IX International Folklore Costume Festival
Zheravna 2016 will be held on August 19, 20 and 21
(Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in the area of Dobromeritsa
The festival program this summer has some important changes from the previously known regulation, namely: the performances of the groups for authentic Bulgarian folklore on the SAT day. The most impressive of them were presented by the previous editions of the festival, a special invitation by the organizers for participation in Zheravna 2016. The selected groups will be included in the general festival program and will not pay an entrance fee.
IX Festival of Folklore Costume „Zheravna 2016“
announces
PRESENTATION
TO CLUBS, SCHOOLS AND DANCE COMPOSITIONS
FOR BULGARIAN PEOPLE DANCE
The presentation will take place on Saturday, August 20th. It will NOT be of a competitive nature but will have incentive awards for the participants provided by the Bulgare Foundation. Each club participates with the performance of two people with a total time of 5 to 6 minutes. First, it is necessary to present an authentic Bulgarian horo with its name and origin, indicating the source, the populated place and the name of the person from whom they learned it. The second choir is at the choice of the participants – authentic or processed. After the event, each club will give colleagues and audiences the opportunity to explore the footsteps of the people presented.
Music performances to approved participants must be submitted electronically at zheravna2016@abv.bg no later than July 20, 2016 members of the approved formulations discount on the entry fee, which for them is 15 lev per person for the three days .
Changes are also made in the rules of the festival – in the part concerning the performance of masters of Bulgarian artistic crafts with their production. From this year, to place a commercial stall or a demonstration area on the festival grounds, craftsmen pay an entry fee of 50 BGN total for the three days, including a free pass for one person. All other persons serving the site pay for the other visitors a fee of 25 BGN for the three festival days.
The deadline for submission of applications for participation expired on 30.06.2016. Only applications with respect to ALL requirements specified in the application forms were considered. Applications will be discussed by 10.07.2 016 and within three days the approved participants will be notified by phone.
Information about the novelties in the festival program and the rules of Zheravna 2016 will be published in a timely manner on the Facebook page and on the festival site www.nosia.bg
