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If you can sing, play a musical instrument, act or speak a foreign language and want to show off your talent in this year’s Jersey Eisteddfod, it’s time to sign up.
The big festival has been running since 1908 and is still highly popular and this year dancers will be back on stage competing for top spot in their biennial competition.
The Modern Foreign Languages sections now cover seven different languages including Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese. The French class is now over 100 years old and is still a firm tradition in the Eisteddfod with the option to perform a piece in Jersey’s native language, Jèrriais.
Chairman of the Music Section Sue de Gruchy said: “The Jersey Eisteddfod is growing year on year. For instance, the Deaf Signing classes are now so popular with groups from the Island and the UK, that Dr. Paul Whittaker is introducing a new adjudicator to the Festival. This will be supported by local charities Earsay and the Jersey Deaf Society.”
The General Administrator Christine Hamon said: “The Jersey Eisteddfod remains enormously grateful to Deutsche Bank and the Jersey Arts Trust. Without their continued support, we would be unable to offer such wonderful venues in which our artists may perform.”
Deutsche Bank in the Channel Islands’ Chief Executive Andreas Tautscher said: “Encounters with the arts help children and young people develop their own creativity, overcome personal and cultural boundaries and learn team spirit. We are proud to continue our partnership with the Jersey Eisteddfod which provides a platform for islanders to showcase their creativity and talent.”
Here's some dates for your diary on this year's Festival:
Music: Wednesday 2 November to Saturday 12 November at Jersey Opera House
Dance: Wednesday 16 November to Saturday 19 November at Jersey Opera House
Polish and Portuguese: 19 November at the Town Hall
English Speech and Drama: Monday 21 November to Saturday 26 November at Jersey Opera House
French: Monday 28 November and Tuesday 29 November at Jersey Arts Centre
All other Modern Foreign Languages: Wednesday 30 November at the Town Hall
Jèrriais: Friday 18 November and Saturday 19 November at St. Ouen’s Parish Hall.
If you want to perform at the Deutsche Bank Festival of the Performing Arts you can enter the Music Section by filling in a form at St Clement parish hall on Saturday 17 September between 10:00 and 14:00 and put in an entry for all the other sections at the Town Hall on Friday 30 September.
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