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I N V I T A T I O N

With pleasure We INVITE you (folk ensembles, modern dance groups, Choral groups, orchestras, brass bands, majorette teams), (children, youth and adults groups) to participate on  XX International  Music & Folk - Dance festival “BUDVA MUSIC FESTIVAL ” 20-24 June , Budva, Kotor,Herceg Novi, Montenegro 2024

    Participants are ensembles from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Ukraine, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania, Slovenia, Italy, Sweden, Moldavia, Armenia, Croatia, Czech, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary…

    The Festival light motive is to present the cultural tradition of different countries and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together, to establish friendships and culture presentation trough dance and music

Budva It is situated on the central part of Montenegrin coast, called "Budvanska Rivijera". It has developed around a small peninsula, on which the old town is situated. It is by far most visited destination in Montenegro, attracting many tourists like Russian, Serbian, Hungarian, France, Italy  and other European tourists with an old town, bars and nightclubs, and beaches mostly consisting of small rocks. It is base for mass tourism, while in its near vicinity there are luxury resorts such as Sveti Stefan and Miločer.

There are as many as 35 beaches in the Budva area, sands beaches (8 beaches are marked with blue flags).

During the summer in particular, the day and night-life offers opportunities to enjoy theatre plays and performances, music events and entertainment programs.

The old town is adjacent to the marina, where the wealthy come to moor their luxury yachts. The old town is beautiful, with restaurants and boutiques selling luxury goods at high prices..

Sveti Stefan', one of the most exclusive summer resorts on the Mediterranean, is a result of a modern refurbishment of the stone houses on the island, built more than five centuries ago for the population of the nearby villages to find a place of shelter from the attacks of pirates and the Turks. According to oral tradition, the Pastrovici tribe used the spoils taken from Turkish galleons to fortify the island in 1442, building 12 houses, one each for every family in the Pastovici. For nearly 300 years, it was a trade and transport centre for the Pastrovici and the seat of the Bankada – the tribal court of the Pastrovici. The village was named after the church located on the highest point of the island, dedicated to the Saint Archdeacon Stefan. The island is also home to the churches of the Resurrection and St Alexander Nevsky.Sveti Stefan had remained a fishing village for several centuries, until its depopulation began in 1950 in order to build a series of luxury suites and rooms in the old stone houses. The new hotel-town was opened on 13 July 1960 and it has since been a holiday destination for celebrities from all over the world – including Sofia Loren and Carlo Ponti, Alberto Moravia, André Malraux, Richard Widmark, Kirk Douglas, Klaus Kinski, Monica Vitti, Sylvester Stallone, Yuri Gagarin, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fisher... and members of royalty, numerous politicians and wealthy Arab Sheiks.

More information on: http://www.budva.travel/

 General rules:

Non-competitive sample of traditional and modern dances, choral groups, majorette teams, orchestras, brass bands..

- Every Folklore, Choral group, modern dance, majorette Teams, orchestras  has the right to participate. Children's ensembles (2/3 of the participants must be 16 or younger), Youth ensembles (2/3 of the participants must be 25 or younger), Adult ensembles (1/3 of the participants must be older than 25).

- Each group should consist of most 70 members including dancers, managers and musicians.Also you can take family members on the same price..

- The number of participants are limited (only 3  groups from each country).

- Ensemble should have prepared at least 2 dances, 10-15 minutes each with USB or orchestra. The performances will be in the evening hours so you can plan the day ahead and use it for visiting the historical part of the city.

- To send us short CV on English (6-7 sentences) and 5 photos of the group.

- To take a flag of the country.

- Groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure.

