The festival is with competitive character:
MONEY AWARDS
1st place- 500 euro
2nd place- 300 euro
3rd place- 200 euro

The accommodations are in major sea resort of Bulgaria- Sunny Beach. Accommodation costs are 20 EUR per person/per day with included breacfast and dinner in 3 and 4 star hotels.

You can choose how long you would like to stay:
- during the whole festival - 1.06-8.06
- only on the concert days- 4.06-8.06
- more than the festival days
Your presence is necessary on the days of the concerts( 5.06/ 6.06/ 7.06).

For more information contact us!

☼ Organizers of the International Folk Dance&Music Festival ’’PIERIA FEST 2015.’’ are local municipalities of Pieria and organizing team MyFolkFest from Belgrade, Serbia, supported by TA Prima Plus, Nis, Serbia.
☼ Festival is competitive and is open for all groups, no age limit. Winners will be awarded by special cups and medals.
☼ Propositions of the festival competition will be sent to groups later. Competition part of the festival is not obligatory, only for groups that apply. All other groups take part in the review night.
☼ There will be few winning categories: best performance-dancing, best orchestra-music, best choir-singing, best costumes, audience award.
☼ Each group will get diploma for the participation to the festival, as well as DVD from the festival after the festival is finished.
☼ Every group will get official brochure of the festival with the presentation of the participating groups, in English.
☼ Groups will have two performances - in Pieria region (Nei Poroi or Platamonas) and Larissa town. Also a short defile walking (parade). Each group has to prepare 10-12 min. of quality program. Performances are on the open air stages, wooden and concrete, 10mx10m. In case of bad weather indoor performances.
☼ For a performance in Larissa, organizers provide a petrol (fuel) for your busses. It is a 60km distance in one direction.
☼ It is not necessary to have live music / using playback-CD is allowed.
☼ The group has to bring its national flag and board with the group name for the parade.
☼ Accommodation of participating groups is organized in the 3 star family hotels in Nei Poroi and Platamonas, near the beach, in apartments and studios with 3 and 4 beds, with bathroom, on a half board basis (breakfast and dinner).
☼ If the weather is nice for swimming, every group has to take care about their members safety.
☼ Every group must have one English speaking person for official contact during the festival.
☼ Number of participating groups is limited to 12, and each group must not exceed number of 50 members.
☼ The groups have to organize their travel to and from Nei Poroi, Platamonas.
☼ For the groups that are coming with their own bus there is a free parking place in the hotel area.
☼ The groups are recommended to have insurance policy for all their members.
☼ If group needs visa, it is responsibility of the group to arrange it! Organizers can only give invitation letter to groups and can not interfere to visa issuing process and make extra contacts to embassies.
☼ Application form, together with 2-3 group photos and short biography, should be sent to myfolkfest@gmail.com.
☼ Visit our FB page for more images, https://www.facebook.com/pages/IntPieria-fest-Nei-Poroi/247290538798353.


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Festival conditions

Folklore groups – Majorettes - Modern dance groups - Band


24.06. Arrıval at Budapest, Accomodatıon at the hotel and Dınner

25.06 Breakfast, Visit of the cıty (Square-Opera-Citadella-Parliament building- Bridge Erszebet-Zoo).Opening the ceremony of the Festıval.Performances of the Groups,Dınner..Free tıme.

26.06 Breakfast, Visit of the cıty in boat and will go to Szentendre othantıc vıllage Performances of the groups..Dınner and Optıonal Cıgan musıc nıght ...

27.06 Breakfast, departure of the groups..

Condıtıons of the Festıval :

- Number of partıcıpants ara not limited - No age limits - Organizatıon of the performances for the partıcıpants

Partıcıpatıon fee 115 euro

- Accomodatıon in Hotel ( www.hoteloriental.hu )with 1/3,1/4 rooms and wi-fi
- Half boards (breakfast + dınner)
- Organızatıon expenses
- At every 20 partıcıpants, one person free at coast
- Any group should be paid advance of %30 of total sum on account of organizers untıl 15th of Aprıl 2013, The rest of money, %70 should be paid after the group arrıved. In case of cancellatıon, advance will be not refund.

Contact persons : Arif Sönmez +90 534 600 18 79 Tanya Dermendzhiyska +359 885 609695

turkei_iov@yahoo.com - tanyad17@hotmail.com
www.anatolianfolk.org

Applıcatıon Form

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The seminar will be held at Papa Nero, a wonderful place by the Aegean sea at Pilion, the beautiful green mountain at the central part of Greece.
During the nine days of the seminar Kyriakos and other teachers will teach dances from the northern part of Greece (Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus), from Pontos and Creta. The lessons will last two and half hours in the morning and another two in the evening. In the meantime participants could enjoy the picturesque Ai Yianni or Damuchari beaches.
Parties with live music will take place during the seminar as well as parties in the taverns where dinner will be served. Accommodation will be at “Katerina” hostel (http://www.papanero.com/) very close at the beach. The dancing place has a wooden floor and incredible view. A unique place!
The number of the participants will be restricted to less than 22 people.