Dear friends,

It is my great pleasure to invite folk dance groups, singing groups, orchestras, modern dancing groups, majorettes and brass bands, to take part in the International folk dance festival ''LAKE POSTCARD''.

The aim of the festival is to meet different cultures and customs, making friendships, rest and enjoy while singing and dancing.

Festival is being held at the coast of beautiful Ohrid Lake, in the Ohrid and Struga towns. Being the top tourist destinations in Macedonia, both towns are full with tourists all over the world, for the festival period, May-September.

You are invited to visit www.ohrid.com.mk, www.struga.org.mk and learn more about Ohrid and Struga.

Festival organizers are
Youth Culture Center OHRID and Folk Dance Ensemble OHRID.

Accommodation of participating groups is organized in the hotels on the Ohrid lake coast, in rooms with 2, 3 and 4 beds, with bathroom, on a full board basis (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
Also, there is a possibility to be accommodated in youth camps/hostels, rooms with 7 or 8 beds, floor bathrooms and toilets, on a full board basis (breakfast, lunch, dinner).

We are looking forward to host you in our beautiful Ohrid.

PARTICIPATING CONDITIONS:

 Festival is competitive and is open for all age categories.

 Groups will have two performances at the festival. Each group has to prepare 10 min. of quality program. Performances are on the open air stages, in the case of bad weather it will be indoor.

 It is not necessary to have live music. It is also allowed to perform using CD, but it has to be of a good quality recording.

 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.

 The groups have to bring their national flag for the parade.

 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. Organizer will give an english speaking guide for every group who will be responsible for contact 24h a day.

 Number of participating groups is limited for each festival, so the places will be given to the groups who send their pre-payment first - 20€ per person (this amount is not refundable if the group cancel their participation).

 Group with 50 members may have max. 4 adults (group leader, choreographer, drivers) for free.
 Group with 40-45 members may have max. 3 adults for free.
 Group with 30-35 members may have max. 2 adults for free.

 The groups have to organize travelling to and from Ohrid.
 For the groups that are coming with their own bus there is a free parking place in the hotel aria.
 For the groups that are coming by plane, the organizers provide transfers for the performances free of charge. Also we can provide airport transfers (on group request we will send the offer). The nearest airport is Skopje (capital of FYROM) and the bus price depends on the number of people in the group, approx. 25-30eur per person, return ticket.

 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 contacts to embassies.

 The groups are recommended to have insurance policy for their members.

 Contact person: Dragana Mirkovic, e-mail.myfolkfest@gmail.com, tel.+381 63 340 770

PARTICIPATION FEE:
 80 eur per person, 4 days on a full board basis (breakfast, lunch, dinner) in the hotels, rooms with bathroom and 2, 3 or 4 beds.
 70 eur per person, 4 days on a full board basis (breakfast, lunch, dinner) in the youth camps, rooms with floor bathroom and 7 or 8 beds.

 There is a possibility to extend your staying, if you wish, under the special festival conditions, which is 20 eur per person for each extra day (full board basis)


 Application form, together with 2-3 group photos and short biography, should be sent until 31.January 2013. Contact person: Dragana Mirkovic, e-mail. myfolkfest@gmail.com, tel.+381 63 340 770.
 Pre-payment (20eur per person) should be done latest till 10.March 2013. Payment details will be sent to you after receiving your application form. This amount is not refundable if the group cancel their participation.



FESTIVAL PROGRAM:
20.june around 12h, arrival of groups, check in to hotels (first meal is lunch)
free day / swimming, walking, sports
21.june OHRID town
18h PARADE – defile walking and short presentations
21h FESTIVAL EVENING – performances of the groups
22.june STRUGA town
18h PARADE – defile walking and short presentations
21h FESTIVAL EVENING – performances of the groups
23.june Ship cruise, lake Ohrid and visit to St.Naum (8 eur per person)
21h FAIRWELL PARTY
gift exchange between groups and organizers
24.june departure of the groups, after breakfast

The organizer keeps right to change the festival program. Final program will be given to groups upon their arrival to the hotel.

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