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[[Image:SpringSpreeLogo.png|thumb|300px|right|The logo of Spring Spree for 2011]]
'''Spring Spree''', is an annual three-day festival held by the students of the [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal]], [[India]]. It is said to have begun when the class of 1982 who came up with the idea of holding a festival that would allow people with various talents from all over the country to meet, compete and enjoy themselves. Now, more than 25 years old, Spring Spree has grown to be ranked among the major festivals of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and India. Spring Spree is usually a three day event held anytime between February and March of every year.
== Competitions ==
Competitions in various genres are a big part of Spring Spree, giving the participants an opportunity to present their talents to a national audience. Along with organized contests in various fields, many "informal" events have proven to be definite crowd pullers with their ad lib performances.
=== Music ===
Traditionally, competitions in music consisted of solo, duets and group performances in contemporary and classical music. In 2009 a rock music competition called 'IRA' was included in the list of music events. [[Antakshari]] in various languages has been regularly featured as part of informal events.
=== Art ===
Art events include non-traditional forms such as sand sculpting, street painting, soap carving, and graffiti. Chitr is a national level art exhibition featuring pencil sketches, paintings, cartoons and craft work sent in by students.
=== Dance and Dramatics ===
Different forms of dance ranging from Indian classical dance forms to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-boy B-Boying] are staged at Spring Spree. Competitions in various theatrical forms like mime and one act play are also conducted. Spring Spree has seen the evolution of group dance contests into a full fledged "Choreo Night", held on the big stage usually at the institute stadium.
=== Literary and Oratorical ===
Competitions like cryptic crosswords, midnight scrabble (an all-night scrabble tournament), Just A Minute (JAM), and declamation have been regulars at Spring Spree. Competitions are also held in Hindi and Telugu. Since 2010, NIT[[Model United Nations|MUN]] has been held as a part of the festival.
=== Quizzing ===
=== Photography ===
== Workshops ==
Alongside the various competitions, Spring Spree conducts training sessions. Workshops at Spring Spree in the past have included B-Boying/B-Girling Workshop by Zeb.Roc.Ski, graffiti workshop by LOOMIT, photography workshop by celebrity photographer, [http://www.munishkhanna.net/ Munish Khanna] and acting workshop by Lalit Parimoo.
== Pronites ==
Pronites are live performances by professionals during Spring Spree. This platform has seen the likes of bands Vayu (in 2007), Parikrama (in 2008), [http://www.drumcafe.com/ Drum Cafe], who performed at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and Dr. [[Shobha Naidu|Sobha Naidu]], the Indian classical dance maestro (in [[Kuchipudi]]).
== Organization ==
Spring Spree is a student festival, solely conducted by the student community of the college. Spring Spree has its core committee of students who are designated core areas of responsibility, thus making the whole process function-specific. The core areas include sponsorship, publicity, event management, logistics and hospitality. A student coordinator oversees the Spree work and works in close conjunction with a university-appointed staff advisor.
==See also==
* [[Technozion|Technozion, The Annual Technical Fest of NIT Warangal]]
* [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal]]
* [[National Institute of Technology|National Institutes of Technology in India]]
==External links==
* [http://www.springspree.org/ The Spring Spree '11 website]
* [http://www.springspree2011.blogspot.com/Spring Spree blog]
* [http://www.nitw.ac.in/ NIT Warangal's Official Website]
* [http://thequizcommittee.wordpress.com/ The Quiz Committee blog]
* [http://www.lnd-blog.blogspot.com/ The LnD blog]
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