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INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................2

AIM .......................................................................................................................................................................2

Eligibility for participation ....................................................................................................................................2

Age Categories ......................................................................................................................................................2

Age proof ..............................................................................................................................................................2

List of ITEMS .........................................................................................................................................................3

Number of PARTICIPATING Items .........................................................................................................................3

Number of entries for Regional Kalamela ........................................................................................................3

Number of entries for National Kalamela: .......................................................................................................3

GENERAL GUIDE LINES ..........................................................................................................................................3

JUDGEMENT AND RESULTS ..................................................................................................................................5

WINNERS AND AWARDS .......................................................................................................................................5

KALATHILAKAM AND PRATHIBHA ........................................................................................................................5

Method of Total Score calculation ...................................................................................................................5

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION FOR EACH CATEGORY ...................................................................................................5

Overall Championship Association / Region.........................................................................................................5

Point allocation .....................................................................................................................................................6

UUKMA NATIONAL KALAMELA SPECIAL AWARDS ...............................................................................................6

UUKMA NATYA MAYOORAM ........................................................................................................................6

UUKMA MALAYALAM BHASHA KESARI PURASKARAM: ................................................................................6

COMPLAINTS ........................................................................................................................................................6

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ....................................................................................................................................6

A BIG HEART .........................................................................................................................................................6

Annexure I (DETAILS OF ITEMS) .........................................................................................................................7

Annexure II (JUDGEMENT CRITERIA) .................................................................................................................8

Registration Form Single Item .............................................................................................................. 12

Registration Form Group Item ............................................................................................................. 13

Appeal Form ......................................................................................................................................... 14

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INTRODUCTION

UUKMAs Regional and National Kalamela is one of the most cogent evidence of Keralas myriad culture and tradition. It is the largest arts competition conducted in Indian traditional arts forms outside the sub-continent by popularity, participation and number of events. More than 1000 participants contest in 41 performing events across five different age categories. The event is scheduled to complete in one day by organising competitions on 4-5 different stages simultaneously. Winners are presented with Certificates, Trophies and Special recognitions in the presentation ceremony at the end of the event.

AIM

Through the Regional and National Kalamela, we aim to preserve our rich Indian heritage by popularising the ancient art forms. We also intend to provide the young generation a unique platform to perform their talents through various individual and group competitions.

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION

Active members and their children of any Member Association of UUKMA residing in the UK are eligible for participating in the Kalamela. The Regional Organisers are advised to make sure the participants are Local residents of Member Associations to avoid misusing the opportunities. As a general rule, no professional performers are allowed to contest.

AGE CATEGORIES

All competitions will be held under the following FIVE categories.

I Kids 8 yrs and below As on 1st September 2015

II Sub Juniors Above 8 12 yrs and below As on 1st September 2015

III Juniors Above 12 17 yrs and below As on 1st September 2015

IV Seniors Above 17 yrs As on 1st September 2015

V Commons No age bar

AGE PROOF

Organisers will hold the right to verify the registered age entries wherever necessary. All participants are hereby informed to carry an age verification document (like Passport, Birth Certificate etc) as proof for their entries. This proof may have to be shown at the chest number desk. Random checks will be carried out and Chest numbers wont be allotted in case of any failure to provide the proof of age. The responsibility will rest solely on the participants and their parents/guardians.

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LIST OF ITEMS

For the list of items and maximum duration of competition items in each category, please see Annexure 1.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ITEMS

One individual can participate in a maximum of THREE single events and in TWO group events. Please use separate Registration forms for Single and Group events.

Number of entries for Regional Kalamela: Associations can send TWO entries each for individual and group items for the Regional Kalamela.

Number of entries for National Kalamela: FIRST and SECOND prize winners of the Regional Kalamela will be allowed to participate in the National Kalamela, provided the maximum number of entries from a Region should not exceed TWO.

GENERAL GUIDE LINES

All single items are common for males and females.

In Single Items no individuals will be allowed to compete in a higher age category if there is a competition for that item in his/her original age category.

