• REQUIREMENTS AND ENTRY FORM (close Monday 19th July), LIGHTING EFFECTS SHEET AND SOUND / AUDIO SHEET (all in one)

• STAGE LAYOUT

1. Youth (presented by Waiariki Institute of Technology)
   An individual piece that is made to be wearable art, which can be worn as a whole on stage by a single person.  Created out of materials utilising them in an abstract way.  Entrants must be currently enrolled at a High School.
2. Culture
   An individual piece that is made to be wearable art, which can be worn as a whole on stage by a single person. Created out of materials utilising them in an abstract way. This category is not about wearing a cultural piece, but about depicting cultural styles or techniques utilizing non-traditional materials.
3. Group Art (presented by Rotorua Millennium Hotels & Resorts – Millennium, Copthorne, Kingsgate)
   Don’t want to be alone – form a team between two and five people…a creation must be a single conceptual idea or theme and physically be one piece or become one piece for at least 20 seconds. Created out of materials utilising them in an abstract way..
4. Enviro Art
   An individual piece that is made to be wearable art, which can be worn as a whole on stage by a single person. Created out of materials utilising them in an abstract way. Sell a sustainable idea to the judges using commercial and/or industrial materials and concepts that show you care.
5. Corporate (presented by Dynamics Audio Visual Solutions)
   An individual piece that is made to be wearable art, which can be worn as a whole on stage by a single person. Created out of materials utilising them in an abstract way. Materials from the business used in an imaginative way or abstract materials that represent what the business is about.
6. Golden Years – Creative Hats (Presented by First Sovereign Trust) ā€ (not a competition category)
   65+years who want to come out in style…design your Wearable Creations ‘n Colour CREATIVE HAT, to be worn at the Wearable Creations ‘n Colour Show on Thursday 20 August 2009. This is not part of the category structure for the Wearable Creations ‘n Colour Awards, but we will have some fun judging them. The top 12 winning hats will be up on stage for the Friday night Gala Show, worn by our fabulous AMJAZZ dance troupe. The Top three winners will receive stand tickets to the Gala Night Show, trophies and prizes.

To be in by Monday 2nd August 2010 (Deadline)

Description of entry - to be no more than 30 words. This will be read out as the creation is being modelled on stage. This needs to say
something about the creation, e.g.

• a) What the inspiration was
• b) what the piece is made of

Please email to barbara@rb.co.nz

Monday 2nd August 2010 (Deadline)

You are on the stage for 1 minute 30 seconds*; we require an additional 10 seconds for fadeout at the end.
Music can be cut, or started at so many seconds into the song. Just write ALL details down for Dynamics
to follow. Please drop into Dynamics Audio Visual in White Street.
(*Group Art will have 2 minutes plus 10 sec fade)
First in, first served. If two entries happen to have the same music it will go to the one that registered first.

SPECIAL EFFECTS?
No flames. Please see Haidee from Dynamics Audio Visual for any special effects. They will give the OK or NOT.

HELPFUL HINTS
Past participants asked if there were any helpful hints they could pass on to new entries. They all said it was a lot of fun. Eating snacks
was helpful, and plenty of water.

Saturday 14th  August 2010

Location to be advised – please check back

• Prejudging:   Youth - 10:00am
• Prejudging:   Group Art - 12:00pm
• Prejudging:   Culture - 1:30pm
• Prejudging:   Enviro Art - 2:30pm
• Prejudging:   Corporate - 3:30pm

*Please ensure you arrive with enough time to get ready, prior to the estimated judging time.

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE AT THE PRE-JUDGING
NO SHOWS AT THE PREJUDGING WILL BE UNABLE TO PLACE THEIR ENTRY.

• Everyone must attend in FULL costume, e.g. headgear, arm bands and all accessories to be worn.
• Please bring plenty of water and snacks as it is an exciting time and a lot of milling about.
• Official photos will be taken at this time for future promotion (plus to ensure no changes are made) so, “practise a pose”.
• DYNAMICS will also have their own photographer there for imagery for the screens. This year most of the imagery will be
  close-ups of your outfit.
• Music will be confirmed and you will get the opportunity to walk through your sequence for timing and to see the layout of
  the stage. So “practice your moves”
• If you have specific Lighting requests, these forms are due Monday 3rd August; otherwise we will discuss general Lighting
  with you on this day.
• Backstage passes will be released on Wednesday 19th August.
• Upon completion of the pre-judging process, there are to be no overall changes to the final entry, garment, description or
  music.

JUDGES WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS
a) What inspired you?
b) What is the garment made of?
c) How long did it take to make?

We will be there to help make all of this easier and fun for everyone.

JUDGES WILL BE LOOKING FOR eg:

• Utilization of Resources
• Standard of Workmanship
• Initiative / Idea / Inventiveness
• Presentation / Staging / Appearance
• Use of Colour
• Creativity / Originality / Imagination

Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th - ENERGY EVENT CENTRE

Youth 9.00am Tuesday (*these times are estimated only)
Culture 4.00pm Tuesday
Corporate 6.00pm Tuesday
Group Art 8.30am Wednesday
Enviro Art 10.30am Wednesday

Run through on stage with music and lighting.
Entrants MUST wear full creation, without makeup, so lighting and special effects can be checked.
Entries can be left at the Energy Events Centre from this point.

(Rotorua Energy Events Centre) – Thursday 26th August 2010 (11am show)

Invited Guests with limited public tickets available. This will be a full “performance show” which will start at 11am.
Stand tickets will be available for this show – no prizeā€giving except the Hat Competition.

Entrants to be at the Energy Events Centre;

Youth 8.30 am
Group Art, Culture, Enviro Art, Corporate; 9.30 am

Each entrant MUST SIGN IN upon arrival. Each entrant’s number will be on a table backstage, allocating their own space.
Two support people only, per entrant, backstage – this is for each entrant’s personal security.
Please show respect / courtesy for those around you.

FRIDAY 27th AUGUST 2010 (7pm show)

Entrants to be at the Energy Events Centre;

• Youth 4.30 pm
• Group Art, Culture, Enviro Art, Corporate; 5.30 pm

Each entrant will be checked off upon arrival. Each entrant’s number will be on a table backstage, allocating their own space. One support person only, per entrant, backstage.

Encourage all your friends and family to come and support you and vote for your entry.
Snacks will be provided, but please bring your own extra water and snacks; it is a long, exciting night.

No Alcohol!

The show will be beamed live onto the Forum’s big screen so you can keep track of the action, low enough so you can still hear your
cue call.
Security will be in attendance to check all backstage passes as you go in and out. Please keep passes with you at all times. Please do
not hesitate to ask for any help required.