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"Come Spread Your Invisible Wings and Reach for the Stars!!"
Come spread your invisible wings and reach for the stars. You can join Special Needs Talent Showcase as an individual or as a group. All types of performances are welcomed – musical acts, dancing, comedy, magic acts, martial arts, acrobatics, etc. Participation medals will be awarded to every contestant. Trophies and prizes will be awarded to all finalists at the Final Competition. All individuals with developmental disabilities are encouraged to try out and have the chance to enjoy an extraordinary experience!
Dates and Locations
Entry Forms are due on Friday, January 3, 2020.
Auditions will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2020 AT 1:00 PM. It will held at the Fremont FCSN location at 2300 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA, 94536.
Final Competition will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM at the Santa Clara Convention Center at 5001 Great America Pkwy Santa Clara, CA 95054
Competition Information
Children or adults with developmental disabilities (Regional Center client or student with IEP in the school district – verification may be requested if necessary). Past final winners cannot compete in the same winning act/group. For example: If you have won as a solo pianist, you cannot re-audition as a solo pianist. You can, however, audition with another instrument or play as part of an ensemble. Or if you won in a group, you may not compete with the same group, but the group members can do individual solo acts.
Special needs performers cannot be accompanied by any non-special needs individuals. For a musical group performance (e.g. instrumental or singing), only 1 non-special needs person is allowed as a conductor or director.
A contestant may enter multiple performances, up to a total maximum of 4 individual and/or group acts, but the performances cannot be in the same category. For example, you cannot do 2 dance performances or 2 singing performances, but you can do one dance performance and one singing performance.
All auditions MUST to be done in person. No video auditions allowed.
All performances will be video-taped. The parent/individual is required to sign a photo/video consent form that is attached to this entry form.
A maximum of 2 minutes per act are allotted for the preliminary auditions, and a maximum of 5 minutes per act will be allotted for the final competition. Your performance will be stopped at the end of the allotted time.
Entry fees: $20 per solo act; $10 per person in a group act.
Please note that only the first 70 entries sent in by the January 3, 2020 deadline will be accepted to audition.
Entry fees should be paid by checks payable to “FCSN”, memo “Contestant’s Name”. Please mail or return all Entry Forms with fee postmarked by the January 3, 2020 deadline to 2300 Peralta Blvd., Fremont CA 94536.
Please note that only the first 70 entries sent in by the January 3, 2020 deadline will be accepted to audition.
Entry fees should be paid by checks payable to “FCSN”, memo “Contestant’s Name”. Please mail or return all Entry Forms with fee postmarked by the January 3, 2020 deadline to 2300 Peralta Blvd., Fremont CA 94536.
All contestants will receive a participation gift at the preliminary audition.
Ten finalists will advance from the Preliminary Auditions to the Final Competition.
Each of the top 3 finalists will win a trophy, 3 Paid Performances and $500 cash.