA CATEGORY ......................................................................... 62 RULES AND GUIDELINES .......................................................................................................................................... 62 SUMMARY OF CODES: SPEECH & DRAMA / MOVEMENT & MIME. ........................................................................ 64 PROSE CATEGORIES ................................................................................................................................................. 68 CHORAL VERSE ........................................................................................................................................................ 69 GUIDELINES FOR CHORAL VERSE SPEAKING ........................................................................................................... 69 CHORAL VERSE CATEGORIES ................................................................................................................................... 71 POETRY PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................................................................... 71 EXPLANATION AND EXAMPLES OF POETRY CATEGORIES ....................................................................................... 74 CATEGORIES FOR SOLO VERSE SPEAKING ............................................................................................................... 79 THEATRE PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 81 NOTES ON CHARACTERIZATION .............................................................................................................................. 81 GUIDELINES FOR MONOLOGUE .............................................................................................................................. 83 READING .................................................................................................................................................................. 88 GUIDELINES FOR READING ...................................................................................................................................... 88 PREPARED READING SKILLS (POETRY OR PROSE)..................................................................................................... 88 UNPREPARED READING, PROSE .............................................................................................................................. 89 UNPREPARED READING, POETRY ............................................................................................................................ 89 PREPARED SCRIPT READING – AUDITIONING .......................................................................................................... 89 PREPARED GROUP READING or READER’S THEATRE ............................................................................................. 90 PUBLIC SPEAKING .................................................................................................................................................... 91 GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING ........................................................................................................................ 91 PUBLIC SPEAKING (Individual) (Prepared) ............................................................................................................... 91 CRITERIA FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING# ..........................................................................................................................