We are happy and honored to invite your folk dance group to take part in

GREAT INTERNATIONAL Music & Folk Dance Festival
BELGRADE AWARD 2013.
in Belgrade (SERBIA), 27.april to 1.may 2013.

We invited over 15 international groups to take part in this great cultural event: from Slovenia, Poland, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Turkey, Netherlands, Montenegro, Bosnia&Hertzegovina, Greece, Romania, Belgium, Italy, Finland, ...

We do hope that Belgrade festival will connect lots of people from different countries and cultures to present their National Arts and Cultures but also to make more connections between themselves.

R E G U L A T I O N S
♫ Great International Folklore Music and Dance Festival BELGRADE AWARD 2013. is being held under the patronage of the Belgrade city / Zvezdara municipality.
It is gathering folk dance groups and music bands from all over the world, who like to meet new people and spend unforgettable holiday week in Belgrade, singing and dancing together.
♫ Festival organizer is CULTURAL & FOLK ART ASSOCIATION ’’Sveti Sava’’ from Belgrade, 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 5 winning categories: best performance-dancing, best orchestra-music, best choir-singing, best costumes, best scenery.
♫ Also, there will be some ’’friendly’’ awards: best animation, most cheerful group, etc.
♫ Groups will have two performances at the festival. Each group has to prepare 5-15 min. of quality program. Performances are on the open air stages, wooden and concrete, also indoor (in case of bad weather).
♫ 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.
♫ Accommodation of participating groups is organized in the 2 and 3 star hotels as well as Belgrade hostels on a half board basis (breakfast and dinner).
♫ 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 group has to bring its national flag and board with the group name for the parade.
♫ 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 not unlimited and 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 cancels their participation).
♫ Each group has 1 free place for 25 persons who pay.



♫ The groups have to organize their travel to and from Belgrade.
Date of ARRIVAL to Belgrade 27.04. around noon.
DEPARTURE from Belgrade 1.may after breakfast.
♫ For the groups that are coming by plane, the organizers provide transfers for the performances free of charge.
♫ For the groups that are coming with their own bus there is a free parking place in the hotels area.
♫ Specially,
for the groups that come by plane (airport Nikola Tesla), we can organize bus transfers. Return bus ticket price (airport-hotel-airport) is 15eur per person.
♫ 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.
♫ The groups are recommended to have insurance policy for all their members.

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