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Challenge 1: Pass the Tale Sponsored by Master Dahrien Cordell

"Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." – Ibn Battuta

Giacomo the Fool wants to try his hand at being a merchant. What is he going to sell and how will he traverse the silk road?

 

Challenge 2: A Single Step Sponsored by Baron Caradoc Llew Du ap Morgan

Perform a piece about leaving home.

 

Challenge 3: The Silk Road Sponsored by Magistra Annetje van Leuven

Perform a period piece from a region along the Silk Road.

 

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Challenge 4: Secret Destinations Sponsored by Elteber Yehudah ben Yitzhak

Perform a piece about an unexpected discovery. "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware" is a quote by philosopher Martin Buber, signifying that every journey, even when we think we know where we are going, can lead to unexpected and profound personal discoveries that we couldn't have foreseen when we started out. 

 

Challenge 5: Take Only Memories Sponsored by the Honorable Lord Marcial de Salas

Find a period piece and put a spin on it to make it your own. Bonus points if performed from memory.

 

Challenge 6: Two Roads Diverged Sponsored by ban Ollamh Orlaith Ballach Inghean Fhlain

From a list of words, create a new poem to lighten our steps. The words are age, camel, desert, dream, Eas,t gold, heart, journey, light, merchant, moon, mountain, new, river, road, tale, storm, trade, weave, winding

 

Challenge 7: Adventure is out there! Sponsored by Mistress Mysie

Is this your first event, time performing, Bardic Madness, or are you younger than age 12? This challenge is for you!

 

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Challenge 8: The Bazaar Sponsored by Bantiarna Cobflaith ingen Sitriucca meic Ímair

Perform a piece involving merchants or traders.

 

Challenge 9: A Journey with Friends Sponsored by Master Own Alun

A performance with two or more people.

 

Challenge 10: A Daring Adventure Sponsored by Dame Bridget ni Cathasaigh

Perform something you've never done before.

 

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Challenge 11: Journey of the Senses Sponsored by the Honorable Sayyid Mahir bil Tabla

Perform an instrumental performance.

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Challenge 12: The Road Home  Sponsored by Mistress Eliane Halevy

"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." - Chinese Proverb. Perform a piece about coming home.

 

Challenge 13: Once Upon a Time Sponsored by Baroness Joya

The time has come for good little bards to take their rest. Tell us a bedtime story that may (or may not) have been written in period.