VI International Children’s & youth folk – dance festival “OHRID SUN” (16-20 August, Ohrid 2012)

Date 16 - 20 August 2012
Location Ohrid, Macedonia
Director Zoran Strezovski
Application Deadline 31 March 2012
Application Form

With pleasure we INVITE you to participate on VI International Children’s & youth folk – dance festival “OHRID SUN” (16-20 August, Ohrid  2012)

The intention of our invitation is to invite you to celebrate first days of summer period, friendship, promotion your own culture tradition to the people of Macedonia but also to the tourist from all over the world who visit Ohrid in this period.  The Festival light motive is to present the cultural tradition of different countries and regions, and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together and create friendships and culture presentation trough dance and music.

Ohrid in this period is the best tourist resort in Macedonia. It is the famous tourist place in the region with a lot of hotels, apartments, a lot of traditional restaurants and café, shops, entertainment. Ohrid during the summer period lives 24 hours.

Ohrid lake coast is 35km with beautifully sands beach, tourist attractions and entertainment. Temperature of the water in the lake is 25C degree and it is suitable for swimming, diving, yachting ….. 

For more information visit www.ohridinfo.mk

Festival program will be held on the main square in Ohrid.

Program:

(16.08) Thursday
12.00.Arrivalin Ohrid, , hotel accommodation, starting with lunch, free activities (swimming in the Lake)
(17.08) Friday
09.00 -11.00 Breakfast,
11.00 -17.00  Ohrid sightseeing – visiting cultural monuments (Samoil fortress, Antique theatre, Plaosnik, St. Kaneo church …)
18.00. Ensembles parade (old town)
20.00. Official opening of the festival on the main square in Ohrid
(18.08)  Saturday  
11.00 Cruising with boat on Ohrid Lake and visit most famous tourist resort  St.Naum - culture  place and swimming in one of the best sands beach located on the Ohrid coast – (price 6 euros per person, launch packet on the boat) or cruising on the lake.
21.00. Social events and exchange presents
(19.08) Sunday
10.00. Breakfast in hotel and free activities,
20.00 Second festival evening and award at gala evening for all participants
(20.08)  Monday   – breakfast and departure of the participants.

General rules:

- is a non-competitive sample of traditional and modern dances and music performed by folklore groups.
- On the festival may participate children and youth folklore dance groups, modern dance groups, vocal groups, instrumental groups and soloists, as well as groups and performers from other art styles. The participants cannot be over 23 years old.
- The number of participants are limited (only 3 folk groups from each country),
- Each group should consist of most 35-40 members including dancers, managers and musicians,
- Ensemble should have prepared at least 2 folk dances, 10-12 minutes each with orchestra or CD. The performances will be in the evening hours so you can plan the day ahead and use it for visiting the historical part of the city and  excursions.
- To bring a flag of the country,
- Folklore groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure.

Participation fee:

Participation fee is 80 euro per person.
 
It covers organizational expenses ( light and sound equipment, stage …),
accommodation in 3*** hotels which are located on the coast of Ohrid Lake,
in 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 bedrooms with own toilet and bathrooms,
4 nights with 3 meals per day (Full Board).

Festival organizers provide:

- for 20 dancers – one gratis,
- souvenir for each participants,
- tourist guides for sightseeing of the town,
- reception in city hall,
- advertising of the festival (press conference, radio and tv channels, posters, brochures, flayers).

INSURANCE:
Personal responsibility and health insurance are within the other obligations of the groups. First Aid and Medical Hospital will be available, medical services must be covered by the group.

On your request,  You can continue your stay in Ohrid. Price will be 24 Euro per day per person FB – price is special for the participants in festivals that we can provide.

Organizers keep the right to change program of the festival. After Groups arrived in Hotel will be given detailed program of the festival and each group will have guide during festival.

After the festival finish organizers will send you DVD from the festival program for each group and photos.The copy right of all video materials and pictures are ownership of the Organization of the Festival.

Confirmation should be send till 15 April 2012 sending participation form.

The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Ohrid airport, during the festival days and back to the same Ohrid airport. The cost of the transportation will be covered by the group and will be additionally agreed according to their number. You can also arrive through Skopje, Tirana or Thessaloniki Airport which are only 200 km from Ohrid. We will also assist you in obtaining visa for Macedonia if necessary.

Any group should confirm by the Form of attendance and after confirmation it should paid avans of 10% garatie and reservation 300 euros on account of organizers until 30 April 2012. The rest of money should be paid after the group arrived in hotel in Ohrid. In case of cancellation, advans will be not refund.

By applying you confirm that you accept all festival conditions. All information about invoice will be supply after your confirmation for participations.
In 2011 on this Festival participated over 820 children’sfrom many countries of South – East and central Europe.

Organizers: Culture asociation Models & Youth Culture centre Ohrid. in cooperation with: National institutions Centres of Culture from Ohrid & Struga.

Organization Council:
Jovanka Simonoska,
Aneta Stefanoska,
Anica Ivanoska