[Reader-list] Caferati @ Prithvi Café DecemberOpen Mic , Bombay

[rohitrellan at aol.in]

Time    Tuesday, December 28 · 7:00pm - 8:30pm


Location         Prithvi Theatre Cafe
                     20 Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu
                     Bombay, India

Entry Free

* The rules:
- Works performed can be in English, Hindi, Marathi and/or Urdu.
- You must perform only your own writing.
- You can perform one piece for a maximum of two minutes.
- Only solo or duo performances; no groups please. Duos can only 
perform collaborative works authored by both performers.
- Your name will be called once. If you don’t get to the microphone in 
10 seconds, you lose your slot.
- Your time starts the moment you come to the microphone
- You can recite, declaim, shout, even sing (if you can hold a tune); 
you can sit, stand or lie down; you can dance, turn a cartwheel, play a 
musical instrument, or scratch your back while standing on your head, 
as long as you perform your words.
- You get the use of a microphone, and two minutes. No other 
arrangements will be made for your performance. If you want to carry a 
prop, or a musical instrument, please do so. Note that any set-up time 
counts towards your two-minute limit.
- A gong will be struck—loud!—at the end of the two-minute period and 
you must leave the microphone immediately.
- Genres: No restriction. Poetry, scripts, stories, songs, it’s all 
good.
- Prohibited: Foul language, explicit sexual imagery, slander, anything 
that flouts the laws of India.
- Dress code: No nudity. Yes, you can use costumes and make-up if you 
like.

* If you want a slot:
- There will be up to 25 slots of up to 2 minutes each.
- You must be physically present at the venue at least 30 minutes 
before start time to register.
- Slots will be provided immediately, on a first-come first-served 
basis, and cannot be carried over to the next Open Mic.
- You must show the text of what you plan to perform to the organisers 
present, and describe your performance. This is not about censorship; 
it is to guard against infringement of the rules.

* Conditions:
There are no formal prizes, just the opportunity to perform to an 
audience, and earn its acclaim. Oh yes, if we, and/or the audience 
likes your work, we'll buy you a beverage from the Cafe.
You will not be reimbursed expenses, and will not be paid any fee or 
honorarium.
You retain ownership of your work, but by submitting it, you give the 
Prithvi Theatre and Caferati the right to display your work, or 
photographs or recordings of your performance, at the Prithvi Theatre 
Cafe, and on their websites, should they so choose, with attribution to 
you, but with no payment. Should you wish to be excluded from being 
photographed or recorded, please inform the photographer / cameraperson 
before the performance. Any photographs or recordings will not be 
commercial in nature.

Email:
prithvitheatre at prithvitheatre.org
editors at caferati.com