The students’ own interpretation of an Elizabethan poem/soliloquy, using any of the media allowed to them. Participants will be given 1 poem and 1 soliloquy out of which they must choose any ONE and interpret and present the same. Participants are allowed complete creative freedom in their interpretation of the selected piece. The presentation may be in the form of a skit, a recitation, a photo montage not exceeding 5 photographs, an advertisement, a poster or a painting. Each participant/team will be allotted preparation time at the end of which, they’ll be given time to perform or explain their interpretation. The objective of this event is to underline the modern-day relevance of Elizabethan poems and soliloquies.
Rules—
v Participation only by prior registration.
v Not more than 10 participants/groups will be entertained.
v Participation may be solo or in a group of not more than 4 members.
v Preparation time is 1 hour.
v A supervisor will be allotted to each participant and group for the duration of the preparation time to ensure fair play as well as no confusion regarding the rules. However, the supervisors will not be allowed to help the participants in any other way.
v Presentation time for every participant/group is 5 minutes with a grace time of 2 minutes.
v A buzzer will be sounded at the end of 5 minutes and again at the end of 7 minutes.
v Participants will be interrupted at the end of 7 minutes and will not be allowed to continue beyond the given time limit under any circumstances.
v Participants will be judged on originality of thought and interpretation of the given piece, language of the medium chosen by them, and over-all effect and impression of the presentation.
v If a participant/group wishes to make allusions to any other literary work, they may do so, provided the original source is credited and the references are relevant to the presentation. Marks will be deducted for any attempt at plagiarism.
v While we do not wish to place any restrictions on freedom of interpretation, there will be penalization, for unnecessarily graphic and disrespectful language as well as for any depiction which the judges consider to be in bad taste.
v The winner and runner-up will be announced at the prize distribution on the second day of the festival.
v The decision of the judges will be final and binding.
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