The festival will be attended by young artists from the Balkan Peninsula, as this will encourage the creativity of young, contemporary urban cultures and introduce variety into festivals across the entire Balkan region.
The central aim of the festival is to create conditions to enabling young artists to work, create and promote their work, while also encouraging free artistic expressions, a constant flow of fresh ideas and the promotion of intellectual and cultural identities of the Balkans.
[Terminal00] includes exhibitions of photography and fine arts, jazz and ethno improvisations on a Balkan theme, video, film, animations and club culture, street theatre and fashion shows. Besides these colourful events, the festival also offers educational events in the form of creative workshops, lectures, discussion and conferences on the subject of Balkan art and culture.

The application deadline for all categories is January 23rd, 2005

Izmir International Folkdance Festival will be held for five days in Izmir city placed in western part of Turkey that have both touristic and cultural wealth. Participated groups to the festival should be either an amateur Folk dance and/or Folk music groups, which should perform for 20 min., 30 min and maximum 40 min.

Participation Conditions:

1. Invitation letters are valid only when they are signed by the group director and sent to the organizing committee,
2. Each group should pay a “Festival Contribution Fee” of 400 EURO per each person,
3. Payment will be for the whole duration of the festival,
4. Each person participated to the festival will have an insurance by the festival committee,
5. Meals and accommodation will be by the committee,
6. There will be no extra fee for the tours during the festival,
7. For the participants below age of 18 must bring a receipt signed by their family to the festival committee in order them to participate the festival,
8. Accommodation will be at least in 3 stars hotels,
9. Transportation to and from the festival place is exterior from the festival committee commitment,
10. Participated country and group names will be announced by the festival committee.

ÝFFF Festival Committee
Barýþ Sokak No: 13 Balçova Ýzmir TURKEY

Sunday, September 11 at 3:00 PM
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St. (at California St.)
San Francisco, CA

Since 1979, more than 40 women have shared their lives and voices to create and sustain KITKA. Join KITKA singers past and present for a very special afternoon celebrating the evolution and legacy of this bouquet of singing women.