Regulations of the V International Theatre Festival “THEATRE. CHEKHOV. YALTA.”
1. Regulations of International Theatre Festival “THEATRE. CHEKHOV. YALTA.” (herein after referred to as Festival) defines the procedure of its preparation, carrying out and winners’ award.
2. Festival Founders
• Ministry of Culture and Arts of the Autonomous Republic of Ukraine
• Ministry of Culture and Arts of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
• National Reserve Corporation of Russia
• Yalta Chekhov Theatre
• Yalta City Council
• Theatre Arts Development Reserve Fund
3. Festival Dates
• Festival will be held within the dates of September 11th – 16th, 2012
• Participants’ arrival is on September 10th; participants’ departure is on September 17th.
4. Festival Goals and Objectives
• To revive festival traditions in Yalta Chekhov Theatre;
• To maintain and strengthen Ukraine’s ties in theatre sphere on the international level;
• To draw attention of theatre and culture actors to the historical and cultural heritage of Yalta Chekhov Theatre;
• To develop and preserve theatre traditions;
• To provide opportunities for creative learning; actors, directors, script writers’ experience sharing;
• To search for and promote best performances, director’s and actor’s works, author’s works;
• To contribute to mutual enrichment and sharing of theatre arts and aesthetic ideas in the fields of stage direction, acting, scenography, innovations;
• To maintain creative communication between theatrical groups;
• To create appropriate conditions for Festival participants’ creative potential realization.
5. Festival Participants
• Eligible participants are theatrical groups from Ukraine, Russia, foreign countries which have sent participant application by July 20th, 2012.
• Participation at the Festival is free of charge.
• The number of participants from each theatrical group should not exceed 14 people.
6. Terms of Participation
• Traveling expenses of theatrical groups – Festival participants – to and from Yalta (Crimea, Ukraine) are covered by the sending party. Festival Organizing Committee can assist the participants to book the transfer according to the route Simferopol-Yalta- Simferopol
• Festival Organizing Committee provides hotel accommodation (check-in at 2 pm; check-out by 12 pm (noon)), guided tour services, 2-time meals, equipped stages for performances, administrative and managerial services.
• Each theatrical group is entitled to give only one performance within the framework of Festival program.
Required application supplementary documents:
• e-version of your performance ads/ announcement, namely:
layouts of poster, flyers, banners and other printed materials in formats:
a) PSD or TIFF (broken down in layers)
b) CDR
• theatre logo
• photos of performance
• resume of performance
• video of performance
• technical rider
• press-release
• information about the theatre
• information about art director and his/her recent photo
• hotel accommodation list
7. Festival Program
• Festival program will include best performances of theatrical groups applied and selected by Festival Organizing Committee for participation at V International Theatre Festival “THEATRE. CHEKHOV. YALTA.”
• Each theatrical group is obliged to prepare a performance for “Theatre Skits Session” to take place on the Festival closing day. The performance should last no more than 10 minutes.
8. Festival Jury
• Festival Jury Board (not less than 5 people) is appointed by Festival Organizing Committee. The Jury is headed by the Chairperson. Jury elaborates evaluation criteria for the Festival nominations taking into account Festival creative procedure and selects winners in each Festival nomination.
• Apart from it, with the purpose of strengthening theatrical groups’ connections there will be the independent jury which will establish its nominations and prizes.
• Each performance is followed by the discussion groups participated by Festival Jury and representatives of mass media.
9. Performances Evaluation Criteria
• Art value of the dramaturgic material;
• Cohesion (unity of the idea, form and contents);
• Level of acting
• Harmonious combination of idea, style, decoration set (light, music, costumes) and performance;
• Concept and actors’ images development;
• General performing culture
10. Prize Award
Festival winners in each nomination are awarded with Festival Diploma and a special prize “Crystal Pediment”.
11. Organizing Committee
General management of Festival is performed by Organizing Committee composed of the representatives of Festival organizers. Organizing committee is in charge of Festival preparation, advertising/promotion and carrying out, budget formation and allocation.
Organizing Committee is empowered to introduce changes and supplements to the current Regulations.
12. Additional Information
Festival organizers provide standard technical equipment for the stage (“stage clothing”, lightning equipment, amplifiers, desks, chairs, microphones).
All expenses connected with requisites, costumes, necessary sets and phonograms production are covered by the theatrical groups themselves and the sending party.
Schedule of performances is formed by the Organizing Committee.
To apply for participation, please, fill out the form (find it attached) and send it by July 20th, 2012 to the following address:
Yalta Chekhov Theatre
13 Yekaterininskaya St.
Yalta, Crimea 98600
Ukraine
Phone +38 067 654 45 05; +38 (0654) 27 25 00
E-mail: marketing_ytch@mail.ru
Download the application form
