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Time Period: World Dance Fiestas - Folk, Line, Belly, and Street Dance Night |
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17 – 19 September 2024 |
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1.1 Date of arrival: September 17, 2024 (Before 6pm) |
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1.2 Date of departure: September 20, 2024 (Before 1pm) |
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Activities of SIDF 2024 |
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2.1. Gala and Opening Night (Sept 17, 7:30pm) |
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2.2. International Dance Concert (20-21 Sept, 2024 at Kingwood Hotel, Sibu) |
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2.3. World Dance Fiestas - Outdoor Folk/Line/Square/Belly/Street Dance Night (Sept 18,19 at Open Stage at Town Square) |
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2.4. International Food Fair (Sept 17-19 at Town Square) |
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2.5. International Handicraft Fair (Sept 17-19 at Town Square) |
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2.6. Picnic in traditional costume with SIDF in conjunction with Malaysia Day (Sept 19 at Town Square) |
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2.7. National Dance Competition (Sept 19 at Town Square) |
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2.8. Dance Workshop #I (Sept 18 & 19 at RH Hotel, Sibu) |
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2.9. Dance Seminar #II (Sept 18 & 19 at RH Hotel, Sibu) |
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2.10. Outdoor Drawing and Painting Competition (Sept 19 at Town Square) |
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Tentative Program |
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Program |
Venue |
| Day 1 |
Sept 17 Tue |
6:00am-6:00pm |
Arrival of participants |
RH Hotel |
| 5:00pm-10:00pm |
International Food Fair, International Handicraft Exhibition |
Town Square |
| 5:00pm-10:00pm |
Wear traditional costume and picnic with SIDF |
Grass Land in front of the open stage |
| 5:00pm-7:00pm |
Outdoor Drawing & Coloring Competition |
Open Stage, Town Square |
| 8:00pm-9:30pm |
Gala Night / Welcoming Night |
Open Stage, Town Square |
| Day 2 |
Sept 18 Wed |
9:30am-11:30am |
Folk Dance Workshop |
RH Hotel |
| 2:00pm-4:00pm |
Folk Dance Seminar |
RH Hotel |
| 5:00pm-7:00pm |
Outdoor Drawing & Coloring Competition |
Open Stage, Town Square |
| 5:00pm-10:00pm |
International Food Fair, International Handicraft Exhibition |
Town Square |
| 6:00pm-10:00pm |
International Dance Fiestas - Folk / Line / Square Dance Night I |
Open Stage, Twon Square |
| Day 3 |
Sept 19 Thu |
6:00am-6:00pm |
Arrival and check-in of professional dance groups |
Kingwood Hotel |
| 9:30pm-11:30am |
Folk Dance Workshop |
RH Hotel |
| 2:00pm-4:00pm |
Folk Dance Seminar |
RH Hotel |
| 5:00pm-7:00pm |
Outdoor Drawing & Coloring Competition |
Open Stage, Town Square |
| 5:00pm-10:00pm |
International Food Fair, International Handicraft Exhibition |
Town Square |
| 6:00pm-10:00pm |
International Dance Fiestas - Folk / Line / Square Dance Night II |
Open Stage, Town Square |
| 8:30pm-10:00pm |
National Dance Competition |
Open Stage, Town Square |
| Day 4 |
Sept 20 Fri |
9:30am-11:30am |
Dance Workshop |
Kingwood Hotel |
| 2:00pm-4:00pm |
Dance Seminar |
Kingwood Hotel |
| 7:30pm-10:00pm |
International Dance Concert |
Kingwood Hotel |
| Day 5 |
Sept 21 Sat |
9:30am-11:30am |
Dance Workshop |
Kingwood Hotel |
| 2:00pm-4:00pm |
Dance Seminar |
Kingwood Hotel |
| 7:30pm-10:00pm |
International Dance Concert |
Kingwood Hotel |
| Day 6 |
Sept 22 Sun |
Departure day |
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Number of member accepted: |
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The maximum number of members for each group is 20 people. (16-17 dancers, 1 director, 1 staff, 1 choreographer) |
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Application: |
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4.1 Application Open: May 1, 2024 |
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4.2 Application Deadline: July 20, 2024 |
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4.3 Required Information |
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4.3.1 Overview Information; |
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4.3.2 Dance Information Form
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4.3.3 Dance Workshop Information Form |
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4.3.4 Dance Seminar Information Form |
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4.3.5 Personal information of participants |
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4.4 Submission of Application |
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- All the required information should be submitted before the deadline through www.sidfestival.com.