                       Program

Day 1 

13.00.Arrivalin Budva, hotel accommodation and fre time (swimming in the sea and sunbathing on wonderful sands beaches)

19.00 – 20.00 Dinner in hotel 

21.00. Welcome reception with leaders of the groups

 Day 2   

08.00 -10.00 Breakfast, (open buffet )

10.00 -14.00  Budva sightseeing with local guide and boat crusing to St.Stefan - (14 euro per person)

17.30.- 19.00 Dinner in hotel 

20.00 - 22.00 Defile of the groups in old city and dancing in the old city (presentation)

  Day 3  

09.00 -10.00 Breakfast, 

10.00 – 18.00 Visiting Kotor with tour guide (12 euro per person)   or Visiting Dubrovnik, Croatia (optional) (16 euro per person) with own busies or BEACH time..

18.00 – 19.00 Dinner in hotel 

20.00.- 23.00 Festival evening  - certificates , exchange presents between leaders of ensembles. dancing together in Tree Cane square 

20.07   Day 4

08.00 -10.00 Breakfast, 

10.00 – 18.00 Visiting Kotor,  Herceg Novi,  or boat trip to BOKA Kotorska bay ,Visiting Dubrovnik, Croatia (optional) or visiting Sv.Stefan by boat  (optional) or visit Aqua park or Beach time

19.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel 

21.00 Free time - visiting some open discotheque or nice restourant (optional)

21.07. Day 5

09.00 Breakfast 

11.00 Departure of the participants

OPTIONAL – If you stay more days…

22.07 Day 5 

08.00 -10.00 Breakfast, 

10.00 – 16.00  Beach time and free activities

19.00 – 20.00 Dinner in hotel 

21.00. – 00.00 Party in discotheque

23.07. day 6

08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast,

11.00 Departure of participants

Participation fee:

-       102 Euro for 3 HB per person for 3* hotel accommodation ( 3 nights with 2 meals per day)

-    139 Euro for 4 HB per person for hotel accommodation (4 nights with 2 meals per day (Half Board).

It covers hotel accommodation in 3* hotel- Hotel Braic, Hotel apartments Knezevic, Hotel Boris,Hotel Mona, Hotel apartmant 319, Hotel Palma and similar hotels  with 2 meals per day in triple and quadriple rooms-  hotels are situated in the centre of the city  and you don’t need bus for anywhere)..                                         

 Organizer provide for each group  2/2 rooms (for drivers and leaders of the group)..supplement for other double  rooms is 12 euro per day..

Montenegro Tourist tax and insurance is (1.50 euro per person per day) you should pay additional after accommodation in hotel.

 You can see how was last year in Budva festival on folowing link:

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=A0QjVQ2p5HU&list=PL8RE8ufsZ314FledptOtcTzqriZZk7g9s&index=4

Festival organizers provide:

For 24 dancers – one gratis (24 paying + 1 free of charge),

Souvenir and gift for each group,

Welcome cocktail

Certificate for attendance,

Drinks during the performance,

Advertising of the festival (Social media promotion,news letters,, posters and flayers).

INSURANCE:

Personal responsibility and health insurance are within the other obligations of the groups. First Aid and Medical Hospital will be available, medical services must be covered by the group.

On your request,  You can continue your stay in Budva for Price of 38 Euro per day per person HB – price is special for the participants in festivals that we can provide.

After Groups arrived in Hotel will be given detailed program of the festival and each group will have guide during festival.

    After the festival finish organizers will send you LINK  from the festival program for each group and photos that you can take if you wish. The copy right of all video materials and pictures are ownership of the Organization of the Festival.

The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Tivat airport, during the festival days and back to the same airport. The cost of the transportation will be covered by the group and will be additionally agreed according to their number.

By applying you confirm that you accept all festival conditions. All detailed information will be supply after your confirmation for participations.

In 2017 on this Festival participated over 520 (children’s, youth and adults) participants from 10 countries of Europe.

In 2018 on this Festival participated over 640 (children’s, youth and adults) participants from 9 countries of Europe.

 In 2019 on this Festival participated over 622 (children’s, youth and adults) participants from 10 countries of Europe.

THE NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITED of 400 participants!

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Reviews from the groups: 

This festival has review of 8 groups and average estimation is VERY GOOD - 8,7/10