ORGANIZERS:

International Organizing Committee for the Creative Development of Children and Youth “Alliance of Talents” Bulgaria, International Organizing Committee “World Music in Kazakhstan”, tour operator “Eurotour”.

Applications are accepted until September 25, 2025.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FESTIVAL-COMPETITION:

• Promotion and popularization of the ideas of humanism and generational continuity through comprehensive creative development of the individual;
• Popularization of the ideas of patriotism, strengthening moral and civic values within the framework of the festival movement;
• Preservation and development of national cultures, strengthening international ties and cooperation;
• Creating an environment and conditions for creative communication among youth;
• Cultivating artistic taste and introducing young performers to the best examples of world culture and art;
• Identifying talented youth and promoting their creative growth;
• Enhancing the professional level of creative groups and performers participating in the festival;
• Exchange of experience and creative achievements among festival participants;
• Creating conditions for creative communication and talent identification;
• Attracting leading cultural specialists and artists to collaborate with creative groups;
• Establishing creative contacts between group leaders;
• Improving the professional skills and qualifications of creative group leaders;
• Creating an atmosphere of a creative celebration.

PARTICIPATION:

Soloists, ensembles of all genres and directions, creative groups, representatives of visual and decorative-applied arts, as well as any children’s, youth, student, and adult theater and circus groups from different countries are invited to participate. There are no age restrictions for participants. Teachers of soloists and groups are also allowed to participate in the festival-competition, but with a separate application marked “professional”. Participants in the “host” nomination can include individual amateur artists, members of various creative groups, clubs, creative centers, group and associations, students of cultural educational institutions and other interested persons, without restrictions on education and age.

• Group 1 – up to 6 years old
• Group 2 – 6 to 8 years old
• Group 3 – 9 to 11 years old
• Group 4 – 12 to 14 years old
• Group 5 – 15 to 17 years old
• Group 6 – 18 to 20 years old
• Group 7 – “Professional” over 21
• Group 8 – “Toddlers” from 2 to 6 years

NOMINATIONS:

• Instrumental creativity (classical, pop, folk, jazz, solo on various instruments, ensembles, piano ensembles (performance on two pianos is allowed), orchestras, compulsory/general piano, percussion instruments);
• Vocal creativity (classical, folk, folklore, pop, jazz, choral, show groups (solo, duets, trios, ensembles, choirs));
• Dance creativity (folk dance, pop dance, classical dance, modern, jazz-modern, free plastic, breakdance, children’s dance, sports ballroom dances (solo and ensembles) and other directions;
• Decorative-applied and visual creativity;
• Fashion theater (fashion theaters and young designers);
• Original genre (artistic reading, circus art, and others);
• Theatrical creativity (miniatures, excerpts from performances, puppet theater, plastic theaters, dance theaters, and others);
• Host of game programs for children and youth;
• Host-MC;
• Other nominations (according to accepted applications).

Jury of the Competition: International Jury.

The competition is conducted in the form of auditions in the presence of the jury and the audience. The performances of the groups are evaluated by a professional jury. Any violation of the competition regulations will result in a loss of points when evaluating the participant’s performance. The jury’s decisions are final and not subject to appeal. The organizing committee cannot influence the scoring by the jury members or the awarding of titles to participants.

Competition Awards:

The results of the competition and the awards are given separately by nominations, taking into account age categories, and include the awarding of the Grand Prix, as well as the titles of laureates of I, II, III degrees, festival participants, special diplomas, and more. The number of prize diplomas is not limited and depends solely on the level of the program presented by the contestants. For the winners of the main prize of the competition, the Grand Prix, cash prizes or memorable gifts are provided. For laureates in the “Professional” category, cash prizes are not provided (we hope for understanding, the prize fund is distributed among the children). There is a special award from the ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, independent of the jury’s opinion. The winners of the HOSTING COMPETITION will be invited to further events of the LLP “Organizing Committee of International Competitions and Festivals “World Music in Kazakhstan” and the Bulgarian Organizing Committee “Alliance of Talents”. The jury has the right to divide the places among the participants. Accordingly, the awards are also divided. The organizing committee has the right to add nominations, combine and divide categories, in accordance with the submitted applications.

Organizational and Technical Requirements for the Competition Program:

