6th GRAND CALELLA FOLK FESTIVAL SPAIN from 13th to 20th of June 2015 and from 20th to 27th of June 2015
FESTIVAL
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The Festival is aimed at promoting the interaction between cultures in the field of folk art to encouraging the development of folk dance,
music, song, culture, stimulating international cultural exchange and establishing a viable forum for promising folk artists to demonstrate their
talent, artistry and inspiration.
The main idea is to bring together the groups and ensembles from around the world in Calella in order to further the cross-enrichment of cultures and promote international cultural cooperation.

Another objective of the Festival is to hand national traditions down to younger generations, so that they would keep the national heritage and develop new forms of intercultural dialogue.

This year Festival is organized in three different categories-festivals: folk dance groups, choirs and modern dance ensambles of different styles and levels.
OBJECTIVES of FESTIVAL
The 6th GRAND CALELLA FOLK FESTIVAL 2015 is non-competitive showcase Festival. We invite you to get to know people from countless nations,cultures and religions and enjoy unforgettable moments as you sing, danceand make music together.

We will accept:

Folk dance groups: We will accept only folklore groups who will demonstrate cultural heritage through colorful, authentic and original reproduction costumes, lively dance and traditional music.

Modern dance ensembles/groups: More than 15 persons on stage. Classical ballet,folklore modern dance, hip-hop dance, zumba dance, jazz dance,contemporary dance and interpretative dance.

Choirs: More than 15 persons on stage. Mix's choirs, male choirs, female choirs, children choirs, youth choir (mixed and equal voice), sacred music and popular choir music.

NOTE: Each group must send us the music for the performances by email, 10
days before the festival starts.

GENERAL RULES: During the festival each group will have 2-3 performances in Calella in the evening hours. The maximum total duration of performance will depend of participant groups. During the day groups are free to visit
Barcelona and shopping, or enjoy their time in the beach. All the group participants will be rewarded with a Certificate for taking part in the Festival.

TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS:

The groups should pay the travel expenses by themselves to Calella and back. The groups may contact us for possible help about special prices for air tickets. The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Barcelona or Gerona airports, and back to the same airport. The cost of the bus transportation will be paid by the groups
and will cost 700 € for both directions.

The groups coming by bus should pay parking for buses during your stay.

The groups coming by bus can use their own transport all the time during the festival and the small journeys around the city. Any expense caused by the usage of the bus (accident, robbing, breakdown, etc...) should be covered by the vehicle's insurance. Each member must have travel insurance policy.

THE FESTIVAL FEE is 13/06/2015 – 20/06/2015 = 220 € per person
and 20/06/2015 – 27/06/2015 = 225 € per person.

It covers accommodation (in 3* hotels) 7 nights with three meals per day (buffet basic), and organization expanse.

The accommodation is organized in 3* hotels and the rooms are with 2-4 beds and only 50-200 meters from the beach and 200 meters to center of Calella.

On every 25 participant, 26th is free of charge.

Each group has 2 DBL rooms, guaranteed by Festival (2 DBL rooms group can use for leaders or drivers), and for every next DBL room group should pay by hotel regulation extra 4 €/person/day and for 1 SGL room groups should to pay 17 €/per day.

Participation fee can be paid in several installments. Each participant group should pay 50 € per person in advance after receiving the official invitation but no later than 15 March 2014. The second installment of 170 € or 175 € may be paid monthly not later than the first day of arrival in
Calella.

Hotel reservation is guaranteed ONLY after 50 € prepayment per person no later than 15th April 2015.

Please send us rooming list not later than 1st May 2015 that we can arrange rooming like you wish.

Groups that don't send their rooming list, they will be made by festival and there can't be any change.

Each member must have travel insurance policy by himself, or we can make it for you 10 € per person.

