Participation Guidelines
- Participants must be between 10 and 20 years old as of the Memorial Day weekend.
- Participants must have at least four years of training and have been trained in Sarali Varisai through Alankaram (3 speeds), Geethams, Swara Jathis and at least 5 Varnams in 2 speeds, before having them participate in this performance.
- The practice sessions are for only those children who have fully learnt the Geetharthamu krithi according to CTU guidelines.
- Participants must have fully learnt the Geetharthamu krithi from their teachers according to CTU guidelines by Apr 1, 2013. Teachers of interested students may send e-mail to ctucomp {AT} gmail {dot} com for additional information about CTU Geetharthamu guidelines.
- Participants must attend the Geetharthamu practice sessions on a regular basis and be open to corrections in order for the group of children to come out with a well-coordinated, synchronized, high-quality performance.
- During these practice sessions, CTU will be selecting the children who will be rendering this performance at the Utsavam based upon various criteria including their regularity in attendance and the quality of their individual performance.
Registration
CTU requests children interested in being part of this performance to provide the following information by e-mail to ctucomp {AT} gmail.com by Friday, 1 Mar 2013. The subject line of the e-mail should be CTU 2013 Geetharthamu.
- First and last name of the child
- First and last name of the parents
- First and last name of the teacher (s)
- Residential address
- Phone Number
- Does this child sing or play an instrument? If so, what instrument?
- Has the child learnt Geetharthamu according to CTU guidelines?
CTU may not be in a position to accommodate children who do not send all the information requested by the date specified above.
Practice Schedule
The practice schedule for Geetharthamu is the same as the schedule for the G-Shruti Pancharatnam practice sessions. Geetharthamu practice sessions will be held at the end of the G-Shruti Pancharatnam practice sessions.
At the request of CTU, Vasanthi Iyer will be conducting these practice sessions.
The first practice session will be held at the end of the Pancharatnam session on Sunday, Feb 24, 2013.
Questions: Please send an e-mail to ctu {dot} info {at} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {dot} org.