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The piece performed must be memorised and recited in spoken format, without melody. No props are allowed.
Ages 4 - 10 years, ages 5 - 12 years, reading aloud.
The piece performed must be read aloud from the text which should be held in the hand and referred to, not memorised. No props are allowed.
Public speaking.
Each speaker may speak for up to 3 minutes. An easel will be available if the speaker wishes to use a presentation board but this is not compulsory. Cue cards are allowed and optional.
Find your event, the event age is the age your child will be on 11 june 2024.
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The Bad Beginning
Mary Had a Little Lamb
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Lion and the Unicorn
The Secret Garden
The Dragon in the Cellar
Henny Penny
The Sun and the Wind
Eletelephony
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HK School Speech Festival 2023 - Teachers Training by English Speaking Union (HK)
(online) training program for teachers, this program is designed to help english teachers at either primary or secondary levels to prepare students for the hong kong schools speech festival 2023. , the english-speaking union’s experienced trainers/ educators will offer advice to teachers on diction, expression, interpretation and performance, as well as on techniques for developing students’ appreciation and awareness of rhetorical features of the relevant texts. , participants will be given a chance to share their own experience..
Fee : HK$280 per class per participant
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CentreStage Studios HK is a drama and performing arts company based in Hong Kong. LAMDA exam, Speech Festival, confidence and communication coaching, musical theatre training are all available along with many more courses.
Hong kong speech festival.
The Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival is one of Hong Kong's largest inter-school competitions and has been running for over sixty five years. The festival is organised by the Hong Kong Schools and Music Association (HKSMA ). The festival is a prestigious and excitedly anticipated yearly event for most Hong Kong Schools. Primary and secondary school students across Hong Kong deliver speeches in English and Chinese.
At CentreStage Studios HK we believe that students grow in confidence, courage and creativity from taking part in the Speech Festival. We have experienced expert coaches that specialise in public speaking and vocal coaching. During our tuition we work together to ensure students interpret the text and that they can clearly and expressively convey the meaning. We work on speech skills such as articulation, voice control, pronunciation and intonation. Our students are coached to ensure they can confidentially command the stage and engage effectively with the audience.
CentreStage Studios HK diligently seek advice from HKSMA committee to ensure that our students are fully prepared and achieve wonderful results.
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Was the opening ceremony performance a mockery of christianity, as some are suggesting or was it a homage to the greek god dionysus, as organizers proclaim.
Friday's wild opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics put the spotlight on influential French metal bands , famed athletes bearing their nations' flags and a triumphant return from Celine Dion herself .
The parade down the river Seine featured plenty of eye-catching moments that sparked online fervor – including one now particularly infamous scene that outraged many Christians who lambasted its resemblance to Leonardo Da Vinci's famed Last Supper painting.
In the tableau, a scantily-clad man painted in blue emerged at the center of a table to sing among dancing drag queens.
Conservative and Christian leaders were quick to condemn the scene as an offensive parody of imagery and symbolism at the center of their faith, despite the insistence of ceremony organizers that they took inspiration from an ancient pagan festival.
So, was the brief scene a mockery of Christianity, as some are suggesting? Or was it a homage to the Greek god Dionysus, as organizers proclaim?
Here's what to know about the controversial moment, and why some are questioning the performance's intent.
Paris Olympics: Top moments from opening ceremony
The performance featuring Dionysus was one of many highlights of the opening ceremony to this year's summer Olympics taking place Friday on and along the Seine.
The tableau, which was broadcast during the ceremony, included a woman wearing a a silver, halo-like crown at the center of a long table flanked by drag queens. The scene is promptly disrupted when a nearly naked man painted blue emerges from a dinner plate surrounded by fruit.
As he begins singing, the drag queens break out into dance behind him.
It wasn't long until the scene prompted outcry from Christian and Conservative leaders in the United States who viewed its imagery as a mockery of "The Last Supper."
The famous mural by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci depicts Jesus Christ surrounded by his 12 apostles on the eve of his crucifixion.
As described in the Gospel, Jesus shares bread and wine with his gathered disciples, which he instructs them to eat and drink as his body and blood. The New Testament moment is a cornerstone of the Christian worship, as it is the basis of the Eucharist.
Because the Olympic opening ceremony scene so closely resembled the revered painting, several Christian and Catholic organizations publicly denounced it.
The French Bishops’ Conference, which represents the country's Catholic bishops, said in a statement that the scene was a "mockery and derision of Christianity." Influential American Catholic, Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota, said in a video that it constituted a “gross mockery" of "a very central moment in Christianity."
Conservative political leaders and businesses also criticized the piece.
In a post on X , formerly known as Twitter, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday said the performance "was shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world.” C Spire, a U.S. telecommunications provider, also said on X that it was pulling its advertising from the Summer Games as a result of the performance.
But the opening ceremony’s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, has insisted that the scene is not a reference at all to the Last Supper.
Rather, the performance is a nod to a pagan celebration featuring Dionysus, the Greek god of fertility, wine and revelry.
Portrayed at the Olympics by French singer and actor Philippe Katerine, Dionysus – known to the Romans as Bacchus – has a close tie to France: In Greek mythology, he is the father of Sequana, the Goddess of the River Seine.
Even the official Olympics account on X said on Friday that the “interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.” The post did not mention the Last Supper, while others commenting on the post described the performance as a depiction of a Dionysian feast.
Following the outcry, Jolly said at the International Olympic Committee's daily briefing at the Olympic Games on Saturday that the moment was not meant to "be subversive or shock people or mock people." On Sunday, Jolly appeared on French TV station BFMTV to further insist that "The Last Supper" was "not my inspiration" for the segment.
"The idea was to have a pagan celebration connected to the gods of Olympus. You will never find in me a desire to mock and denigrate anyone," he said. "The idea was to create a big pagan party in link with the God of Mount Olympus."
In 5th century Athens, the Festival of Dionysus came to be one of the pinnacle events of the year.
Every year around springtime, playwrights would compete to entertain the masses of Athenian citizenry, according to Brown University . The festivities also included a procession from outside the city limits in which the sacred statue of Dionysus was carried to a theater named for the god near the Acropolis.
While the Olympic ceremony performance could be said to depict one such celebration, some have even said the scene was reminiscent of not just Da Vinci's work, but other works as well.
Among them is “ The Feast of the Gods ," a 17th century painting from Dutch artist Jan van Bijlert depicting the Greek gods of Olympus crowded around a long table. At the center of the table is the sun god Apollo, recognizable by a halo of light around his head.
The painting is among the collection at the Musée Magnin in Dijon, France, which posted images of it Sunday on X.
“Does this painting remind you of something?” the museum asked with a wink.
Ce tableau vous rappelle quelque chose ? 😉 Et si vous veniez l’admirer au #MuséenationalMagnin à Dijon ? @jeuxolympiques @paris2024 @Thomajolly @DaphneBurki #Paris2024 #ceremoniedouverture #Jeuxolympiques pic.twitter.com/iUteobd2eb — Musée Magnin (@MagninMusee) July 28, 2024
The explanations for the performance did not stop Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps from apologizing on Sunday to those offended by the scene.
"Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think (with) Thomas Jolly, we really did try to celebrate community tolerance," Descamps said. “Looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we believe that this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense, we are, of course, really, really sorry.”
The IOC said on social media that it took note of the apology from Paris 2024.
Contributing: Jordan Mendoza , USA TODAY
Eric Lagatta covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected]
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Seablip is taking part in the pixelated adventures festival on steam, explore the vast ocean in seablip.
The solo indie game developer Jarder Solli has announced that Seablip is participating in the Brave At Night’s PixElated Adventures Festival on Steam. The game is currently in Early Access and is featured in the showcase event that celebrates all pixel art. The event is taking place on the platform from 29th June to 5th August. Moreover, there is a 20% discount on all the titles throughout the event, so make sure to grab this opportunity.
Brave By Night’s PixElated Adventures Festival is bringing in all the pixel art games in one place. As one of the selected titles, Seablip and Jardar Solli will also take part in live streams throughout the festival. They will also be part of the Reddit AMA. During this, you can ask the festival’s participants questions about their game’s development, on 29th July, at 8 pm GMT.
All aspiring pixel artists can also join in with the PixElated Art Contest and have a chance to exhibit their artwork on the event page. The last deadline for submission is on 31 July 2024.
To celebrate the inclusion of Seablip in the PixElated Adventures Festival, the developer is adding new Steam trading cards in the early access version of the game. There will be a set of six trading cards, each featuring unique pixelated artwork. It will be available for players to collect as they play the game, alongside five new emoticons and three profile backgrounds.
by Lianna Golden
WASHINGTON (7News) — In a 7News exclusive, two brothers who survived Hamas' October 7 attack on an Israeli music festival are detailing their escape ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before Congress.
Daniel, 24, and Neria, 22, Sharabi come to D.C. with a message for Netanyahu and other world leaders.
"Bring them home now," said Neria, referring to the hostages still held in captivity since that day and thereafter, including one of their close friends.
READ MORE | Families of hostages demand Israeli PM Netanyahu agree to deal ahead of speech to Congress
The Sharabi brothers were enjoying the Supernova festival with thousands of others on October 7 when suddenly Neria was no longer partying rather but dressed in full battle gear as Hamas terrorists attacked.
He was defending himself, his friends, and dozens of strangers as the two brothers were transported back to their days as army medics.
"We didn’t work in this kind of situation never in our lives, but when you start to act, everything is like reaction that your body reflexes," said Daniel. "We saw some people injured and we start to help them. I start to do whatever I know to stop the bleeding."
The brothers not only tended to the wounded but also provided cover for escapees with weapons they found in a tank.
"For six to seven hours we fight behind the tank, helping people getting around," said Daniel.
READ MORE | Over 200 NYPD officers arrive in DC ahead of protests during Benjamin Netanyahu's visit
Now looking back on that life-changing day, Neria says that was only the easy part.
They teach us in the army to fight, but the way out? It was the biggest problem. This was the moment I realized I was going to get into big problem when I saw on the way out all the dead bodies people that five hours before were just celebrating. Now they’re dead on the floor
It was a sight they could never forget as their loved ones were killed and taken hostage right before their eyes, including Daniel's closest friend.
My best friend for the last eight years, Yosef-Haim Ohana still hostage. We was together in boarding school, after this we was traveling around, We served together. [He was] like, my boy. This guy, I know Yosef and I know what he where he belong to. When I say where he belongs to, it means to this kind of festival of happiness, of love, to share with each other the happiness in the world, the good things in the world. I never hear him scream on someone in my life.
The Sharabi brothers now work with a nonprofit helping war victims through the PTSD and painful memories that come from that day.
"We try to do our best working around the world, speaking to bring awareness to October 7," said Daniel. "People ask us why we’re doing it? We have to finish it."
"I promised myself to tell the story because we cannot let these people be forgotten," said Neria. 'I think this [Netanyahu's] visit is supposed to show to the whole world the truth."
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