- Only applications submitted through online form at the website are accepted.
- Please do not mail DVDs.
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Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
For further information, please contact:
sidfestival@gmail.com or info@sidfestival.com
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4.5 Dance photos with costumes are much appreciated |
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- Please submit 4-5 pieces of high-resolution pictures of each dance piece in jpeg format.
- Images must be at least 1.5 MB, or 300dpi or width or height of more than 1200px.
- The pictures will be applied for press release and festival booklet.
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4.6 Confirmation of participation |
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- SIDF will send an official invitation to the selected participating group in three weeks after the due date.
- No explanation will be given to any groups that are not accepted by the committee of SIDF 2024.
- The committee of SIDF 2024 strictly requests the selected participating groups to respond with an official letter confirming their participation along with confirmed flight booking slips to SIDF before July 30, 2024.
- The period of SIDF 2024 is the middle second semester school holiday of Malaysia and the flight is always full during the school. We advise participants to book the flight ticket to Sibu early. The earlier to book the flight tickets, the price will be cheaper.
Flight company from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu:
1. www.malaysiaairlines.com
2. www.airasia.com
3. www.malindoair.com (now known as Batik Air)
4. www.flyscoot.com/en
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Performances: |
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The venue of performance is an outdoor open-stage allocated at the town square of Sibu.
The stage design is as below:
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5.1 2-night main performance (7:30pm-10pm, 18 & 19 Sept, 2024): |
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The main concerts will be held on an outdoor open-stage allocated at Dataran Tun Tuanku Bujang, also known as the Sibu Town Square.
The performing space is 42ft long x 54ft wide and the proper lighting and sound system will be equipped.
Location of the stage
3D View of the Open Stage
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Duration of the performance item: The maximum time duration for each dance group’s performance is 15 minutes. The performance will start at 7:30pm.
The performance for dance concert can be a full piece or a combination of several short dance works. Depending on the flow of the program, the short dance works will either be arranged to be performed in one single night, or be slotted into two different nights of the dance concert.
The venue will be at Dataran Tun Tuanku Bujang, also known as the Sibu Town Square.
The outdoor open stage will be used for the following activities:
- Opening and Gala Night of SIDF 2024.
- International Folk Dance/Square Dance/Street Dance/Belly Dance/Children Dance which is more community-based dance genres and performance.
- National Dance Competition.
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Applications without viable video links containing rehearsal or finished performance piece will not be considered. The video links must be via YouTube or other video hosting site. |
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Other activities: |
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6.1 Dance Workshops |
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Those who are interested to share dance skills and techniques in the festival to the public, can assign a representative as the lecturer/facilitator to host a dance workshop.
The workshop facilitators shall provide the organizer their personal profile, the materials about the dance workshop such as printed materials, mp3 format music in USB and a video link of the dance.
Duration of workshop: 1 hour or 1 hour 30 minutes.
Target participants: Dance lovers or students, or those interested who may not have professional dance training background.
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6.2 Dance Seminar/talk |
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Those who are interested to share dance knowledge, concepts, and choreographing ideas can assign a representative as the lecturer/facilitator to host a dance seminar/talk.
Duration: 1 hour or 1 hour 30 minutes.
Target participants: The seminar is open to the public.
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6.4 Local Trip |
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Local trips will be arranged for participating dance groups interested in exploring Sibu (please let us know). The expenses will be paid by the participants.
- Bintangor & Sarikei Countryside
- Countryside & Iban Long House
- Fuzhou Heritage Trail
- The Melanau Heritage Trail
- Ulu Sarikei Nature Trail
- Sibu Downtown Discovery
- Upper Rajang Discovery
- Rejang River Cruise
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Supports from the Organizer: |
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7.1 Transportation |
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All participant groups for Fiestas should arrive at Sibu on 17 September 2024 before 6pm and leaving on the 20 September 2024 before 1pm. Participants are responsible for their flight transportations and expenses both to and depart from Sibu. SIDF does not pay for the flight expenses for the participants.
During the stated period of SIDF, the organizer will provide local transportation to all sites of the official activities, including the transfer between Sibu airport and hotel. However, transportation will only be provided according to the time prescribed on SIDF 2024 scheduled transport timetable. For transportation outside of the timetable schedule, participants will have to pay for the transport fee.
For those who arrive earlier than 17 September 2024 and leaving later than 20 September 2024 before 1pm for Fiestas will have to book and pay for their own transport expenses and hotel room expenses.
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7.2 Accommodation |
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The organizer will offer accommodation to all dance groups for 3 nights (from 17 September – 19 September 2024) with special rate provided by RH Hotel which is next to the town square and about 5-minute walk to the open stage.
SIDF only provide accommodation to a maximum of 16 members of each group (14 dancers, 1 director, 1 choreographer).
Check in on 17 September 2024, and check out on 20 September 2024 before 1pm. However, this can be extended if request to extend with valid reasons is submitted to SIDF team prior to the event.
The accommodation will be room sharing-based arrangement. Depending on the size of the room provided by the hotel, two to four persons will be sharing a room. Members from different groups (same gender only) will be arranged to share a room when necessary.
Those who do not want to share a room with others and wish to have a room to their own will have to pay for the room charges at the registration counter of SIDF when checking in the hotel. One room is RM200 per night.
Please note that SIDF is not responsible for the expenses of accommodation if the group arrives earlier or departs later than the date and time decided by SIDF. SIDF is also not responsible for any room service or extra charges induced by participants in their stay during the event.
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Registration fee for World Dance Fiestas |
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1. Registration fee per person is RM30. |
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2. Apart from the registration fee, the participants will have to pay for the following expenses:
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Insurance and other fees |
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All participants are requested to arrange for own individual travel and medical insurance during the stay in Malaysia. If visa is needed, the visa fee shall be covered by the participants.
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Rules to be followed by participant groups |
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9.1 Follow the scheduled program |
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9.2 Attend all related activities arranged by SIDF 2024. |
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9.3 Cooperate with all the arrangements and instructions given by the staff members. |
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9.4 Be punctual for all activities. Late arrival or early departure is not allowed. |
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9.5 SIDF reserves the rights to broadcast the festival performances, partly or entirely. |
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9.6 SIDF reserves the rights to use any performance pictures or videos for the festival’s purposes. |
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9.7 No open flame is allowed in any of our buildings at any time, including all theatres and dressing rooms. |
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9.8 Smoking is prohibited in all buildings. Please inform any smokers of this in advance of your arrival to avoid any misunderstandings. |
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9.9 Please take care of your personal valuables to the festival, we have limited capability to provide secure storage for personal property, and are not responsible should your personal property be lost or stolen. Please contact the counter of the hotel to arrange for safe keeping of personal belongings and any company equipment. |
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9.10 Only authorized personnel will be allowed to enter back stage or onstage. Due to limited space, for your safety and ours, friends or family members are prohibited backstage or onstage. |
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9.11 All company equipment and belongings must be removed from the performance space right after your performance. You may not leave items to be picked up following your departure. |
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9.12 Cooperate with the organizer to achieve successful Sibu International Dance Festival 2024 event. |
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For any inquiries, please contact: |
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SIBU INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL
No. 46, 3rd Floor, Lane 1 Lanang Road,
96000 Sibu, Sarawak,
Malaysia.
Tel: 006 084 349932
WhatsApp: +60 11-3844 9932
Fax: 006 084 349932
Email:
sidfestival@gmail.com
info@sidfestival.com
Website:
http://sidfestival.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/SibuInternationalDanceFestival |
