Organized by:

Municipality Jesolo
CST Lido di Jesolo
Talija Art Co.
MAKFOLK Association

The International Children’s Folk Festival “MARE ADRIATICO” will be held for the 4th time in Lido di Iesolo, Italy from 17th till 22nd of June.

Lido di Jesolo, close to Venice, resort with immeasurably beach and many hotels close to sea, accept every year more then thousand tourists from May to November. Fifty km far from Treviso, and only 15 km far from place called Punta Sabbioni from where you can get to square St. Marco in Venice in 30-40 minutes.

General rules:

The International folk dance festival “Mare Adriatiko” is a non-competitive sample of traditional dances performed by folkloric groups. Modern popular music will not be allowed!!!

During the Festival each group will have at least two performances on the squares (big stages) Lido di Jesolo and province Veneto. Groups should perform approximately 10 – 12 min either with live music or CD and should have a flag and a sign with the name of the group for the Defile. All program activities and performances will be held at evening hours with short parades so every day is free for participants to use the sandy beach or visit some of the tourist attractions. After the last performance there will be exchange of presents and diplomas.

Accommodation:

The accommodation of the groups will be in 2** Hotels in Lido di Jesolo very close to the beach and the squares where the performances will be organized. The Groups will be accommodated in rooms with 3 and 4 beds with their own bathroom.

Registration fee for participating on the folk festival “Mare Adriatico” - Lido di Jesolo:

™FB (3 meals per day) = 190€ per person

™HB (breakfast and dinner) = 175€ per person

This is covering organizational expenses and accomodation. On 25 participants one person is free of charge (usually driver or Leader of the group).

In attachment you can find more info about the festival and application form.
Also you can visit our web site www.makfolk.com or send email to makfolk@gmail.com

Festival Conditions

Application form

Modern dance groups, wind bands, majorettes

Date: 18. 06. 2012. - 23. 06. 2012. (6 days, 5 nights)
Participation fee: 140 euro per person (half board)
Free over 25 below 40 for 2 person, over 40 for 3 persons!
Accomodation: apartments with 1/3, 1/4 rooms
Date for apply: 30. 11. 2011.
Participant groups should 20 euro per person after
receiving the official invitation, until 20. 12. 2011.
Number of participants: no limited
Number of group: is limited! (4-5 groups)
Performances: 3-4 (25-30’

Regards,
Arif Sönmez
Festıval Menager

In a small village of Kassandra, we have created "Once upon a time", with much artistic feeling and love for children and man, tradition, nature and life... "Once upon a time... Means holidays and relaxation! Entertainment and action! Daring and adventure! A live fairytale-like reality...

In a ravine where holly, myrtles, arbutuses rove their braches. At a place where nightingales compose their musical symphonies In a valley whose boundaries are set by pine clad mountainsides.
Near the unique natural spring of Kassandra "Patatlaka", where gurgling waters spring from the heart of the mountain...
...at a place with a climate that can be compared to no other. At New Skioni, located at the peninsula of Kassandra in the prefecture of Halkidiki, only 1 km from the northeastern part of the picturesque village. All tradition gathered in this valley which seems as if untouched by time; however you will discover that time here is never enough if you want to see everything.

With the initiative of Dimitra Papachristodoulou - Gogakou, educator by profession, who wanted to give sound principles to her children - pupils and dreamt of a live folklore workshop, we created "Once upon a time..." with much artistic feeling and love for children and man, tradition nature and life.
Children are approximately the same age, forming small groups with an older person us their team leader, stay in small modern houses.
Experienced educators and trainers have prepared special programs concerning entertainment, creative and athletic activities.
Special care to the health of children, offered 24 hours a day by a doctor or a nurse.
Because technology has made man arrogant and egocentric Because we think that environmental education does not work when man face environment authoritatively. Because the "Nature-Animals-Man" triptych must retain a balance
Because man can never realize the fact that man and environment are interdependent by means of words but by experience and actions. This is the reason why we created "Once upon a time"
At its live folklore workshops you will see nature, man, animals in an interdependent harmonic and balanced relationship.
At "Once upon a time" you will see no dead exhibition areas.
You will experience live tradition, a fairytale-like reality, a game of tradition and life, of nature, man, animals, in as ideal relationship.

Arif Sönmez
Generel Representatıve

Date: 21. 06. 2012. - 25. 06. 2012. (5 days, 4 nights)
Participation fee: 130 euro per person (half board)
Free over 25 below 40 for 2 person, over 40 for 3 persons!
Accomodation: hotel with 1/3, 1/4 rooms
Date for apply: 30. 11. 2011.

Regards

Arif Sönmez
Festıval Menager
Participant groups should 20 euro per person after
receiving the official invitation, until 20. 12. 2011.
Number of participants: no limited
Number of group: no limited!
Performances: 3 (25-35’)