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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 beganis said to have begun when the class of 1982 (thereafter known as the "Spring Spree batch")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 ==
=== Music ===
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=== Art ===
Art events atinclude Spring Spree have always clocked the highest number of participants. Nonnon-traditional forms of artsuch likeas sand sculpting, street painting, soap carving, graffiti and junkyard fashion design are highlightedgraffiti. Chitr, is a national level art exhibition featuresfeaturing pencil sketches, paintings, cartoons and craft work sent in by students all over India.
=== 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 in these contests. Competitions in various theatrical forms like mime and one act play are also conducted. Previous editions of Spring Spree havehas seen the evolution of group dance contests into a full fledged "Choreo Night", held on the big stage inusually at the scaleinstitute of a "Pronite"stadium.
=== Literary and Oratorical ===
Over the years, literary and oratorical contests at Spring Spree have grown to a level matched by very few peer colleges. Competitions like cryptic crosswords, midnight scrabble (an all-night scrabble tournament), Just A Minute (JAM), and declamation etc. have been regulars at Spring Spree and have enjoyed high participation and tough competition. Competitions are also held in Hindi and Telugu. Since 2010, NIT[[Model United Nations|MUN]] has been held as a part of Springthe Spreefestival.
=== Quizzing ===
== Workshops ==
Alongside the various competitions, Spring Spree conducts training sessions dealing with a wide variety of interests. Workshops at Spring Spree in the past have included B-Boying/B-Girling Workshop by Zeb.Roc.Ski (a German graffiti and B-Boy artist), graffiti workshop by LOOMIT (among the world's top 10 graffiti artists), photography workshop by celebrity photographer, [http://www.munishkhanna.net/ Munish Khanna] and acting workshop by Lalit Parimoo (renowned for his role as Dr.Jackal in Indian television series [[Shaktimaan]]).
== Pronites ==
Pronites are live performances by professionals and are among the spotlight events ofduring Spring Spree. These shows are popular as they provide a chance for the college community and participants to witness top-level shows and enjoy and unwind after the hectic daytime fest events. 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]]). Celebrities like [[Sekhar Kammula]] have also been invited to Spring Spree.
== Organization ==
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