16 - 21 May 2006
  Moscow, Russia

Director:  Mihail Muzikov

“Russian island 2006” International Festival of Folk Theatres is a festival of the award winners from the other festivals Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2006”, which take place in different European cities and countries from 3 May till 22 September 2006.Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2006” comprise fifteen musical festivals.

Main event of the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2006” is Festival No.1 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 2006” is “Euro Folk - Russian island 2006” International Festival for Traditional Folk Arts – held in Moscow, Russia

Typical feature of Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2006” is, that all performances are recorded with professional audio and television technics and the best of them will be broadcasted in Europe as well as on Internet television "Euro Folk" at www.eurofolk.com/tv. All this activities realize the main purpose of Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2006” – The world is television to make the traditional folk arts popular through the media.

Regulations

“Russian island 2006” International Festival of Folk Theatres is the main festival of the international festivals within the scope of Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2006”. In it, under preferential financial conditions, gain the right to participate the awarded with the Grand prix and First Awards from the other nine international festivals “Euro folk”.

“Russian island 2006” International Festival of Folk Theatres is held withhin five performing days and evening concerts. It enables artistic teams and individual performers to showcase their creative projects on the scene of the Moscow State History-Ethnographic Theater and other scenes in Moscow. The main task of the organizers is to ensure the artistic teams an access to the stage, to gather them in a concourse program aimed at defining the best ones, as well as to popularize the award winners of the best by broadcasting their art in Russian and European TV channels, as well as repeatedly on Internet television "Euro Folk".

“Russian island 2006” International Festival of Folk Theatres is organized by Euro Folk Academy, the Moscow State History-Ethnographic Theater and other organizations within the scope of Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2006” from 16th to 21st of May 2006.

Host of the festival: Moscow, the capital of Russia