The NearAway Project ... because everyone's emotional health matters.
On her eleventh birthday, Finch Love makes a wish to take an apple back to the Garden of Eden to undo the curse that has ruined her world and made her an orphan.
But her wish gets caught on a thought and she is swept away to a strange dark place.
A Wishlar comes to her rescue and informs Finch that she must take a fantastic journey to a
special place called NearAway to find what she seeks.
Equipped with just an old scroll and a few provisions, she is soon joined by a quirky bunch of characters as she takes a bumpy ride filled with choices and decisions that will question her resolve and
bring her face to face with the most powerful of enemies ...
Sing a song, perform a scene, play an instrument, mime or dance to any
NearAway recorded or charted song & backing track
- the options are endless!
Are you ready to take centre stage?
Join the journey ...?
Share the light ...?
Prizes to the total value of $2,500
FOR:
Best Group & Outstanding
Vocal Performance,
Best Solo Performance,
Best Character Interpretation,
Most Creative Performance
& Best Making Of Video
3 Major Prizes @ $500
BEST Group Performance 8 - 12yo
BEST Group Performance 12 - 18yo
BEST Group Performance Open Age/All Categories
Awards & Prizes for Everybody
JB HiFi Vouchers, NearAway Merch, Giggle-o-Metre Mental Health Bands, Participation Certificates & more ...
The Spotlight Performance Competition Pack consists of:
1/ The NearAway Mindful Musical Production Script
2/ The NearAway Score & Charts for x14 songs
3/ All Professionally Produced Song Recordings 14 & Backing Tracks x15
4/ Full Character Breakdowns
5/ Character Board Visuals
6/ Scene Backdrops for greenscreen or projection
7/ Admin PDF's: Entry Form & Guidelines (Terms & Conditions), Consent Forms, Instructions Categories, Prizes & Awards
The resources we offer you ...
Who can enter?
Anyone who wants to unleash their passion and talents!
Open to primary, secondary and tertiary school students & all performers from the performing arts, drama, musical, acting and dancing institutions.
Solo or Groups & Ensembles.
8 Performance Categories
For Solo Performers & Groups/Ensembles
What to do first ...
Listen to some tunes, be inspired!
To ENTER, contact us via the webform below or email us directly hello@nearawayproject.com to request access to the;
NearAway SPOTLIGHT PERFORMANCE COMPETITION PACK
with instructions for downloading the PDF assets including
Entry Form & Guidelines (Terms & Conditions) and Consent Forms with information for under 16-year-olds PLUS competition entry/submission and video guidelines.
NB: ALL entrants to complete the Consent Form to publish your video entry on social media - including School Admins/Parents/Adults of under 16's.
How
to
enter
1/ Collaborate! (under 16's - rally a teacher, parent or adult to assist)
Read the NearAway Mindful Musical Script script then Choose a scene, scene excerpt &/or song - there's lots of options to pick from!
2/ Select your category and send us the Entry Form to confirm your registration.
3/ Rehearse & Record your performance - live, staged, &/or creatively filmed.
4/ Submit your video (up to 10 mins) by the November 28th deadline for a chance to be featured in our Official NearAway Showcase and WIN inspiring Prizes & Awards - remember there's 3 Major $ Prizes for the Best Groups in the 3 age sectors.
... here at the NearAway Project as we take a Wizard of Oz type journey
through a totally new frontier in storytelling, where the message of this
Power of Now inspired fable can make its greatest impact on
children's mental health by showing us all how to experience
joy even in our darkest of moments.