Group events may be performed jointly or separately among males and females. For group items a minimum of 3 participants and a maximum of 8 participants will be allowed. (exceptions for Oppana, Thiruvathira and Margam Kali)

In an effort to keep the originality of our rich traditions and to give more encouragement and opportunities for women, only females team (up to 10 members) are allowed to participate in Oppana, Thiruvathira and Margam Kali.

In group events, the lower age limit may be waived enabling children to contest in the next immediate higher group (and not vice versa) under intimation to the registration officer. This option is allowed solely to provide more children/associations the genuine opportunity to participate in the UUKMA Kalamela and perform for their associations. Still more than half of the participants must be from the same age group of the category in which they are contesting. Any team/s found misusing this opportunity to gain any undue advantage for Individuals/Associations/Regions championship points will be disqualified from the competition/s.

Solo Songs to be performed without track or background music. To promote the use of

Malayalam Language, solo song competition is restricted to Malayalam songs only.

For Kids singing competition Malayalam or English songs can be selected.

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Group Songs must be in Malayalam and also to be performed without track or background music. Max. Number of participants for group song is EIGHT.

Fancy dress should be performed singly. Masks covering the face may not be used; dialogues and sound tracks may be used. Postures should not be static.

Elocution competition (Malayalam) For Sub-Juniors the topic for the elocution competition will be announced 7 days in

advance. For Juniors two selected topics will be announced 7 days in advance. One of these topics

will be tossed out in the morning of the day of the competition and will be announced and also will be displayed on the notice board.

For seniors category two selected topics will be announced in the morning of the day of the competition and one of these topics will be decided and informed individually 5 minutes prior to their call.

Folk Dance Indian folk dance is performed to express joy. Folk dance is performed for every

possible occasion, to celebrate the arrival of seasons, birth of a child, a wedding and festivals. The dance is extremely simple with minimum of steps or movement. The skill and the imagination of the dancer influence the performance.

Cinematic Dance is the popular form of dance with inspiration from Indian Film Industry and

this form does not stick to any rules and rigours. UUKMA would like to use this opportunity to kindly remind the participants and parents to maintain the high values of our rich culture and heritage while selecting the songs and costumes for the performance. (UUKMA would not encourage the trend of Item Dances with vulgarity inappropriate for the childrens age)

For Cinematic Group Dance Songs/music need not be strictly from films. For Classical Group Dance any known form of Indian classical dance may be performed

purely or in fusion form. A strict time schedule will be maintained throughout the Kalamela. Chest numbers will be

issued in the morning of the event. Contesters are expected to report to the stage manager 30 minutes prior to their scheduled stage appearance. Contesters who fail to meet this requirement will run the risk of not getting a chance to perform their item on the stage.

The stage arrangement is the sole responsibility of the participants. A maximum of 4

minutes will be allowed in total to set up and clear out the settings. It is advised to contact the stage manager in advance in order to get a clarification in this regard.

Background music, track music, etc. wherever applicable as per rules should be recorded in

CDs (only one track per CD) and should be submitted to the stage manager, at least thirty minutes before the start of the item on stage. Audiocassettes and MP3 format recordings won't be recommended. Organisers will not be held responsible for any malfunctioning of the CDs provided by the contestants.

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JUDGEMENT AND RESULTS

Judgement will be based on pre-defined criteria for all events. Judgement Criteria (given in Annexure II) will be provided to the jury before the start of the competition. 2 points by each judge will be automatically deducted if performance time exceeds the maximum duration allowed for that particular event. The verdict of the jury will be final. If a tie occurs between two or more participants in any competition item, all those participants will be declared as winners.

WINNERS AND AWARDS

Trophies/Medals and Certificates will be awarded to each winner of the positions 1st, 2nd and 3rd in all competing events. The full name given in the Registration forms will be used in the certificates. Therefore all participants are requested to reconfirm their registration details (spellings of their names) before submitting the forms to participate in the Kalamela.

KALATHILAKAM AND PRATHIBHA

The best female and male performer scoring most points across all categories will be awarded with

the UUKMA Kalathilakam and Kalaprathibha awards. These awards are meant for multitalented and versatile performers.

Method of Total Score calculation: Points based on results achieved in single and group items will be applied for the selection of the winners. Single Items Results: 1st Prize = 5 points, 2nd Prize = 3 points, 3rd Prize = 1 point Group items Results: 1st Prize = 1 point, 2nd Prize = point, 3rd Prize = 0 point

If the scores are level between two or more contestants after the above calculation, points based on Judges score on Individual items will be taken into account. Points based on Judges score: Decimal fraction of average of the Judges Total marks will be

allotted for each item. (Ex.: Average of total marks 72.5 marks will score 7.25 points.) If a tie prevails even after this stage of tabulation, both candidates will be declared

as Kalathilakam or as Kalaprathibha.

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION FOR EACH CATEGORY

In addition to Kalathilakam and Kalaprathibha there will be ONE Individual champion award from each category for scoring the most points. Method of point calculation will be the same as Kalathilakam and Kalaprathibha.

OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP ASSOCIATION / REGION

In Regional Kalamela, Associations scoring most and second most points will be recognised with Championship Winner Association and Runners Up Association (new) Ever Rolling Trophies respectively. In National Kalamela, Associations and Regions scoring most and second most points will be recognised with Championship Winner Association / Region and Runners Up Association/ Region (new) Ever Rolling Trophies respectively.

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POINT ALLOCATION Point allocation for deciding Overall championship Association / Region will be as follows:

FIRST SECOND THIRD

INDIVIDUAL ASSO / RGN



SINGLE 5 5 3 3 1 1

GROUP 1 10 7 0 5

UUKMA NATIONAL KALAMELA SPECIAL AWARDS

UUKMA NATYA MAYOORAM: A special award is introduced in the UUKMA National Kalamela to honour the dancer winning three first prizes in Single Dance competitions across all categories. A unique recognition and will be declared as UUKMA Natya Mayooram 2015. Judges total marks will be taken into consideration to decide the winner, if there is more than one contestant with three first prizes.

UUKMA MALAYALAM BHASHA KESARI PURASKARAM: Another special award is introduced in the National Kalamela to honour the individual winning most total points across Malayalam Elocution, Malayalam Padyam Chollal, Katha Prasangam and Malayalam Story Telling among all categories. A unique recognition and will be awarded with UUKMA Malayalam Bhasha Kesari Puraskaram 2015. Judges total marks will be taken into consideration to decide the winner, if there is more than one contestant with the same points.

COMPLAINTS

Participants or their parents/guardians are not allowed to contact any jury member regarding any judgement issues. Any queries regarding the judgement during the days of the event should be placed to the Appeal Committee. Appeal committee will re-check the tabulation of marks and Terms & Conditions and technical matters regarding that particular event. Re-performing or re-judgement will not be allowed. The decision reached by the Appeal Committee will be final. Complaint / Appeal are to be submitted through Association and Regional President/Secretary within one hour after the result is announced. The Fees to file a complaint / Appeal is 25/- which will be refunded if the appeal wins; otherwise will be added to Kalamela Organising Fund.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Kalamela organising committee hold the right to make any amendments and/or cancel any event or stage without any prior notice.

A BIG HEART

To deliver a successfully organized and efficiently executed Kalamela in such a high standard we need big hearted effort and sincere co-operation from all the contestants, parents and organizers, rather than just the general guidelines.

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ANNEXURE I (DETAILS OF ITEMS)

DETAILS OF PERFORMING EVENTS - 2015 SL. EVENTS KIDS SUB

JRs JRs SRs COMMON MAX

DURATION

SINGLE EVENTS

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1. SINGING (ENG or MAL) -- -- -- -- 5 MIN 2. FANCY DRESS -- 2 MIN 3. STORY TELLING (MAL) -- -- -- -- 5 MIN 4. ELOCUTION (MAL) -- -- 5 MIN 5. SOLO SONG (MAL) -- -- 5 MIN 6. POEM RECITATION (MAL) -- -- 5 MIN 7. KATHA PRASANGAM -- -- -- 10 MIN

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E 8. BHARATHANATYAM -- -- 10 MIN 9. MOHINIYATTAM -- -- 10 MIN 10. FOLK DANCE -- -- 7 MIN 11. CINEMATIC DANCE -- 7 MIN

TOTAL ITEMS - 30 (17+13)

03 (2+1) 09 (5+4)

09 (5+4)

09 (5+4)

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GROUP EVENTS

1. GROUP DANCE (cinematic or non-classical)

-- 7 MIN

2. CLASSICAL DANCE GROUP -- -- 10 MIN

3. GROUP SONG -- -- -- -- 5 MIN 4. THIRUVATHIRA -- -- -- -- 10 MIN 5. OPPANA -- -- -- -- 10 MIN 6. MARGAM KALI -- -- -- -- 10 MIN

TOTAL ITEMS - 11 01 02 02 02 04

GRAND TOTAL 41 ITEMS

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ANNEXURE II (JUDGEMENT CRITERIA)

Each criteria is judged from a minimum score of 5 to maximum of 20. Maximum points a contestant can be awarded is 100 and a minimum of 25.

2 points by each judge will be automatically deducted if performance time exceeds the maximum duration allowed for that particular event

SL ITEM JUDGEMENT CRITERIA MAX MARKS

1. FANCY DRESS Make up 20

Visual Appeal & Use of props 20

Max. duration 2 minutes Acting & Performance 20

Theme & Concept 20

Overall impression 20


2. KIDS SINGING (MALYALAM / ENGLISH)

Memorisation and delivery 20

Literacy Clarity & Rhythm 20

Max. duration 5 minutes Flow & Expression 20

Stage confidence & Presentation 20



3. STORY TELLING (MALAYALAM)


Literacy Clarity 20





4. ELOCUTION (MALAYALAM) Introduction & speech construction 20

Presentation & Delivery 20

Max. duration 5 minutes Content of the ELOCUTION (relevance to the topic)

20

Language & Vocal Inclination 20

Stage Confidence & Overall impression 20

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5. POEM RECITATION (PADYAM CHOLLAL) (MALYALAM)


Literacy Clarity 20





6. SOLO SONG (MALAYALAM)

Fluency 20

Sruthilayam 20

Max. duration 5 minutes Rhythm & clarity 20

Bhavam 20



7. KATHA PRASANGAM Voice modulation and clarity 20

Story Telling & Singing ability 20

Max. duration 10 minutes Flow of Expression & Acting skills 20

Theme, concept and Characterisation 20



8. BHARATHANATYAM Costume & Visual appeal 20

Music & Choreography 20

Max. duration 10 minutes Movement & Rhythm (Nritta, Nritya, Natya)

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Presentation/Postures & perfection of mudras (Adavu, Mudra, Angasudhi)

20

Sense of space & Overall impression 20

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9. MOHINIYATTAM Costume & Visual appeal 20


Max. duration 10 minutes Movement & Rhythm (Nritta, Nritya, Natya)

20

Presentation/Postures & perfection of mudras (Adavu, Mudra, Angasudhi)

20



10. FOLK DANCE Costume & Visual appeal 20


Max. duration 7 minutes Movement & Rhythm 20

Use of props & use of stage 20



11. CINEMATIC DANCE Costume & Visual appeal 20


Max. duration 7 minutes Movement & Rhythm 20

Use of props & use of stage 20

Overall Impression 20


12. GROUP SONG Pitch & Modulation 20

Sruthilayam 20

Max. duration 5 minutes Rhythm 20

Min. 3 Max 8 members Bhavam & Literacy clarity 20


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13. CINEMATIC DANCE (GROUP)

Costume & Music 20


Max. duration 7 minutes Movement/Rhythm/Synchronisation 20

Min. 3 Max 8 members Presentation & Use of Props / Stage 20



14. CLASSICAL DANCE (GROUP)

Costume & Visual appeal 20



Min. 3 Max 8 members Presentation & Use of Props / Stage 20



15. THIRUVATHIRA Costume & Visual appeal 20

Choreography & Music 20


Max 10 members & only females

Presentation & Use of Props / Stage 20



16. MARGAM KALI Costume & Visual appeal 20







17. OPPANA Costume & Visual appeal 20






UUKMA KALAMELA - REGISTRATION FORM

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Chest Number___________

Category: ______________

SINGLE ITEM

Full Name -

Gender (Male/ Female) -

Date of Birth -

Names of the Items -

Single 1. ______________________________________

Single 2. ______________________________________

Single 3. ______________________________________

Category - Kids / Sub-Juniors / Juniors / Seniors / Common

Name of the Association -

Name of the Region -

Contact Number -

E:mail -

DECLARATION

I hereby agree to the terms and conditions for participation in UUKMA Kalamela.

I hereby grant UUKMA the right to use the photographs resulting from the photo shoot and any

reproductions of the photographs for all general purpose.

Name: ______________________________ Signature: _________________________

(Name and signature of the parent, if the participant is less than 18 years of age.)

DECLARATION BY THE ASSOCIATION

I hereby certify that:

(a) Family/Families of the above participant(s) is/ are member(s) of our association and reside locally. (b) The Date of birth(s) of the participant(s) is/are verified with **Passport / Birth certificate/ Driving License.

Seal Signature:______________________

(President / Secretary)

* Please use separate forms for Single and Group Items **Upon request you are obliged to produce the ID proof of the participant(s) to prove age. Failing to do so may risk

the participation in the Kalamela

UUKMA KALAMELA - REGISTRATION FORM

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Chest Number___________

Category: ______________

GROUP ITEM

Name of the Item -

Category - Kids / Sub-Juniors / Juniors / Seniors / Common


Name of the Region -

Contact Number (Team Manager) -

E-Mail: (Team Manager) -

Details of all Participants

Full Name Date of Birth Parents Signature (if minor)

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DECLARATION

We hereby agree to the terms and conditions for participation in UUKMA Kalamela.

We hereby grant UUKMA the right to use the photographs resulting from the photo shoot and any

reproductions of the photographs for all general purpose.

Name: ______________________________ Signature: _________________________

(Name and signature of the Team Leader /Team manager, if the participants are less than

18 years of age.)

DECLARATION BY THE ASSOCIATION

I hereby certify that:

(a) Family/Families of the above participant(s) is/ are member(s) of our association and reside locally. (b) The Date of birth(s) of the participant(s) is/are verified with **Passport / Birth certificate/ Driving License.

Seal Signature:______________________

(President / Secretary)

* Please use separate forms for Single and Group Items **Upon request you are obliged to produce the ID proof of the participant(s) to prove age. Failing to do so may risk

the participation in the Kalamela

UUKMA KALAMELA APPEAL FORM

1. Proof of age is to be produced at the time of appeal for verifying the category 2. A fee of 25/- is to be paid in cash with the appeal form. (Appeal fee is refunded if your

appeal is success otherwise the money will be added to the Kalamela Fund.

SECTION I

Full Name of the Contestant -

Category -

Name of the Item -

Chest Number -


Region -

Position achieved in the event -

Reason for complaining: Name_________________ Signature ______________________ Date______________

SECTION - II Supported by

Name: _______________________________ Signature: ____________________ (Name and Signature of Association President/Secretary)

SECTION - III Forwarded by

Name: _______________________________ Signature: ____________________ (Name and Signature of Region President/Secretary)

FOR APPEAL COMMITTEE USE ONLY

Check and verify age and category

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Check score sheet and result sheet for errors

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Analyse other factors in the complaint

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Decision reviewed / not reviewed State reasons for reviewing/not reviewing: (If reviewed analyse the results affected also)

Signed by :( Name and Signatures of the Appeal Committee) ________________________ ________________________ ________________ (Name and sign) (Name and sign) (Name and sign)

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Compiled and Published By

Sajish Tom General Secretary

UUKMA

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