TAX:

Every person older than 16 years need to pay touristic tax 0,50 € a day, maximum 7 days. This tax you will pay directly at hotel reception, its imposible to pay by bank transfer. (In line with Decree-Law 3/2012 of 16 October urgently restructuring specific financial guarantees in the public sector of the Government of Catalonia and changing certain taxes, amending Law 5/2012 of 20 March on tax, financial and administrative measures and creating the tax on stays in tourism establishments, which varies between €0.45 and €2.25 per person. The following types of stay are exempt from the tax: stays by young people under the age of 16).
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FESTIVAL CONDITIONS
FESTIVAL 2010 with
840 participants:
Lira Group - Bulgaria
KUD Novi Beograd – Serbia
Folk Ensemble Pallini - Greece
Folk Ensemble Malvochka - Ukraine
Folk Ensemble Ardealul - Romania
Ensemble Skopje - Macedonia
KUD Zora - Serbia
Folk Ensemble Kenari – Georgia
Folk Ensemble Radist - Ukraine
Folk Ensemble Timisul - Romania
KUD Dimitrije Tucovic - Serbia
Folk Ensemble Mali Glushk - Poland
KUD Desanka Maksimovic – Lugano, CH
Folk Ensemble Ryki - Poland
Ensemble Trimeri - Macedonia
Boka – Tivat & Kanjos – Montenegro
Folk Ensemble "Junist", Vinnica – Ukraine
KUD Talija – Serbia
FESTIVAL 2011 with
750 participants:
Folk Ensemble JISKRA – Czech Rep.
Nesibe Aydın Okulları - Turkey
"Modraki"- Poland
Folk Ensemble Malvochka - Ukraine
Senior high school 82- Indonesia
Muguri Romanesti- Romania
Dance Group Ornament- Latvia
Dапсе gгoup "Solnyshko" - Russia
Eylul Ilkogretim Okulul - Turkey
Dejame Ser - Columbia
"TYSIACLATKI"- Poland
Folk Ensemble Diana- Ukraine
KUD Desanka Maksimovic – Lugano, CH
Rami Ataturk Anadolu Lisesi - Turkey
Folk Dance Ensemble "Lielupe"- Latvia
Ankara Tevfik Fikret– Turkey
"PERINITA" – Romania
"JAFFRA" -Israel
FESTIVAL 2012 with
1300 participants:
"Країна танців" Ukraine
Sumadija 05 Serbia
Zespół Pieśni i Tańca Ziemi Kutnowskiej Poland
MPAC - MADANIA SCHOOL INDONESIA
Folk ensemble Imperia Ukraine
"Meruert" Kazakhstan
Private Bilkent Primary School Turkey
"DOBROGEANCA" Romania
Студія Барвіночок Ukraine
Group Radist Ukraine
KATVARI Latvia
Ensemble Tae Cirque Morocco
FOLK DANCE GROUP OF POZNAN UNIVERSITY
OF TECHNOLOGY POLIGRODZIANIE Poland
Folktheater "Pani Brovarchanka"
Children's folk theater "Beregyn'ka"
Children's dancing ensemble "Oksamyt
Children's dancing ensemble "Perlynky"
Children's dancing ensemble "Samotsvity
Children's dancing ensemble "Prestyzh"
Ensemble "Radost" Russia
Folk dance group KALYNONKA
Folklore group GONDINGA Lithuania
"MRIYA" Ukraine
FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE «KARUSSEL» Russia
Folk Group "Ramytė"
Beli Brezi Bulgaria
Tarvastu Estonia
Vihista-Viisku Estonia
Ramyte Lithuania
You ma Sapei Mexico
Zadumka Russia
Studienka Slovakia
Diana Ukraine
YENI MAHALLE H.E.M.A.S.O
MUDURLUGU Turkey
KUTAHYA LISESI Turkey
"ILLER BANKASI" Turkey
Çan Belediyesi Halk OyunlarıTopluluğu Turkey
Fevzi Ozbey Primary School Turkey
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FESTIVAL 2013 with
600 participants:
INTERNACIONAL FOLK ENSAMBLE "BALKAN" S. Africa
K.U.D. "SOKO" MÜNCHEN Germany
UDUSÕLG Estonia
ESTONIAN FOLK DANCE GROUP "LOITS" Estonia
HUGO TREFFNERI GÜMNAASIUMI TANTSUANSAMBEL TANTSUTALLAD Estonia
DANCE THEATRE "PANI BROVARCHANKA" Ukraina
DANCE GROUP "OKSAMYT" Ukraina
DANCE GROUP "SAMOTSVITY" Ukraina
DANCE GROUP "PERLYNKY" Ukraina
DANCE THEATRE "MALVOCHKA" Ukraina
VOCAL ENSEMBLE "SUZIRYA" Ukraina
PEOPLE'S VOCAL ENSEMBLE "BARVY" Ukraina
FOLKLORIC BALLET "ATAMAN" Ukraina
VOCAL GROUP "LIUBYSTOK" Ukrain
DANCE GROUP "CHEREVYCHKY" Ukraina
FOLKLORIC BALLET "UKRAIINSKY VYTIVKY" Ukraina







