Euro Folk – Tzaribrod 2004" International Folklore Festival

 Euro Folk – Tzaribrod 2004" International Folklore Festival will be held within the scope of "Euro Folk 2004" Musical Feasts - The world is television, which is in different European cities and countries from 29th April till 7th October 2004.

Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2004” consist of eleven musical festivals and World applied conference “Traditional folk arts and contemporary information technologies”. Main event of the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2004” is Festival ¹1 in Europe of the traditional folk arts – Stara Planina Fest “Balkan Folk”. Every year in the Festival participate 15000 musicians, singers and dancers. Other typical festival of the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2004” is “Euro Folk – Russian island 2004” International Festival for Traditional Folk Arts – held in Moscow, Russia- where under preferential conditions take part the awarded with the Grand prix and First Awards from the other musical festivals “Euro Folk”. From the International festivals, that are held untill now, 6 groups – awarded with the “Grand prix” and 18 groups awarded with the “First Awards” are invited to participate in “Euro Folk – Russian island 2004” International Festival for Traditional Folk Arts.

Typical feature of Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2004” is, that all performances are recorded with professional audio and television technics and the best of them will be broadcasted in Europe. Natural contination of this activity is “Euro Folk” International Festival for TV and Internet Musical Products. In this festival except television and Internet musical products of “Euro Folk” and “Balkan Folk” take part also specialists and products from other European and world televisions. All this activities realize the main purpose of Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2004” – The world is television to make popular through the medias the traditional folk arts.

AWARDS

1. Dance Group “Balkanche” at Community Center “Gradishte” – the town of Svoge, Bulgaria – Laureat of International Folklore Festival “Euro Folk – Nishavski horovod” 2004.

2. Kichka Savova - Laureat of International Folklore Festival “Euro Folk – Nishavski horovod” 2004.

3. Dance Ensemble “Ludo mlado” at Community Center “Nikola Vaptsarov” – the town of Godech, Bulgaria – First Award in category “Folklore Ensembles”

4. Ensemble “Dragomanche” Community Center “Dragoman” – the town of Dragoman, Bulgaria – Owner of First Award in category “Children Groups”.

5. Culture creative society “Predrag Boshkovich Pavle” – the town of Pirot, Serbia and Montenegro - Owner of First Award in category “Authentical Folklore”.

6. Nedialka Petkova and Tihomir Yordanov – the town of Gorna Oriachovica, Bulgaria – Owners of First Award in category “Individual Performers”.

7. Culture creative society “Grozd” – the town of Alexandrovac, Serbia and Montenegro - Owner of First Award in category “Folklore Dances”.

8. Poular Choar “Stanko Panayotov” at Community Center “Prosveta” – the town of Svilengrad, Bulgaria – Owner of Grand Prix on International Folklore Festival “Euro Folk – Nishavski horovod” 2004.

9. Dance Group at Culture Center – the town of Dimitrovgrad, Serbia and Montenegro - Owner of Grand Prix on International Folklore Festival “Euro Folk – Nishavski horovod” 2004.

10. Culture creative society “Branislav Nushich” – the town of Ressavica, Serbia and Montenegro - Owner of Great Award on International Folklore Festival “Euro Folk – Nishavski horovod” 2004 from Cultural Center – the town of Dimitrovgrad.