XVII International Dance Festival 

Gorzów 2010

XVII International Dance Festival 

Gorzów 2010

25th – 30th June 2010

                   PATRONAGE - The Minister of National Education
                    The President of Gorzów Wielkopolski

ORGANIZER  - Youth Community Centre in Gorzów Wlkp.

REGULATIONS

I. AIM OF THE EVENT

• Creating an opportunity for dance groups from all over the world to meet and present their artistic achievements.
• An international exchange of ideas and experience within children and teenage dance groups.
• Promotion of national and regional culture of their own countries.
• Developing aesthetic sensitivity of children and teenagers through direct contact with music and dance.
• Integration of children and teenage dance groups from Poland and other foreign countries.

II. RULES OF PARTICIPATION

1. The Festival is held in the competitive form.

2. Participants:
   • Folk groups and groups of other various dance forms excluding ballroom dance,
   • Folk groups bring their own music. We will prefer groups with live music-folk band,
   • Age of participants 7 – 20 years,
   • Groups can consist to 35 members,  it doesn't concern the folk band members,
   • Only the organizer can decide of taking more participants in each group.

3. Schedule for the competitive concert (the theatre stage):

·         Folk groups up to 15 minutes,

·                  Other dance forms, 1 or 2 dances up to total 8 minutes.

4.    Other performances: a procession along the streets, dance presentation in the city centre (the open air stage) to 10 minutes, Gala Concert (the open air stage)– folk groups up to 5 minutes, other forms 1 performance up to 4 minutes

5. The groups that were qualified by the Artistic Council will get the written invitation for taking part in the Festival not later than 20th April 2010.

6. Described DVD with the programme proposed to compete, completed and signed documents (application form,  list of participants, repertoire of the competitive concert, and financial commitments) have to be sent by 31st March 2010 on the address:

XVII Międzynarodowy Festiwal Tańca

Młodzieżowy Domu Kultury

Ul. Teatralna 8

66-400 Gorzowie Wlkp.

POLSKA

·         Organizers do not return DVD and any advertising material sent by groups.

7. The organizer provides:

·      Accommodation /5 nights/ in dormitories,

·      3 meals a day,

·      3 festival performances,

·      Taking part in the Gala Concert,

·      An English-speaking guide,

·      Integration meetings and evening parties,

·      Rest on the lake with some sport and cultural activities,

·      Sightseeing round the town,

·      A meeting with the authorities of the city-gifts exchanging.

8.    Groups are obliged to participate in all the Festival events prepared as part of the Festival and to be at organizers’ disposal during the Festival.

9.    All the Festival events will be recorded and distributed via radio, Internet or television without any fee for the Group.

10. Participants of the Festival using some pieces and artistic interpretations of other authors, producers, artists are obliged to respect their copyright.

11. Groups can sell souvenirs, records and folk products from their country after previous approval of the Organizer.

12. Each group should have the guardians.

13. Cost of participation:

·      Cost of participation per person is 220,00 PLN (Polish złoty-it is about 52 Euro)

·      Paid in Euro - according to the rate of exchange on the day of payment,

·      Groups that qualified for the Festival pay  20 %  of the whole sum in advance by  30^th April 2010

·      Cancellation from participation in the Festival after 10^th June 2010 will cause the loss of the advance payment.

·      The Director of the Group does not pay cost of participation.

Bank data:

Name: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Dziecięcego Zespołu Tańca Ludowego “Mali Gorzowiacy”

City and postal code: 66-400 Gorzów Wlkp.        

Street: ul. Teatralna 8

Country: POLAND

IBAN - PL 10 8363 0004 0037 8646 2000 0003         

SWIFT - GBWCPLPP

14. Cost of participation and expenses of transport are covered by groups on their own. Groups using air transport pay for travelling from the airport to Gorzów Wlkp. and back. The organizer takes no responsibility for any operational failures that group coaches may

      encounter during their journeys to and from the Festival.

 

15. The group is obliged to have a medical insurance for each of the members during the festival period.

16. Groups that need permission to enter Poland will have to get visas on their own.

17. All cases that are not stated in Regulations are settled by the Organizer – the Director of the Festival with approval of artistic committees and directors.

III. EVALUATION AND REWARDS

1. The international Artistic Council will take into account the following criteria: the selection of repertoire, music selection, a choreographic and vocal routine, performance techniques, the selection and design of costumes and props, the overall artistic expression and educational value.

2.      The International Artistic Council will determine dance and age categories after seeing competitive performances. The Council can award groups with the titles of winners or other prizes.

3.        All groups will receive commemorative statuettes, whereas winners- awards or rewards.

 ORGANIZING OFFICE OF THE  FESTIVAL:

MŁODZIEŻOWY DOM KULTURY

UL. TEATRALNA 8

66-400 GORZÓW WLKP.      

POLAND

“Festival”

Tel./Fax  +48 95 722 85 75

    The Director of the Festival – Krzysztof Szupiluk Tel. + 48 602 381 795

English language – Maria Szupiluk Tel. + 48 728 452 482

                                                www.festiwal.gorzow.pl

                                       e-mail: biuro@festiwal.gorzow.p