Director: Aleksandar Milin ISTANBUL FOLKLORE NOW INTERNATIONAL 2024 - A JEWEL AMONG FESTIVALS We are pleased to invite you to the most attractive and exotic international festival ISTANBUL FOLKLORE NOW - PERFORM IN THE MYSTICAL CITY THAT SHINES LIKE A JEWEL BETWEEN THE BLACK AND MARBLE SEA Istanbul Folklore Now International celebrates and promotes the variety of performing arts, and the quality that is born from it, thus providing a chance for artist of different ages and dance experience to try out, affirm, perfect and enrich their performing experience, at the same time creating unforgettable memories and new friendships. Through art, as a universal language, young artists expand their horizons not only in the dance world, but also historically and culturally, traveling and socializing. We look forward to your presence and participation in this fusion of generations, styles, rhythms and cultures, through which we will all together enrich the dance as an art, a medium and a universal language. Be part of our magic in this exotic and mystical destination! Istanbul is the main Eurasian crossroads, whose long and dynamic history is more than fascinating. Known as Byzantium, Constantinople, Constantinople, Istanbul was the center and imperial city of three great empires - Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman. What Rome is to the Catholic world, Istanbul is to the Muslim world. Istanbul has over 3,000 mosques. No other city in Turkey has as many mosques as Istanbul, and almost all of them look incredible. With its iconic landmarks and hidden gems, Istanbul is an unforgettable adventure. It is a city that captures the soul with its timeless beauty, vibrant culture and warm hospitality. Traveling through Istanbul is like traveling through time, where every corner of the city tells ancient or new stories, impressive destinies and different views of the world. Istanbul offers something for everyone - city-trippers, seasoned travelers, budget tourists, history buffs, shopaholics, foodies and sweet tooths, cat lovers - and with us dance lovers! Istanbul is definitely an experience you will be happy to return to! THIS YEAR - ISTANBUL DANCE NOW WILL GATHER A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!!! We invite you to join us on the stage and complete with your presence the announced fusion of generations, styles and rhythms! Program: DAY 1 (October 31. 2024 - Thursday) - Hotel accommodation. Overnight stay. DAY 2 (November 01. 2024 - Friday) - Breakfast. Free time or an optional trip to the Bosphorus cruise with a local guide, a visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Taksim Square and a trip to the leather factory. Possibility of an optional trip to the Prince Islands. Leisure. Return to the hotel. Overnight stay. DAY 3 (November 02. 2024 - Saturday) - Breakfast. Morning scheduled for the competition. In the afternoon, an optional trip to the city center accompanied by a local guide to visit Kapala Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Top Kapi Palace (tickets not included). Possibility of an optional visit to the Sulejmanija Mosque and the Pierre Loti viewpoint. Leisure. Overnight stay. DAY 4 (November 03. 2024 - Sunday) - Breakfast. Check out from the hotel. Optional visit to the Asian side and the Çamlıca Hill viewpoint and visit shopping center Venice. Participation fee: 149 Euro per person - 3 nights with breakfasts *Free place on every 26th member (25+1) Participation fee includes: Accommodation in hotel GOLDEN WAY**** Triple rooms (surcharge for double rooms is 5 Euro per person per night) Continental breakfast Organizational costs Professional assistance Invitation letter Tickets for parents Participation fee doesn't include: Residence tax 2 Euro per person per night (everyone pays) Going on a Bosphorus cruise with a local guide, visiting Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Taksim square Leather factory - 30 Euro adults, 25 Euro children up to 12 years old Excursion to Prince Islands - 30 Euro adults, 25 Euro children up to 12 years old Departure to the city center accompanied by a tour guide to visit Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı, or Covered Market), Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Top Kapi Palace (tickets not included) - 10 Euro adults, 5 Euro children up to 12 years old Visit to Suleimanija Mosque and Pierre Loti Viewpoint - 20 Euro adults, 15 Euro children up to 12 years old Visit to the Asian side and the Çamlica Hill viewpoint and a visit to the Venice shopping center - 20 Euro adults, 15 Euro children up to 12 years old Prizes: Thank you notes for all participants Plaques to clubs directors NOTICE: The obligation of all the groups is to ensure the music - after the aplication you are in obligation to send us music in mp3 format for every coreography. After choreography application deadline, we will send you all your choreography to check. You will have 48 hours to answer us if that everything is ok. After that, all fees for all choreographies that you applied, have to be 100% payed! Any group willing to participate must submit an Application form. Approved groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.