RULES & GUIDELINES

TAGB Cultural committee is striving to attain high-quality and diverse programs. All incoming programs will be scrutinized for certain standards, mixture of different age groups and quality/variety of the program before acceptance.

Please read the registration rules/guidelines CAREFULLY before registering. The CULTURAL COMMITTEE’S DECISION IS FINAL in terms of the selection of the program.

TAGB reserves the right to accept or not accept programs based on the below criteria.

• Programs must be in Telugu language and the content must be clean and appropriate for a family friendly event.
• Telugu language, culture and attire are strictly enforced.  No exceptions please.
• Number of participations in a given category will be limited in order to promote diversity in the program. Groups with 5 or more participants will be given preference to accommodate more participants.
• Please note that TAGB may close the Registration Process earlier than the stated deadline if all available time slots are filled. We strongly encourage you to submit your entries as soon as possible. 
• Program will run for about 4 to 5 hours, your slot can be anywhere within the time frame.
• Duration – For film dances, program length should not exceed 5 minutes and for innovative programs, length should not exceed 15 minutes. This is to accommodate more participants. TAGB, at its discretion, can waive this restriction to encourage programs of exceptional merit and relevance to Telugu language, culture, and customs. 
• Audio /video files are required to be submitted when your program is accepted. Audio for dance programs must be in Telugu and/or Sanskrit.
• If we receive repetitions for items/songs, we will request you to change your item/songs  and songs will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.
• Participants can participate in multiple programs but separate entries are required for each program. You must give the participant’s full information, including age in the registration form.
• Program entries must be received before the registration deadline. Any entries received after deadline may or may not be accommodated, depending on the length of the total program.
• Cultural committee tries to accommodate as many entries as possible to give as many participants as possible a chance to perform. Any program denied an opportunity is encouraged to resubmit their entry for the next TAGB event.
• All performances must be accepted by cultural committee. You will recieve email from treasurer with payment instructions upon meeting the acceptance criteria. Payment must be received for your program to be confirmed. Cultural committee will send instructions for uploading the audio files after the payment is received.
• The COMMITTEE’S DECISION IS FINAL in terms of the selection of the program.
• If you do not report on time for your program, you will forfeit your time slot and will not be accommodated in a later time slot in the program. Please note that due to very tight time constraints and in fairness to all the participants, TAGB will strictly enforce schedules and duration and will not make any exceptions in this regard.

Please contact cultural@tagb.org for any questions and concerns.