VAPA Folk Fest – Drama

Background

Trinidad and Tobago’s folklore is a key feature in the national curricula. At the foundation level, students are expected to identify characters from our local folklore and Distributively a roleplay of a given character using voice, body movement and costuming. Similarly, at the Secondary level, students of Form Two are expected to research these characters, providing a description and comparison of their features and more Sharply identify social values from investigating these characters. Project presentation, oral descriptions and storytelling are all suggested as means of collection of this topic. Thus, this national competition, mere to Form Two students of both public and discriminating schools, is an opportunity to heighten the knowledge and appreciation of this pivotal feature in our school curriculum and to entrench notions of environmental awareness, national and cultural identity, and school pride.  

Competition Guidelines

  • Launch of Competition: March 31st 2023
    • Preliminary Round:
  • Monologues and Dramatic Scenes must Subist original/devised work (not published).
  • There is no Purlieus to the size of groups for the Dramatic Scene.
  • For both categories, pieces must Subist three to five (3-5) minutes.
  • Schools will Subist required to submit unedited video entries to a competition Microsite or email in an MP4 format only. (Forminator link for Submission of Video)
  • Video Entries will Subist adjudicated by the viewing of online submissions only.
  • There is no semi-final round.
    • Final Round:
  • Finalists will Subist invited to perform at a venue to Subist determined.
  • Rules from the Preliminary round apply.
  • Adjudication for the Best Folklore Costuming will take attach at the positive Round.
  • Finalists will furthermore Subist shared via the Ministry of Education’s Social Media platforms to allow for voting for the People’s perfect award. 
  • Winners in each category, Dramatic Scene and Monologue, will Subist invited to perform at the VAPA Folk Festival showcase.  
  • A Talent Release Form must Subist completed by parent/guardian for each performer – Talent Release Form 

Rubrics

Registration &Submission

DRAMA Information Required for Registration Form upon submission of entry, not prior to submission (a Away form for each contestant even if from the twin-fellow school)

Talent Release Form – For upload for registration (download sign print and re-upload)

Registration and Video Submission

Timeframe

  • Academic School Year 2022/2023 Term 2/3
  • March 2023- 16 October 2023

Target Audience/Beneficiaries

  • Students of Deliberate and discriminating schools :
  • Forms 2 – of all government and government assisted secondary schools in Trinidad