NESSEBAR MUNICIPALITY
COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTRE “YANA LASKOVA – 1905” NESSEBAR
- INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
“nessebar`s jewelry” 2024
NESSEBAR, BULGARIA
21 June – 23 June 2024
- General Provisions
Objectives of Nessebar`s jewelry International Folklore Festival 2024
- To treasure and popularize folklore heritage
- To stimulate interest in and awaken love of generations to folk art
- To urge exploration, preservation and spreading of folklore
- Organizers
Organizers hosts of Nessebar`s jewelry International Folklore Festival 2024 are Municipality of Nessebar and Community Cultural Centre “Yana Laskova – 1905” Nessebar.
III. Entitled to participate are as follows
- Bulgarian and foreign folk singing groups for authentic folklore, groups for altered folklore and soloists that perform folklore songs
- Bulgarian and foreign chamber folk singing formations
- Bulgarian and foreign folk dance groups who perform authentic or altered folklore
- Bulgarian and foreign folkloric dances clubs
- Folk instrumentalists
- Bulgarian and foreign folk ensembles
- Age Groups
- I Age Group – from 7 to 10 years of age
- II Age Group – from 11 to 14 years of age
- III Age Group – from 15 to 18 years of age
- IV Age Group – up 18 years of age
*Age shall be determined up to date 21 June 2024
- Participation Regulations
Participants in Nessebar`s jewelry International Folklore Festival 2024 should present their own program with the following regulations
MUSIC PART – A FOLKLORE SONG
- Individual performers/singers should perform 2 songs with duration up to 5 min.
It is recommended one of the songs to be a slow one /without measure/ for II and III age groups
- Chamber folk singing formations present 2 folk songs or author's songs based on folklore, with a performing duration up to 6 min.
It is recommended one of the songs to be a slow one /without measure/ for II and III age groups
- Folk singing groups for altered folklore should perform 2 songs with duration up to 8 min.
It is recommended one of the songs to be a slow one /without measure/ for II and III age groups
- Folk singing groups for authentic folklore should perform 2 songs with duration up to 8 min.
It is recommended one of the songs to be a slow one /without measure/ for II and III age groups
* Songs may be performed with live music accompaniment or instrumental recording on a
USB
* Participants without musical accompaniment – a capella are welcome to participate as
well.
CHOREOGRAPHY PART – FOLK DANCES
Authentic Dance Folklore
- Dance groups should perform 2 authentic dances with continuance up to 10 minutes
Altered Dance Folklore
- Dance groups should perform 2 dances with continuance up to 10 minutes
* Dances may be performed with live music accompaniment or instrumental recording on a USB
CHOREOGRAPHY PART – FOLKLORIC DANCES CLUBS
- Clubs of people should perform program up to 6 min. which includes 2 ring dances from one or more folklore regions.
* Dances may be performed with live music accompaniment or instrumental recording on a USB
MUSIC PART – FOLK INSTRUMENTS
- Perform a program up to 6 min.
FOLK ENSEMBLES – choir, orchestra, dance group
- Present a program up to 15 min.
- Jury and Awards
- The festival is of a competitive type
- Performances of participants will be judged by a jury of experts in the sphere of folklore art
- All the participants in the festival will receive a Certificate of Participation.
- All individual performers/singers and groups at the final placing shall be awarded with a Certificate of Participation and plaques from the organizers
- Jury decision shall be final
- Awards from the Municipality of Nessebar
- Awards from the Community Cultural Centre “Yana Laskova – 1905” Nessebar
- Grand Prix – Part Music – Folk Song – 500 Leva
- Grand Prix – Part Choreography – Folk Dances – 500 Leva
VII. Financial Provisions
All participants in the festival shall pay a participation fee.
- For groups, clubs, ensembles, /all sections/, a participation fee of 15,00 Leva (inclusive of VAT) for each participant shall be paid.
- For individual performers/singers a participation fee of 25,00 Leva (inclusive of VAT) shall be paid.
- Individual performers/singers, who also participate with a group pay only the fee for individual performers 25,00 Leva (inclusive of VAT).
* Payment can be made via bank transfer to the following account:
IBAN BG65STSA93000003704999
BIC STSABGSF
VIII. ADITIONAL PROVISIONS
- Performance schedule shall be determined by the organizers
- No later than 15.06.2024 the artist`s performance schedule will be published on the website of the organizers: www.yanalaskova.org
- Organizers retain their right to make changes in the festival programme
- Travel, accommodation and board costs are at the expense of the participants
- Organizers retain their right to photograph film and record the festival performances aiming creation of an archive and promotion of the festival, without payment of copyright or compensations.
