Song choice: Songs choices are: JyotiXongeet, RabhaXongeet, BhupendraXongeetand any contemporary Assamese song that can be sung as a chorus. Lyrics must be appropriate for a family setting and must be age appropriate. 

Group size: The group size should be 4 or more.

Performance Time: Length of the chorus should not exceed 5 minutes.

Setup & Dismissal: If an act requires setup and teardown, maximum time allowed is <=90 seconds(set up) and <= 90 seconds (teardown).

Costume: Any appropriate costume is acceptable as long as the participants appear to be part of a group. Costume will bejudged.

Performance: All team members must participate equally and must be well coordinated. The group will be judged on diction, on their ability to remain in tune and maintain the pitch and correct rhythm throughout the song. In addition, the following aspects will be judged – liveliness of the overall performance, individual and overall contributions, gestures, voice quality. Singing from memory is preferred.

There will be point deduction for reading it from paper.

Song Choice: Could be Assamese, Hindi or English. Songs should be appropriate for a family setting.

Time: Length of a performance should not exceed 4 minutes for children 8 and below. Children 9 to 16 can go up to 5 to 8 minutes, but due to a very high volume of participants, we encourage to keep it under 6 minutes.

Multiple Performances: Due to high number of participants, we encourage you to do 1 solo performance only. If you are planning to sing 2 or more songs within the same program, please list it under the "Description" section of the form, and the Cultural Committee will follow-up for approval.  However, the same performer can participate in another group program since we totally understand that we all love to perform.

Setup & Dismissal :  Set up time for song and dance is <=45 sec. For drama and skit, depending upon the scenario it could extend up to <= 3 min. Dismissal time <= 2min.

Audio File: Accompanied media file needs to be submitted (via http://goo.gl/FPbNRG) while registering online . (If your are not sure about your audio file at the time of registering, please make sure, you submit it later and follow-up with the Cultural Committee for confirmation).

Performance Audition:  All participants are requiredto submit their YouTube video links via the Cultural Registration form under the "Description" Category. 

Registration Follow-up: After you register, you will hear back from the Committee for confirmation of your registration within 1 to 2 weeks. The Committee will further review your application, and after all registrations are complete by (May 17), you will hear back from the Committee again about your program approval by early to mid June. 

For any questions, please feel free to contact the Cultural Team: