Scléip 2012- get in on the act!
December 7, 2011
Scléip is the national talent competition catering specifically for Irish-medium and Gaeltacht post-primary schools. The competition began in 2005 and it has grown steadily since then. The aim of the competition is to encourage pupils attending Irish medium secondary schools to use their Irish through the various performing arts by giving them the opportunity to take part in a innovative and exciting event.
This year, we’ll be putting a a greater emphasis than ever on the students’ creativity and original compositions. The 2012 competition will highlight modern arts – we want to challenge students and encourage them to perform new music, songs, dance and drama before an audience and professional judges, in theatres right across the country.
The competition will be divided into six different categories, with a junior and senior prize awarded in each division and the Scléip Award for the best act overall. Everyone will have the opportunity to compete in regional heats in each province and the best talent from those heats will be selected to compete in the competition final. Regional competitions will be held in January and February and the competition final will be held in March. The closing date for entries this year is December 16, 2011.
The dates and venues for Scléip 2012 are as follows:
Leinster
Axis Theatre, Dublin, 20 February
Munster
Firkin Crane Theatre, Cork, 22 February
Ulster
Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Derry, 29 February
Connacht
Town Hall Theatre, Galway, 2 March
You can read the contest rules (in Irish only) here, and fill out an entry form (also in Irish) here.
You can download the 2012 brochure (in Irish) here: Bróisiúr Scléip 2012
