Saturday, September 7th, 2013 Rose Theatre
1 Theatre Lane, Brampton Ontario

MAHOTSAV PRAMUKH
MRS. DAMYANTIBEN SHIVLAL JAMNADAS OF TORONTO, CANADA

ATITHI VISHESH
MRS. PUSHPABEN MAGANLAL DAMANIA OF TORONTO, CANADA

To register your items for this year’s Mahotsav contact Purnima Pocha via email at mohotsav2013@gmail.com no sooner than June 3rd (12 noon) and no later than August 18th. You will receive a confirmation email with your current song selections.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Lahnis will be provided to ITEM PARTICIPANTS only
Please register ALL the participants’ names. Please advise if participant is performing in multiple items. Participants are allowed to participate in a maximum of 2 ITEMS ONLY.

The 38th Mahotsav has been scheduled to START at 12:30PM and CONCLUDE by 6:30 PM. (Necessary Break/s will be scheduled). To have a reasonable 6-hour Mahotsav time limit, we are implementing the following rules:

• DUPLICATE songs will NOT be allowed, unless a song has been used for less than 30 seconds
• Only 3 individual songs per mix song item will be allowed.
• We request that you choose age appropriate songs for your dance items
• Kids (under 12 yrs): No Solo items will be allowed. Duet and group items are not to exceed
5 MINUTES.
• Adults (13+ yrs) Solo/Duet items are not to exceed 5 MINUTES, and Group items are not to exceed 10 MINUTES.
• Only ONE Drama item will be allowed. It should not exceed 20 MINUTES. Three microphones will be provided, each subsequent microphone will have to be paid by the group. First group to register will be in the show.
• Only GUJARATI folk group dances (6 or more participants), will receive a reimbursement (maximum of $25/person from the Mandal for costumes that are rented. We highly encourage adults to perform group folk dances to add our culture's richness to the event.
• All items MUST be registered with the listed contacts; this includes Surprise items (SO NO SURPRISES for the committee members, NO EXCEPTIONS)

Audio CD’s: you must submit 2 COPIES. Test your own CD’s and CLEARLY label them with the name of your item. Submit these CD’s at least one week prior to the Mahotsav to the home of Purnima Pocha (59 Skylar Circle, Brampton, ON)
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If you or a member of your family have graduated from University or a Community College with a Degree or Diploma, or have received a recognized professional accreditation such as CGA, CA, LLB, MBA, PhD etc. please contact Purnima Pocha, email: mohotsav2013@gmail.com before July 28th