These sessions are a compilation of video recordings of Tyagaraja compositions submitted by Dance Schools around the world using the Registration Process below.
CTU will be showcasing a limited number of video submissions within a few weeks after the Registration Deadline.
Song List Submission Deadline: Fri, Jul 3, 2020
Registration Deadline. Sun, July 19, 2020
Duration of the video recording:
- Not more than 10 minutes per participant
- Not more than 60 minutes per school
Registration Process
- Review. Please see Participation Guidelines, Video Recording Guidelines and Video Processing Criteria below.
- Select Compositions.
- Select a list of Tyagaraja Compositions (not applicable for Percussion based dances) Please note duration of Video Recording.
- Send this list of Tyagaraja compositions by email to ctu {dot} dance {at} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {dot} org by Song List Submission Deadline.
- Record . Upon receiving CTU approval for the list of Tyagaraja compositions, record your video using the Video Recording Guidelines provided and ensure that the product is final and complete.
- Upload. Please upload your video to a private location of your choice. Please do not share the link to this video with anyone before this CTU program is broadcast.
- Submit. The recording must be submitted by the Teacher by providing the information requested below.
Participation Guidelines.
- Submissions are welcome from dance schools around the world.
- Dance schools must have at least 50 students.
- Submissions are welcome in Bharthanatyam, Kuchupudi, or similar classical Indian dance forms
- Participants must be at Varnam level or higher in their Classical Dance Curriculum
- Participants can be part of the video recordings submitted by one dance school only.
- If multiple video recordings are submitted by the same dance school, the latest one submitted will be used for the program
Video Recording Guidelines
- Video recordings may be submitted by individuals and groups based on the following guidelines
- Format. Recordings must be named in the following format
- CTU2020_Homage_Dance_FirstName_LastName_CompositionName
- Technical Specifications. Recording must conform to the specifications below:
- MP4 (MPEG Layer-4 Audio/Video)
- Landscape mode (if it is being recorded on a phone, please hold the phone horizontally and not vertically)
- Preferred Resolution – 720p to 1080p
- Accessible link to recording that is not in a publicly accessible location like YouTube
- Information. Recordings must be of professional quality and must include the following
- Credit attributed to all artists as per copyright regulations.
- Information about the dance school including description of the artistic director
- 1-2 pictures to be used for promotion of the performance.
- Content. Video recordings (up to 60 minutes from each school) must follow the guidelines below:
- Teacher Introduction/Introductions (Under 10 minutes explaining performances and themes)
- Individual Student Submissions (No single student may dance for more than 10 minutes)
- Teacher may put together multiple participants through videography into a single composition (Eg. Different student dancing parts of a Pancharathna krithi put together using videographic software)
- Teachers may submit all 60 minutes as one edited compilation or the pieces individually with short 1-2 minute intros.
- Content must be freshly recorded and cannot include dance recordings made prior to May 15, 2020.
- Credits to Musical Artists, Participants, Choreographers, Schools are required
- Venue.
- Preference will be given for videos shot outdoors in a sunny green setting with minimal distractions. Well lighted clean home/studio type settings are also acceptable.
- Music on video should be professional as well as clear.
- Participants should be dressed in a appropriate dance attire usually worn during performances including full make-up as per school regulations.
- Students should also wear appropriate bells for the performance as is normal per school rules.
- Participants are welcome to use audio equipment including microphones, video cameras, and lighting as appropriate for the recording. Front lighting is the key to clear dance videography.
- Format. Recordings must be named in the following format
Video Processing Criteria
CTU will be showcasing a limited number of video submissions based upon the following criteria. Please note that videos may be cut (at the 10-min mark with total allowable content capped at 60 min per school) or edited as appropriate to conform to CTU guidelines. Video content will have a short life on CTU channels but will become proprietary to the Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam and the Dance School..
- Conformance to the participation and video recording guidelines provided above
- Effort required to cut or edit the submissions to conform to these guidelines
- Programming and scheduling constraints
- Timely submission of the Tyagaraja Compositions by the Song List Submission Deadline
- Timely submission by the Registration Deadline
- Audio and visual quality of the video recording
- Presence of audio or visual distractions in the video
- Duration of the video recording
Questions: Please send an email to ctu {DOT} dance {AT} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {DOT} org.