Ready to hit the stage

The much-awaited Colombo semi-finals of the Talent Search Contest is set to hit the stage next week. Due to the increasing number of participants, auditions for the different categories will be held on two days.

The first round of the semi-finals will be held on October 7 at the Main Hall of Royal College, Colombo 7. The categories for the evening will be Eastern and Western dancing, solo singing and group singing.

The second round of the semi-finals will be held on October 8 also at the Main Hall of Royal College, Colombo 7. The categories for the evening will be rap, instrumental and band.

The conditions for participation are that all participants should be under 20 years of age. Spot registration will be allowed from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the days of the semi-finals or you can mail in the applications to talent.search@hotmail.com.

For further details you may contact the following Entertainment Coordinators:
Shehan Arangala - 2728441/ 0777 19 8007
Laknath Gunatilaka - 2532560/ 0776 633123
Darshana Kuruppu - 2554857/ 0779 627009

The Interact Club of Royal College has been organising this competition over the past few years which has attracted a lot of young artistes aspiring to make it big in their respective fields. With each passing year, the Colombo semi-final has attracted more and more crowds.

The organisers say that the competition seems to be tough between participants in each category. The categories with the most number of participants seem to be for band, solo singing and group singing, they note.

They assert that even though some participants may not get the opportunity to enter the final stage of the competition, they are left with a good experience in presenting their talents to the public. The Interactors say that having organised Talent Search for the past eleven years, they have been proved right; there is a lot of talent among the Sri Lankan youth which is yet to be uncovered.

The finalists will be announced within two days of the Colombo semi-finals.

The Interact Club of Royal College acknowledge the support of the Interact Clubs of Trinity College and St. Anthony's College in Kandy for the co-operation extended in organising the Kandy semi-finals which was successfully held on September 30 at the St. Anthony's College Hall.

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