World Childrens festival

International Voices for Children Festival
Washington DC • June 22 – 26, 2007

Contest Categories
(Complete details provided in Student Application)

Circus Arts

Acrobatics
Clown
Dance

Face Painting
Juggling
Unicycling

(Please note the Festival cannot provide equipment for aerial, tightrope, and trampoline activities.)

Crafts

Beading
Bottles
Candles
Cards
Clay
Crochet
Cultural Flowers

Folk
Glass
Home Decorating
Jewelry
Knit
Nature
Ornaments

Recycling
Seashell
Sewing
Seasonal
Shadow Box
Stone
Wood

Creative Writing

Student writers age 10 - 18 may submit original, unpublished works in any area, including but not limited to:

Essays
Poetry
Prose

Short Story
Story Telling

*Materials must be suitable for children's audiences.

Fine and Visual Arts

Calligraphy
Caricature
Ceramics
Collage
Drawing
Painting

Print
Photographs
Pottery
Jewelry
Sketches
Sculpture

Music Composition

Student composers age 10-18 may submit original, unperformed composition for any combination of voices and instruments/all styles of music, including, but not limited to:

Song & Lyric (Lyrics must be provided in English)*
Choral
Instrumental
Chamber and Electronic Music
Symphonic

Classical
Jazz
Popular
World Music

*Lyrics must be suitable for children's audiences.

Performing Arts for Children and Teens (age 10-18)

Performances in embassies and other Washington, DC area venues

Band
Chorus
Orchestra
Instrumental Soloist
Vocal Soloist
Small Instrumental Ensemble
Small Vocal Ensemble

Drumming
Cultural/Folk
Dance
Rhythmic Gymnasts
Theater
Poetry/Essay Reading

Festival Ensembles (Choir, Dance, Drumming, Theater)

Choir
Dance
Drumming
Theater

*All entries must be suitable for children’s audiences.