Overview

The Asia Student Arts Festival - Arts Competition 2020 is a major arts competition for students across Asia, covering music and dance disciplines. It aims to discover and nurture young artistic talent.

Organizers

• Organizer: First Education Group
• Co-organizers:
  • China Dule Culture Co., Ltd.
  • Taiwan Fengnian International Culture Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Supporting Organization: Singapore Raffles Music College

Judging & Advisory Panel

The competition features a distinguished panel of judges and advisors:

• Ms. Yeung Tsz Yan: Hong Kong pianist, LRSM diploma holder, recipient of numerous music education awards.
• Conductor Li Yicong: Multi-string instrumentalist, composer, founder of the Hong Kong Community Artists Orchestra.
• Mr. Alexander Sinclair Hedley: British cellist, graduate of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
• Dr. Stoimenova: Renowned European soprano, vocal teacher, founder of Fanfei Children's Art Studio.
• Ms. Sarah Hardy: Australian ballet and jazz dancer.
• Ms. Sunshine Chan: Senior dancer, Fellow of the UK's National Association of Teachers of Dancing, Chairman of Hong Kong Tango Dance Association.
• Ms. Tong Minbo: Senior dancer, member of the UK's International Dance Teachers' Association.

Competition Details

• Age Groups:
  • I) 4–5 years
  • II) 6–7 years
  • III) 8–9 years
  • IV) 10–11 years
  • V) 12–13 years
  • VI) 14–15 years
  • VII) Open Group
• Regions: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore

Competition Categories

Music Art

• Western Music: Piano (Solo, Four-Hands), Strings, Woodwind/Brass
• Chinese Music: Plucked, Wind, Bowed Strings, Percussion
• Vocal: Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), Foreign Language (English, etc.)
• Music Group Categories: Solo, Duet, Small Group (3–10), Choir (11–30)

Performing Arts (Dance)

• Ballet, Jazz, Latin
• Chinese Dance (Folk, Classical, etc.)
• Free Dance (K-pop, Hip-hop, Street Dance)

Awards

• Champion, 1st Runner-up, and 2nd Runner-up in each age group and category receive trophies.
• Merit Award winners receive crystal medals.
• All participants receive a Certificate of Participation.
• Participants scoring 80+ receive a Certificate of Merit and a medal.
• The highest-scoring music and dance participants/teams receive the "The Award of Supernova" trophy and are invited to perform at the next Asia Student Arts Festival.
• Winning schools and instructors receive "Outstanding Guiding School" and "Excellent Instructor" certificates.

Key Information

• Competition Dates: January 18–19, 2020
• Venues: Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum, CFSC Auditorium
• Application Deadline: December 24, 2019
• Competition schedules were sent via email by January 3, 2020. Queries could be made via WhatsApp/WeChat from January 6–10.

Fees (per participant)

• Solo: HKD 480 / USD 65 / RMB 435 / MOP 495 / NT 1950
• Duet: HKD 320 / USD 45 / RMB 290 / MOP 330 / NT 1280
• Small Group: HKD 220 / USD 30 / RMB 200 / MOP 225 / NT 880
• Discount: 10% off for entering two or more categories.
• Ticket Inclusion: Solo entry includes 3 tickets, Duet includes 2 tickets, Group includes 1 ticket (performers do not require a ticket).

Registration

Registration forms were available in JPG and PDF formats for both individual and team entries.