Introduction to the Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand Inc.

Since 1966 the Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand Inc. (PACANZ) has acted as the national body for New Zealand’s Performing Arts Competition Societies.

The PACANZ objectives are:

Our 53 Member Societies operate competition festivals throughout New Zealand, with children and young people participating in one or sometimes several of the art forms offered (Ballet, Modern Dance, Tap Dancing, Highland Dance, Speech and Drama, Pianoforte, Orchestral Instrument, and Singing).

Pacanz is a Registered Charity CC 20183

National Young Performer Awards

The 2010 National Young Performer Awards will be held in Invercargill, at the Civic Theatre

hosted in conjunction with the Dance Southland on the weekend 15-17 October 2010.

Ticket booking forms are available from admin@pacanz.co.nz.

The 2011 National Performer Awards will be held in Invercargill, at the Civic Theatre on 14-16 October.

The 2012 National Performer Awards will be held in Invercargill, at the Civic Theatre on 12-14 October.

In 1977 PACANZ initiated the National Young Performer Awards. This multi-discipline award, represents all of the art forms traditionally covered in the competitions movement, and is the pinnacle of achievement for many of our competitors giving them a unique opportunity to perform at national level.

Since the inaugural awards in 1977, 78 Awards have been decided involving hundreds of performers and has through prize money and tuition grants invested back into the performing arts movement an excess of $190,000.

The awards are currently operated on a two year cycle, namely: