Aspiring presenters are invited to audition
to MC the Finals of the ACT | DALRO | Nedbank 2013 Scholarship Awards.
After a series of countrywide auditions due
to take place in July, the fifth annual ACT | DALRO | Nedbank Performing Arts
Scholarships will culminate in a final performance, hosted by UJ Arts &
Culture at the University of Johannesburg, on September 30, 2013.
Six finalists will have the opportunity to
showcase their acting, dancing and singing abilities to a live audience and an
independent panel of judges as they compete to win one of three performing arts
scholarships, with a combined value of R315,000. Performed in the format of a
variety show, the showcase of their talents needs to be brought together by a charismatic
presenter into a seamless performance for the audience and judges to enjoy.
“MCing the Performing Arts Scholarship
Awards was the best thing that has happened to me!” says Bongani Nomcweya, host
of the 2013 Scholarship Awards Finals. He went on to say “MCing the competition
opened another door in the Nedbank house – as a result, I also MCed the Nedbank
Community Builder's Awards Ceremony and it was also a great success - I was
told I did an ‘Outstanding Job’!” His advice to those auditioning: “They must
remember to be their best and to 'ar-ticu-late' - one of the things I kept on
forgetting to do - and to the one who is going to get it, they must work to
keeping the audience’s stomachs painful throughout, but most of all they should
have FUN!”
Auditions for the person to fulfil this
role of ‘dynamic host’ will take place around the country on the same dates as
the auditions for the Scholarships themselves. There is no registration fee,
and interested candidates can apply in writing, to Rahiem at rahiem@act.org.za
Auditions will take place in Durban on June
22 at Stable Theatre.
Auditions will also be held in Cape Town, Port
Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Bloemfontein. For more information or to register
for participation in the scholarships programme, visit www.act.org.za
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