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Festival

XI International Music & Dance festival AURORA FEST

Application Form Price: 225 € Date: 16 - 20 October, 2025
Location: MEDINA, Malta
Director: A.I.F.& WOFA
Application Deadline: 15 November, 2024
Groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.

INVITATION

    With pleasure we INVITE (folk ensembles,choral groups,art schools, majorette teams, orchestras,Ballroom dance groups) (children, youth and adult groups  ) to participate on 15 - 20 October, 2025 Medina,MALTA

  The intention of our invitation  and 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.The idea of the Festival is to bring the music closer to the people and to present the music on the streets and the squares.            The festival is open for folk and choir ensembles, as well as orchestras and majorettes regardless of the members gender and age.

     Paralia is famous holiday place on the Aegean coast of Greece with many sends beach .Festival program will be held on the main square in Paralia and Olimpic beach.

 General rules :

-   is a non-competitive sample of traditional and modern dances and music performed by groups.

-         On the festival may participate children and youth folklore dance groups, modern dance groups, vocal groups, instrumental groups and soloists, as well as groups and performers from other art styles.

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

- Each group should consist of most 70 members including dancers, managers,musicians and family members)

-       Ensemble should have prepared at least 2 folk dances, total program of 15 -20 minutes each with orchestra or USB. For choral groups should prepare free program about 15 minutes 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 and  excursions.

-         To send us short CV and photos of the group,

-         To take a flag of the country,

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

 

                                             Program Proposal

Day 1

  13.00.Arrival in MALTA  hotel accommodation and  free time (beach time)

18.00 – 19.00 Dinner in hotel

        21.00 Welcome meeting with leaders of the group

  Day 2

 07.00 -08.30 Breakfast,

 11.00 -16.00 Free time or Excursion

         19.00 - 21.00 Dinner in hotel

19.30 – 23.00 Festival evening 

 Day 3

 08.00 -11.00 Breakfast,

11.00 – 17.00 Beach time or excursion

18.00 – 19.00 Dinner in hotel

19.30 – 23.00 Second festival evening (optional)

    Day 4 

   08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast ,

   11.00 – 17.00 Beach time or excursion

    21.00  Party for goodbuy

    Day 5

09.00 – 11.00 Breakfast

11.30 Departure of the participants 

Participation fee is:

-  225 euro for 4 HB per person (4 nights wit 2 meals per day - breakfast and dinner)

It covers 3* hotel accommodation with 2 meals per day in triple and some quadriple rooms  and transfer from airport to hotel and back..                                                                  

Festival organizers provide:

-         for 25 dancers – one gratis,

-         souvenir and gift for each group,

-         Certificate for attendance,

- Transfer fron airport to hotel and back

-   advertising of the festival (press release, social mediums, flyers, posters)

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 Malta. Price will be 55 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.

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

NUMBER OF SEATS IS LMITED ON 400 PARTICIPANTS OR 10-12 GROUPS..

Groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.

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