Deadline: March 1, 2017
Sibaya Casino and
Entertainment Kingdom plays host to the local auditions for the annual,
nationwide Summer Heat Model and Talent Search on March 5, 2017. This will be
the second time that Sibaya has provided the stage for this popular national
talent search, now in its eighth year.
The Summer Heat
Model and Talent Search 2017 audition will be hosted at Sibaya’s Krakatoa
Action Bar. Auditions are by appointment
only. Emerging models, singers, dancers and actors have until March 1 to apply
to audition. KZN Coastal hopefuls can apply by visiting the website www.summerheat.co.za
Entries will be
assessed and will be advised by e-mail if they are approved to audition.
At the audition,
approved contestant may enter one or more of the individual categories or for a
group performance. They will also have the opportunity to participate in a
highly informative workshop and a photo shoot. There are no age limitations for
any of the singing, dancing, acting or modelling categories. There is no height
or other restrictions for models either as Summer Heat is looking for male and
female models in all spheres.
Finalists from each
regional audition will be invited to participate in a five-day workshop in
preparation for the National Summer Heat Gala Final Awards later in the year.
Finalists will gain vital workplace information through various workshops,
photo shoots and fun team building exercises that allow contestants to become
part of the supportive Summer Heat family.
Apart from the
opportunity of being selected to represent their province at the Summer Heat
Gala Finals, scouts for the International Arts Talent Showcase are present at
the auditions to assess the contestants. The select few who stand out will be
invited to perform at this showcase where international scout, talent manager
and director of ARTS USA, Kim Myers, will be present. Should they impress
Myers, they will be invited to represent South Africa in the United States of
America. They will be spend two weeks in New York and Orlando, Florida,
performing in front of representatives from major international model agencies,
casting directors, managers and movie studios from across the globe who are on
the hunt for fresh talent. Added to this, every contestant also has the
opportunity of being evaluated to audition for potential scholarships to study
at the New York Film Academy and other tertiary institutes in the USA and
Europe.