• Instrumental, Vocal, and Dance Groups: Each group presents one performance in one nomination, with a total duration of no more than 6 minutes.
• Small Forms Category (Solo, Duet, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet): Each performer presents one performance with a total duration of no more than 5 minutes (it is possible to perform one large-form piece or three miniatures).
• Theatrical Groups: Present one performance with a duration of no more than 10 minutes. The competition performance can be in any language.
• Artistic Word Category (Small Forms): Performers present one piece (e.g., poem and prose) with a total duration of no more than 3 minutes.
• Fashion Theaters: Can present one collection show with a total duration of no more than 10 minutes.
• Decorative and Applied Arts Category: The festival program evaluates individual works in a quantity of no more than one piece. The technique is free in any execution technique. Works are accepted in a mat from drawing paper, and it is mandatory to indicate the author’s full name, age, teacher’s surname, and city. The work must be brought ready and defended before the jury by reproducing a fragment (at least ¼ of the original work).
• Participants Performing with a Soundtrack: The recording must be sent by email no later than 14 days before the event. Mandatory Requirement: Each audio recording must be a separate file, with the file name as follows: track title, group, and city, e.g., “Romance,” Iskorka, Tyumen. There should be no other files on the USB Flash Card except the competition program. Each group must have a backup recording on a USB Flash Card.
• Vocal Category: Competition pieces are performed only with a “minus” soundtrack (a backing vocal is allowed only in the chorus). Vocalists are not allowed to perform in the competition program with a “plus” soundtrack.
• Hosting Competition: Participants provide one of the following:
  • A speech on stage – a short speech on the festival-competition theme (duration – 1-2 minutes);
  • Conferencing: announcing the numbers of the competition program of the multi-genre festival-competition “Anatolia Star Festival”;
  • A brief story-presentation about an outstanding person (poet, composer, etc.);
  • An entertainment program indoors during the animation event (games, contests, and riddles for children, youth, and mixed audiences. No more than 10 minutes).

The preparation and conduct of the festival-competition are carried out by the Organizing Committee. The order of performances is determined by the Organizing Committee in advance, and performances are conducted both in blocks and as individual numbers.

The Organizing Committee has the right to use and distribute (without paying fees to participants and guests of the competition) audio and video recordings, printed and other products produced during the competition events and based on their results.

Travel and delivery of decorations, props, and instruments are at the expense of the participants or can be arranged separately with the Organizing Committee by sending a technical rider.

Issues not covered by these Regulations are decided by the Organizing Committee. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to make changes to the competition regulations.

Leaders/parents of the participants, by submitting an application, automatically confirm their agreement with all points of these Regulations, as well as their consent that the participant may be involved in competition events until 24:00.

The awarding of participants will take place only at the Gala Concert. Diplomas are not issued earlier, and results are not announced. Diplomas and prizes are not sent to participants after the competition.

The Organizing Committee has the right to disqualify a participant, creative group, or leader for gross violations of the internal rules of the competition, disciplinary violations, and unethical behavior towards the Organizing Committee, jury members, and other participants of the competition.

Participants are not allowed to refuse participation in the Gala Concert.

General Criteria for Evaluating Performances:

The competition uses a competitive-qualifying principle for evaluating the competition program. Participants are evaluated in each nomination, taking into account the age category. The jury evaluates the performance through closed voting based on the following criteria:

• Performance mastery;
• Artistic expressiveness of the number (compositional, content, and musical unity of the artistic image);
• Spectacle (plasticity, costume, performance culture);
• Performance enthusiasm and originality;
• Artistry, revelation of the artistic image, selection, and correspondence of the repertoire to the age characteristics of the performers, audience evaluation.

Cost of the package with accommondation for the first 200 people: $450

Included in the price:

• Accommondation in a 4* hotel with breakfast and dinner.
• Airport-hotel-airport transfer.
• Insurance.
• One free leader per 10 participants.
• The registration fee is paid additionally.
• There is an option to book a package with a flight, depending on the departure city.
• Booking before Septemder 20th exempts from the registration fee.

When booking accommondation through the Organizing Committee Registration Fee:

• Soloists: $100
• Duets and trios: $80 per person
• Quartets, quintets, sextets: $70 per person
• Groups of more than people: $50 per person

Registration Fee without accommonation:

• Visual art and applied arts $120
• Soloists $150
• Duets and trios $120 each participant
• Small forms up to 6 people $100 each participant
• Groups over 6 people $60 each participant

Excursions:

• Dubai City Tour standart: from $40 per person
• Safari: from 35$ per person
• Trip to Dubai Mall for the whole day: from $15 per person

Application deadline: September 25, 2025

if the limit is reached, the acceptance of applications may be closed earlier.

ATTENTION! A SEPARATE APPLICATION MUST BE FILLED OUT FOR EACH GROUP (SOLOIST), NOMINATION, AND AGE CATEGORY! *In the “Number of people” field, if you have several participants and they are accompanied by common leaders and chaperones, fill them out in ONLY ONE application!!! Do not write chaperones in each application. Or make a note that the leaders and chaperones are listed with another (full name) participant. ATTENTION! THE APPLICATION (if it cannot be filled out accurately at the submission stage) can be supplemented or corrected by you before the trip (EXCEPT FOR SOME FIELDS) in agreement with the organizing committee. PLEASE! PROVIDE A FULLY COMPLETED ACCURATE APPLICATION NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE TRIP!!! CHANGES AND ADDITIONS SENT AFTER THE SPECIFIED PERIOD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!!!

Email for receiving messages and applications: grand-olimpiada@mail.ru

Contacts:

• CIS Curator: +77014301999 (WhatsApp)
• Republic of Bulgaria, Burgas Region, Nesebar Municipality, Sveti Vlas City
• WhatsApp /Phone +359 878422214