We will appreciate if you can let us know about the number of interested parties in your group as soon as possible so we can plan ahead and send us your application form. After receiving your application form, we will send you the official invitation for participating in the Festival. Then, you can start with visa procedure. We will assist you in obtaining visa for Spain contacting directly with Spain embassy if this is necessary. (Have in mind that Spain visa it takes time to be done).

The organizer reserves the right to any changes in the program, and the participants will be informed on time.

By applying you confirm that you accept all festival conditions.

The organizer reserves the right to any changes in the program, and the participants will be informed on time.

The copyright of all video materials and pictures are ownership of the
Organization of the Festival.

Please accept our sincere gratitude for your gracious cooperation and support in being a vital part of the 6th GRAND CALELLA FOLK FESTIVAL 2015.
We look forward with great pleasure to welcoming you to Calella.
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FESTIVAL 2014 with
1352 participants:
International youth club
RUSSIAN COSSACKS „ROSINKA" Russia
The Folk Dance Song & Music Group "KOMPANIJA" Poland
YALI SPORT, YOUTH AND FOLK DANCE CLUB Turkey
Dance ensemble Solnishko Russia
'ERISIONI' STUDIO ENSEMBLE 'KENARI' Georgia
Cultural Dance Ensemble "KARUSELJ" Russia
Лукоморье - хореографический ансамбль Russia
Sun Wheel Romania
Private Yuce Schools Turkey
Folk Dance Group Trávniček Slovakia
Malvochka Ukraine
UC Talija Serbia
Akademsko drustvo "Novi Beograd" Serbia
Ensemble MERUERT Kazahstan
МАОУ ДОД «Рязанский городской Дворец
детского творчества» Ансамбль танца «ВЕРЕС» Russia
Hamdullah Suphi folk dance group Turkey
Детский хореографический ансамбль «Задоринка» Latvia
Children and Youth Dance Club ''Aguonele'' Lithuania
ÇANAKKALE BELEDİYESİ TROYA HALK OYUNLARI TOPLULUĞU
(CANAKKALE MUNICIPALITY TROYA FOLK DANCE GROUP) Turkey
Folk ensemble "Ryki" Poland
ANADOLU GÖSTERİ SANATLARI GENÇLİK SPOR KULÜBÜ Turkey
RAMİ ATATÜRK ANADOLU LİSESİ Turkey
Детский хореографический ансамбль «Павушка» Russia
Зразковий вокально хореографічний ансамбль "Сонечко" Ukraine
DANCE CLUB "EXTREM'' Ukraine
FOLK DANCE GROUP "KALYNONKA'' Ukraine
DANCE CLUB "OLIMPIA'' Ukraine
MODERN DANCE GROUP "KIEV-SKY" Ukraine
Suzirya Ukrainian Dance Theatre Canada
KUD Prvi Partizan Serbia
ENSEMBLE ,,SIONI" Georgia
Charitable Foundation ensemble of dance «VITAMINCHIKI» Ukraine
Vesnianka Ukraine
Folk Ensemble Kleurrijke Dans Holland
Choreographic Company "Chkondideli" Georgia
Travel Kompany Khistophor – Tour Ukraine
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