CTU 2017 Call for Dance School Performances

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam is putting together a collage of 3 classical dance performances at the #CTU2017 Memorial Weekend Utsavam on the evening of Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, IL.  

Interested dance schools can prepare for the submission a brief description of their proposed program along with a video audition.  The actual Submission Process will be announced shortly.

Submission Deadline: Sunday, 30 Apr 2017

Performance Guidelines

  • 20-30 minutes Program (inclusive of set up)
  • High quality Carnatic/Classical Recording 
  • 5-10 senior dancers

Audition Guidelines

The video audition need not be for the actual program but rather representative of your school’s talent.  For example, an excerpt of an Annual Day Program with senior students will suffice.  For ease of review, please provide a link to the video audition in an easily viewable format (i.e on YouTube or the equivalent) of decent quality.

Selection guidelines

Schools selected to be part of this program for #CTU2017 will be informed by the first week of May 2017.

Preference will be given to

  • Dance schools who have performed at CTU festivals in the past (including folk dance)
  • Dance schools who have already communicated their desire to perform at CTU by e-mail to ctu {dot} info {AT} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {dot} org.
  • Dance schools who are recommended by one of the above

Unique themes related to Carnatic Music and/or Composers will be preferred.

Please note:

  • Families of all the attendees and participants on and off-stage will be required to make the applicable payment for attendance on the day of this performance.  
  • Should the participant attend on their own, they will need to make the applicable payment for 1 adult ticket for the day of the performance.  There is no additional Participant Fee.

Submission Process

We are not accepting any more submissions for CTU 2017 Dance School Performances.


Questions: Please send e-mail to ctu {DOT} dance {AT} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {DOT} org.

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