* Participants and their accompanying persons can take advantage of our exclusive round trip transportation service /hotel – festival location In Nessebar Old town – hotel/, which is specially organized for the days of the festival. This service should be bindingly confirmed when submitting the application. Price per person for the 3 days is 15,00 Leva.
- CONTACTS
Nessebar Municipality
Community Cultural Centre “Yana Laskova – 1905” Nessebar
tel./fax.: +359 554 4 31 59
mob.: +359894300931 Todor Atanasov
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www.yanalaskova.org
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
DAY ONE, 21 June 2024, Friday
09:00 AM until 16:00 PM
- Registration of participants at Community Cultural Centre “Yana Laskova – 1905”
15:00 PM until 17:30 PM
- Technical rehearsal at the Amphitheatre
17:30 PM until 22:00 PM
- Festival opening and beginning of competition program at the Amphitheatre
MUSIC PART – A FOLKLORE SONG
- Individual performers/singers - I and II Age Group
- Chamber folk singing formations - I and II Age Group
- Folk singing groups for authentic folklore - I and II Age Group
- Folk singing groups for altered folklore - I and II Age Group
MUSIC PART – FOLK INSTRUMENTS
- I and II Age Group
CHOREOGRAPHY PART – FOLK DANCES
- Authentic Dance Folklore - I and II Age Group
- Altered Dance Folklore - I and II Age Group
FOLK ENSEMBLES
- I and II Age Group
CHOREOGRAPHY PART
- Folkloric dances clubs
DAY TWO, 22 June 2024, Saturday
09:00 AM until 16:00 PM
- Registration of participants at Community Cultural Centre “Yana Laskova – 1905”
14:00 PM until 17:00 PM
- Technical rehearsal at the Amphitheatre
17:00 PM until 17:30 PM
- Festival procession starting from the Community Culture center to the Amphitheatre
17:30 PM until 22:00 PM
- Competition program at the Amphitheatre
MUSIC PART – A FOLKLORE SONG
- Individual performers/singers - III and IV Age Group
- Chamber folk singing formations - III and IV Age Group
- Folk singing groups for authentic folklore - III and IV Age Group
- Folk singing groups for altered folklore - III and IV Age Group
MUSIC PART – FOLK INSTRUMENTS
- III and IV Age Group
CHOREOGRAPHY PART – FOLK DANCES
- Authentic Dance Folklore – III and IV Age Group
- Altered Dance Folklore - III and IV Age Group
FOLK ENSEMBLES
- III and IV Age Group
CHOREOGRAPHY PART
- Folkloric dances clubs
DAY THREE, 23 June 2024, Sunday
12:00 PM until 13:00 PM
- Conference with the jury at Community Cultural Centre “Yana Laskova – 1905”
14:00 PM until 17:30 PM
- Technical rehearsal at the Amphitheatre
18:00 PM until 22:00 PM
- Prize awarding and gala concert of the award recipients at the Amphitheatre
Artists Application
- Name of group/individual performer ………………….…………..…………….………………....................
Country …………………………………………..…… City/town ….…..……………………………………..……………
- Name of the group leader ……………………………..……………………………………………..……………………
Address ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………..
Mob. Number …………………………………………. E-mail …….………………….…………………………………...
- History of the group/formation
/as a separate file – established, artistic activities, participations, achievements, etc./
- Name of teacher or artistic director, whose name will be specified in the Certificate of
Participation ..………………………………………….………………………………………………………..……………….
- Competition Program
Part …………………..…………………………………..…. Age group ……..………………………………………………
Name of performance /song, dance/ ………….………………………….............................................
Music …………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..
Lyrics …………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………
Choreography …………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………
Duration ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………
Number of performers ……………………..………………………………………………………………….…………...
- Name list of participants, incl. date of birth – /as a separate file/
- Necessary equipment /number of microphones etc./ ………………………………………………………
* Please, send your application in Word format, not scanned or pdf format.
Participant Applications should be sent until 10th June 2024 to the following address:
Community Cultural Centre “Yana Laskova – 1905” Nessebar
20, Messambria St.
Nessebar 8230
Bulgaria
tel./Fax: +35955443159
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* Applications received after the above specified deadline and also applications which do
not contain complete information shall not be attended.