Once final schedule is published on Tuesday 09/08/2026, please email your music/presentation information to 2026foicultural@gmail.com by Thursday 09/10/2026 to be prepared for the festival.

General Entries:

Music Files should be in MP3 format.

Your File Name Should be in this format
Day-Item Number - Item Name - Choreographer Name
Example: Saturday - Item no 2 - Thillana - Name

Competition Entyries:

Option 1: Separate Music and Slide Presentation (to be projected in the background)

Music Files should be in MP3 format.

Your File Name Should be in this format
Day-Item Number - Item Name - Choreographer Name
Example: Saturday - Item no 2 - Thillana - Name

Presentation:

1. Slides need to be in PowerPoint format (.pptx), 1080p+ resolution and standard PowerPoint slide size (no video or other slide formats)
2. Technical team will start slide show when music starts and will not be changing slides during the item.
3. Any transitions of slides should be built into the presentation (example: change to slide 2 after 1m:30s, etc. It should be compiled in one file.
4. File name should in the following format (same as music files )

Option 2: Slide Presentation (to be projected in the background) with embedded music

1. Slides need to be in PowerPoint format (.pptx), 1080p+ resolution and standard PowerPoint slide size (no video or other slide formats)
2. Embedded music should play as part of the slideshow. Technical team will ONLY start slide show when item starts.
3. Any transitions of slides should be built into the presentation (example: change to slide 2 after 1m:30s, etc. It should be compiled in one file
4. File name should in the following format.
Day-Item Number - Item Name - Choreographer Name
Example: Saturday - Item no 2 - Thillana - Name

Please keep a Backup Copy of your audio/presentation file handy on the day of your performance to avoid any surprises.