Information for Nominees

 Mazda Foundation National Young Performer Awards

Civic Theatre and Repertory House Invercargill, 16-18 October, 2009

Final timetable

• Registrations and information for nominees from 7.00pm Friday 16 October, Civic Theatre, Esk Street, Invercargill. Meetings for all nominees, Civic Theatre 8.15pm. Early bird registrations from 6.30pm Friday, late registrations 8.30am Saturday, Civic Theatre Foyer
• All Highland/National Dance is held in the main theatre, Civic Theatre
• Modern Dance Masterclasses are in the Jazztime Rooms, Mersey Street (4 minutes drive from Civic Theatre, complimentary shuttle transport provided). All other Modern Dance preliminary rounds, Semi Finals and finals are held in the Civic Theatre
• Speech and Drama preliminary rounds and Semi Finals are in Repertory House, Esk Street, Invercargill
• Instrumental preliminary rounds and Semi Final are in the Victoria Rooms, upstairs in the Civic Theatre complex
• Final Awards Concert 7.30pm Sunday 18 October (finalists in all art forms compete and all nominees must attend), Civic Theatre, Esk Street, Invercargill

Draft Timetable

Saturday Morning Session 17 October

(Modern Dance Masterclass shuttles depart from Civic Theatre 30 minutes prior to each session)

8.30-10.00am Highland National Solo Dance, Civic Theatre (numbers 1-20)

8.45am Modern Dance Masterclass, at Jazztime, Mersey Street,  no audience permitted (numbers 1 - 22), numbers supplied with time to pin these on before the class

9.45am-12noon Speech and Drama Programme, Repertory House (numbers 1-9)

10.15am Modern Dance Masterclass, at Jazztime, Mersey Street, no audience permitted (numbers 3-44)

10.30am-12noon Highland National Solo Irish Step Dance, Civic Theatre(numbers 1-20)

10.30am-12.50pm Instrumental Programme, Victoria Room, Civic Theatre,(numbers 1 - 6)

12.15pm Modern Dance Masterclass, Jazztime, Mersey Street, no audience permitted (numbers 45-67)

Saturday Afternoon 17 October

2.00-4.30pm Speech and Drama Programme, Repertory House, Esk Street (numbers 10-18)

1.30-2.50pm Highland National Sailor's Hornpipe, Civic Theatre, Tay Street (numbers 1 -20)

2.00-4.00pm Instrumental Programme, Victoria Room, Civic Theatre (numbers 7- 12)

3.00-4.55pm Modern Dance/Modern Jazz, Civic Theatre, Tay Street (numbers 1 - 22)

Saturday Evening 17 October

5.50-7.45pm Modern Dance/Modern Jazz, Civic Theatre, Tay Street (numbers 23-44)

7.00-9.30pm Speech and Drama Programme, Repertory House, Esk Street (numbers 19-25)

7.30-9.30pm Instrumental Programme, Victoria Rooms, Civic Theatre (numbers 13-18)

8.00-10.05pm Modern Dance/Modern Jazz, Civic Theatre, Tay Street (numbers 45-67)

Sunday Morning  18 October

9.00am Speech and Drama, Impromptu Speech, Repertory House, Esk Street (numbers 1 - 25)

8.00-10.00am Modern Dance Contemporary, Civic Theatre, Tay Street (numbers 1 - 22)

9.00-10.45am Instrumental Programme, Victoria Room, Civic Theatre (numbers 19-24)

10.10am-12.10pm Modern Dance Contemporary, Civic Theatre, Tay Street (numbers 23-44)

12.00-2.00pm Instrumental Semi Final, Victoria Room, Civic Theatre

12.20-2.30pm Modern Dance Contemporary, Civic Theatre (numbers 45-67)

Sunday Afternoon 18 October

1.00pm Speech and Drama Semi Final, Repertory House, Esk Street

2.30pm Instrumental Adjudicator Review and announcement of finalists, Victoria Room, Civic Theatre

2.40pm Modern Dance Semi-finalist names posted in Civic Theatre foyer and list of requested semi-final dances

2.30-3.15pm Highland National Semi Final, Civic Theatre, Tay Street

3.30pm Highland Dance Adjudicator Review, Victoria Room, Civic Theatre - announcement of finalists and list of requested final dances

3.30-4.30pm Modern Dance Semi Final, Civic Theatre, Tay Street

4.15pm Speech and Drama Adjudicator Review, Victoria Room, Civic Theatre - announcement of finalists

4.45pm Modern Dance Adjudicator Review - announcement of finalists

5.00pm Instrumental Finalist rehearsal, Civic Theatre, Tay Street

5.30pm Speech and Drama Finalist rehearsal, Civic Theatre, Tay Street

Mazda Foundation National Young Performer Awards - Finals Concert

7.30pm. Civic Theatre

All finalists perform, announcement of winners, prize presentations and presentations for all nominees

Ticket Prices

Season Ticket Adults $65 ($35 school-age) entry to all events including finals night

Saturday Morning Session ticket all art forms $12 adult ($6 child)

Saturday Afternoon Session ticket all art forms $12 adult ($6 child)

Saturday Evening Session ticket all art forms $12 adult ($6 child)

Sunday Morning Session ticket to all art forms including Instrumental Semi Final $12 adult ($6 child)

Sunday Afternoon Session ticket to Modern Dance, Speech and Drama and Highland/National Semi Finals $12 adult ($6 child)

Sunday Evening 7.30pm Final Awards Concert $35 adult ($17 child)

All performers receive complimentary Finals Award Concert tickets and access to all sessions.

All ticket bookings from ICC TicketDirect Booking Office, Phone (03) 211 1692. Season's Passes are only available from the ICC TicketDirect Booking Office or via the PACANZ booking form (ticket booking forms for all sessions, final awards and seasons passes available from admin@pacanz.co.nz).

All session tickets and finals tickets (does not include seasons passes) available on-line withTicketDirect, http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz/.

PACANZ wishes to acknowledge the sponsors:

Mazda Foundation, Community Trust of Southland, Invercargill Licensing Trust, ILT Foundation, Lion Foundation, Invercargill City Council Creative Communities, Pub Charity, The Trusts Charitable Foundation, Southern Institute of Technology, Southland District Council Creative Communities, Rotary Club of Invercargill and Rotary Club of Invercargill South