International Stage Request

During the first evening of the Kentucky United Nations Assembly, students have the opportunity to educate the rest of the conference on something that is unique to the country they are representing or that reflects the culture of that country in a meaningful way.

Delegations at KUNA who choose to do so should take care to ensure participating students understand that their performances are both a teaching tool and a resource for collaborative learning. Because this is the primary goal, it is particularly important that participants do research about their chosen performance piece and have gone to great lengths to understand respectful and accurate representations.

All performances should aim to inform and educate, bringing to light relevant cultural themes, resources, and/or current/historical issues of the nation.

This form is due by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
A Short Video Submission, outlined in this form, is due by 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Notification of if you have an International Stage spot will occur Friday, February 9, 2024.

International Stage is no longer on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please take your time with your application.

For which KUNA are you applying to perform at International Stage?

Session ID

School:

If you don't see your school listed, please reach out to Zaine at zaine@kyymca.org

Reg ID

Reg ID FULL

Performance Description

In order to ensure quality programming, please respond to the following questions. Note that these responses will be reviewed and will determine whether or not your request for an International Stage spot will be granted.

Country Representation: You can choose to create a performance that represents one or all of your countries. Please list countries that are represented in your International Stage Performance.

Please describe, in detail, what you will be doing for your International Stage Performance. This should be more than a sentence.

If performing a Dance make sure to provide the specific name of the traditional dance.

If performing a Song make sure to provide the name of the desired song.

If performing a Skit please provide extra, specific details on what the skit will show and what actions/movements the students will be depicting If performing a Poem/Speech please provide the name of the Poem or, if it is an original work, please provide a content summary.

What do you want the audience to walk away knowing about your country/countries? Please describe the educational value of your performance, and list at least two learning takeaways for your International Stage performance.

What is the cultural relevance of your performance? Please specify the ways in which your performance seeks to engage its audience in an empathetic and respectful understanding of your country's cultural practices. This should include your plan to ensure that your performance is a correct representation.

What research did you do to come up with your International Stage performance? Please list at least two sources you used in your research and any historical notes about the performance piece. *If planning to perform a Dance or Song providing a video example from YouTube would be helpful

Please spend 15-30 seconds explaining the purpose and intentions behind your International Stage Performance. This will be read by a performer prior to or after your International Stage Performance. Time yourself to ensure that you do not exceed thirty seconds.

NEW FOR KUNA 2024: Interested performers will need to send a 20-30 second video to Vontella@kyymca.org by February 7th, 2024 for their application to be considered complete. This video does not need to be the final product of your performance, it needs to provide context and illustrate the general themes and idea of your performance. For example, if your performance was a 2 minute traditional dance with 10 students performing you could have one or two students perform 20 seconds of your routine!

In order to provide a more seamless experience for our performers and audience, we ask that you complete this section with your best estimate of your audio/visual needs at KUNA. If certain Audio and Visual requirements of your performance are unable to be accommodated Y-Staff will reach out to you prior to the conference to discuss.

Sound

We will need to use the YMCA sound system to project our music or other sounds. We will not need to use the YMCA sound system.

Other

Please describe any other logistical needs not covered so far that would be required to enhance your performance. This could include major set pieces that you will bring with you and need to set up, a specific amount of space needed for a particular movement, etc. While the Y can not provide much outside of the Audio aspects listed above, factors listed here could influence the order of performance and additional set-up help from Presiding Officers.

Video Submission

To best accommodate virtual International Stage performances, we are asking that you submit a recording of your performance to Rianna Ayala at rianna@kyymca.org by February 23, 2021. Late submissions will not be accepted.

International Stage Applications will close Monday, January 18,2021. Performers will be notified about their application status on February 2, 2021.

Upload the file for your music/sound that you wish the KY YMCA to play. If you have questions about how to get that file, please contact Rianna Ayala at rianna@kyymca.org for tips. Music not submitted is not guaranteed to work at conference and use of cell phones to play music will require a member of the delegation to be in charge of the phone. We cannot accept CDs or USB drives at conference. **Remember there is a three minute time slot for each International Stage Performance.

Contact Information

Contact Email: Please include the BEST email address to contact about the status of your International Stage Application.

Contact Information