International Dance Festival «Baltic Pearl» 1 4 May 2018, Russia, Saint Petersburg Missions - Establishment of creative contacts, strengthening inter-regional relations and cooperation through the children's work, the formation of the creative potential of the younger generation - Revival, preservation and development of national cultures and the strengthening of international cooperation - Relationship with the best creative teams, promotion and popularization of choreography - Providing methodological and advisory assistance in the field of choreography, the exchange of experience Organizers - General Director of the festival: Nadezhda Nikiforova - Development Director: Alexander Markov - Representative in EU and Asia: Artur Nikiforov - Head of the concert program: Alexei Plotnikov - Managers: Julia Stadnik, Olga Markova, Pavel Sokolov With the support of: Tour Operator of children's leisure Ochen Holiday, design studio ArtLab, Committee of Youth Policy and interaction with public organizations of Saint Petersburg and the city administration. Conditions for participation The dance festival is open for dance groups of different styles, ballet schools. One dance group can participate in a few nominations and age divisions. The total time of dance performance should not be over 20 minutes (total time for all nominations max. 20 min). The Application Form is available in electronic form on our homepage baltgem.ru/order Deadline for sending Application Form is 10 th March 2018. It is possible to correct Application Form, but no later than 24 th March 2018. Music requirements: CD/DVD drives or USB-drives for phonogram
The dance festival has following nominations - Classical dance - Folk dance - Folk stylization dance - Modern dance - Children's dance - Variety dance - Ballet - Solo, duet, ensemble (no more than two performances) - Show Age divisions - Juvenile - 5 7 years - Junior - 8 10 years - Teen - 11 14 years - Senior - 15 20 years - Adult - 21 years and older - Mixed group Evaluation criteria - Performing skills-motion technique - Compositional structure of programs - Compliance with the repertoire of the age peculiarities of artists - Theatrical skills (plastic, costume, props, culture of performance) - Selection and matching of musical and choreographic material - Artistry, the disclosure of the artistic image Location International Dance Festival «Baltic Pearl» will take place at the Grand Concert Hall of the hotel «Saint Petersburg» - one of concert platforms in the center of Saint Petersburg. Stage Dimensions: 17 m - wide, 13,3 m deep Floor Ballet Floor Sheet Grand Concert Hall of the hotel «Saint Petersburg» is equipped with modern sound, light and project equipment Financial conditions General fee per person (4 days, 3 nights) Standard Twin 210 Superior 239 The participation package includes: Accommodation in Standard Twin or Superior rooms in «Saint Petersburg» Hotel (http://www.hotel-spb.com/hotel-spb-com.nsf/main/en) in front of the famous museum cruiser «Aurora»
arrival/departure transfer service (from the airport to the hotel «Saint Petersburg» and back) visa support (include consular fee cultural exchange) travel insurance full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner including non-alcoholic drinks) in a panoramic hotel s restaurant «Bering» nominations guided boat trip around the rivers and canals of Saint Petersburg organization and technical support of the festival dance workshops (Russian folk dance, Folk dance, Classical dance and Contemporary dance) with leaders of classical ballet schools and contemporary dance companies gala-dinner for the heads of dance groups with jury and organizers special disco for our participants English, German and Italian accompaniment during the whole stay a lot of exciting communications and positive emotions Extra options (additional fee applies): Visa processing fee for citizens of the European Union in Russian Visa Office in your country - 30 /person (Visa processing fees for the citizens of other countries are calculated according to Consular fees of the consular institutions of the Russian Federation ) Extra day in Saint Petersburg (one night stay in the hotel with full board costs 60 Standard Twin; 70 Superior - per person) Accommodation in deluxe rooms in «Saint Petersburg» Hotel Optional excursions: (the cost of all excursions depends on the number of applicants for a trip) Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) including Catherine palace Peterhof s famous water Fountains and Waterfalls Moveable bridges of Saint Petersburg at night City tour Saint Petersburg City tour Kronstadt Constantine Palace in Strelna Grand Menshikov Palace in Oranienbaum Visit of following museums: Hermitage Kunstkamera Russian museum Museum of water Grand maket Rossiya Oceanarium Peter and Paul Fortress Yusupov Palace Visit of following theatres: Famous Mariinsky Theatre Mikhailovsky Opera and Ballet Theater Alexandrinsky Theatre
The advance payment of 130 /person should be done until 24 th March 2018 through bank transfer. If the dance group has more than 15 participants, the head of group doesn t pay the general fee. Awards Results of the competition and awarding ceremony will be hold separately on the basis of protocol of the Jury in each nomination according to the age categories of participants, and provides the awards for holder of the Grand Prix, Laureates I III degrees and Diplomats I - III degrees. Baltic Pearl award means estimation by respected figures in the world of dance. The Jury can award some separate participants or the heads of dance groups with the following Diplomas: Best ballet master work, Best concert master work, Best virtuosity and dramatics», the gratitude letters and precious souvenirs can be issued as well. The heads of dance groups and teachers receive state certificates of participating in workshops. All of Diplomas and state certificates will be given in English language. The Grand Prix winner will be awarded a free trip to the International Dance Festival «Baltic Palette» in December 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. Judges Team of professional, renowned and respected figures in the world of dance: Oleg Vinogradov - World renown choreographer and Director of the Ballet Theater of Saint Petersburg; Professor of choreographic art; directed such Russian ballet legends as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Makarova and Rudolph Nureyev Sergey Fokin Director of choreography on ice and modern choreographer in the United States, professor at Old State University in Detroit, Grand Prix winner "Best Choreographer" in the USA Viktoria Golubeva - Choreographer, ballet master in Ballet school of Liaoning Ballet, Shenyang, China; in Lodz State Ballet Academy, Poland and in Melbourne Ballet Academy, Austria Ilmira Bagautdinova - Ballet dancer of the Mariinsky Theatre, soloist of "Russian Ballet" at the Universal Ballet of Korea; Honored Artist of the Republic of Kalmykia, concert director, film actress, model, TV presenter Aleksander Abritalin - Member of the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO, the leading choreographer of classical dance at Natalia Nesterova Moscow Accademy. Olga Kazannikova - Professor of choreographic art. The leading ballet dancer of the State Academic Ballet Theatre of Boris Eifman. Teacher of classical department at the Pedagogical Faculty of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. Viktoria Golubeva - Choreographer, ballet master in Ballet school of Liaoning Ballet, Shenyang, China, in Lodz State Ballet Academy, Poland and in Melbourne Ballet Academy, Austria
Jene Walker dancer and choreographer from the USA, Member of the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO. Judges will judge the performance of the participants on the 10-point system. The best participants are identified by the total amount of points. Fundamental principle of the international jury objectiveness and uninvolvement. Creative association «Baltic Pearl» For applications and further information please contact us on e-mail - info@baltgem.ru or go directly to baltgem.ru/en or on telephone numbers: +49 172 278 63 22 Artur Nikiforov - representative in EU and Asia