Date of event:
Place of event: Paralia Katerini. Greece
Age of participants: 5 y.o. and older
Application will be accepted until April 1, 2024
Folklore and ethnography
Choreography
Vocals
Choral genre
art
Instrumental genre
Theater
Circus
"Wave Ideas" returns once again to wonderful Greece! Why not dive right into the atmosphere of this cultural giant together?
Like last year, the festival "Wave Ideas. Greece" will be held in the northern part of Greece, in the tourist seaside town of Paralia Katerini. A sandy silk beach and the warmest Aegean Sea are guaranteed! And how can we ignore fascinating Greek mythology and its cultural treasures?
Talents from many countries with performances in different nominations and genres will unite in a huge creative bouquet. Apart from contest performances, we are preparing for you such fun events as discos, quests, raffles and much more!
The number of places is limited! Hurry up applying!
* tour price could change due to external factors (fuel, road, accommodation)
REGULATIONS OF THE V INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL "WAVEIDEAS.GREECE"
1. ORGANIZERS AND FOUNDERS.
- Public Association "Festival Center";
- Sirios Travel Company (Greece);
- Katerini City Hall.
2. BASIC NOTIONS USED IN THE REGULATIONS.
3. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FESTIVAL.
- to revive, preserve and develop national cultures;
- to establish creative relations, strengthen international ties and cooperation through children's creativity;
- to shape the creative potential of the younger generation;
- to create an environment for support and encouragement of artistic interaction among children and young people;
- to involve leading specialists of culture and art in cooperation with creative teams, as well as in the exchange of experience;
-to improve the professional skills and qualifications of leaders, teachers of creative teams and performers;
- to organize active recreation and physical recuperation of children and youth.
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.
4.1 The order of holding the festival
- Teams and soloists submit applications for participation on the website https://private.myfest.art/.
- The festival is divided into two parts: a competition show and a festival show of children's creativity.
- It is allowed to participate in several nominations for an additional fee.
- There is a separate jury for the fine arts nomination, with all submitted works participate in the competition.
Festival fee (from each participant):
- Soloists, duets, trios - 40 euro per participant.
- Teams (4 or more participants) - 25 euros per participant.
Applications of soloists, duets, ensembles are submitted separately. It is allowed to participate in several nominations for an additional fee.
For participation in an additional nomination:
- Teams pay an additional fee of 5 euros per participant.
- Trios, duets and soloists pay 20 euros per participant.
4.2 Dates and venue
According to the Festival program.
4.3. Participants
The age of the participants of the competition program is 5 years and older. The participants of the competition program are divided into age categories according to the nominations. The corresponding age category shall be indicated when filling in the application form.
4.4 Nominations
Choreographic genre (ensembles, trios, duets and soloists)
Participants shall submit one number in one nomination and in one age category. The duration of the number should not exceed four minutes.
Vocal genre (ensembles, trios, duets and soloists)
Participants shall submit one number in one nomination and in one age category. The duration of the number should not exceed four minutes. Performance options: phonogram "-1", instrumental accompaniment, a cappella. The use of backing vocals is allowed if they are not in unison and do not overlap the main part dynamically.
Choral genre
Participants shall submit one number in one nomination and in one age category. The duration of the number should not exceed four minutes. Performance options: phonogram "-1", instrumental accompaniment, a cappella.
Folklore-ethnographic genre
Age is not limited. One performance shall be presented, which is created on the basis of folklore, folk (regional, local) customs and rituals. Duration does not exceed ten minutes.
Theater genre
There is no division into age categories for all nominations with the exception of mono-performance and art of declamation.
Participants shall submit one composition-complete fragment or performance in one nomination and in one age category. The duration of the performance should not exceed ten minutes.
Circus genre (ensembles, trios, duets and soloists)
Participants shall submit one number in one nomination and in one age category.
The duration of the number should not exceed four minutes.
IMPORTANT! Heads of circus teams bear full personal responsibility for the installation of circus facilities and safety during the performance.
Bard song
The contestants perform one song in one nomination and in one age category on a free theme corresponding to the bardic song genre. The duration of the performance should not exceed four minutes. Author's lyrics as well as translation into Russian should be enclosed with the application form.
When performing songs it is not allowed to use phonograms and electronic instruments, except for acoustic instruments with a sound adapter. In the younger age group it is allowed to perform songs with accompaniment of other participants (except for teachers).
Fine Arts
Home works are evaluated by a competent jury. The results are announced at the gala concert. Each evaluated work receives a diploma depending on the place taken. Apart from individual competitions during the Festival there are group activities, creative meetings with artists, open discussions related to visual arts.
Requirements for competition works.
Home works can be made in any genre, technique and on any format, but no bigger than A1: still life, portrait, landscape, plot composition, arts and crafts work. The participants of the Festival present one work for the exhibition, framed in a white paper paspartum with a width of 40 mm. On the front side of each work a plate with the data should be placed (full name of the author; age of the author; name of the work; material (for works of arts and crafts); name of the team). Works for the Festival-Contest are accepted as donations to create a gallery of the Festival. Works will not be returned.
Plein air (sketches from nature). Sketches are made in any technique on A3 format during the Festival. All necessary materials are to be brought by the participants.
4.5 Evaluation criteria
4.6 Jury
An expert jury consisting of leading figures of culture and art shall be formed to evaluate the contest performances.
The allocation of prizes in the competition program is based on the protocol of the jury and the number of points scored in the competition program. The decision of the Jury is final and is not subject for discussion! The Chairman of the Jury has the right to +1 vote in case of a controversial situation. Jury members have no right to reveal the results of the competition before the official announcement. The program of performances and the Gala Concert is to be determined by the directing and staging group. The program is final and is not subject to discussion.
4.7 Awarding
By the decision of the expert jury in each nomination, taking into account the age category, laureates of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree and diploma holders of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree are determined and awarded with diplomas and memorable souvenirs. The jury has the right not to award a prize, to award two prizes, to assign additional incentive prizes. The jury may split the title of laureate or diploma winner between several participants, as well as not to award it to anyone.
Each group is awarded with a cup of the Festival participant.
Certificates, "Best" Cups, "Grand Prix" Cup are awarded according to the decision of the Festival Jury members.
4.8 Technical Requirements
The phonogram recording must be:
- attached to the application in the user's personal profile;
Important! It is obligatory to have copies of phonograms.
5. ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The festival is participated by creative groups and soloists who have submitted a creative application thirty days before the festival and received confirmation of the application registration from the organizers. Lists of participants and leaders are to be sent to the organizers and should contain the following information: Full name (in Latin letters according to passport), date of birth, passport number and series, home address, contact phone number.
Organizations delegating the participants or the participants themselves pay for transportation, accommodation, meals and a contribution for the development of the festival. The team leader is responsible for the life and health of children. Failure to comply with the terms of the regulations will result in exclusion from the festival.
All materials (audio, video and printed materials) created at the festival, the organizers consider as their property, and have the right to use and distribute information at their discretion without payment of royalties to participants.
10 years of festival experience
More than 100 successful projects
Professional equipment
The best concert and competition venues
Tens of thousands of participants from different countries
Cash prizes for winners and prize winners of competitions
During the years of concert and festival work, a large number of photo and video materials have been collected in various media, Internet space and television. Also, the "Wave of Ideas" cooperates with leading television channels, Internet portals and creative communities of European countries.
Contestants of "Wave of Ideas" are active participants of television competitions, media projects. Public accounts of "Wave of Ideas" in popular social networks Instagram, VK, Facebook have thousands of subscribers.