Participation Info

We invite you to join us in Greece, on the famous and most visited coast – Stavros Beach. The Festival is a real marathon of various kinds of creativity and art. Our goal is to combine the participants of the Festival with different cultures and forms of creativity. The main idea of the Festival is to bring together artistic groups from around the world to build contacts, to present and showcase their achievements, to explore the cultures of other nations, to cooperate internationally and to educate tolerance.

Festival Welcomes:

1. Vocal:

   • Pop vocal (solo, duets, groups)

   • Folk songs (solo, duets, groups)

   • Classical vocals (solo, duets, groups)

   • Folklore groups

   • Choirs

   • Music video

   • Musical & movie music

   • Eurovision

   • Jazz

2. Choreography:

   • Folk dance (folk stage, dances of the nations of the world, folk-stylized dance)

   • Classical dance

   • Latin and standard dances

   • Modern choreography (jazz, modern, contemporary)

3. Instrumental Music:

   • Piano

   • Wind instruments (solo)

   • Percussion instruments (solo, minor forms)

   • Folk instruments (solo, minor forms)

   • Orchestras and ensembles

4. Original Composer’s work

5. Theatre

6. Art video

Age Categories:

• less than 7 years

• 8 – 10 years

• 11 – 12 years

• 13 – 14 years

• 15 – 18 years

• 19 years and more

General Rules:

• Vocal: Soloists, duets, trios present a composition with duration up to 4 minutes; Minor forms, groups (ensembles), choirs present 1-2 compositions with duration up to 7 minutes.

• Choreography: Soloists, duets, trios present a composition with duration up to 5 minutes; Minor forms, groups (ensembles) present a composition with duration up to 5 minutes.

• Instrumental music & original composition: Soloists, duets, trios present a composition with duration up to 4 minutes; Minor forms, groups (ensembles), orchestras present 1-2 compositions with duration up to 7 minutes.

• Theatre: Participants demonstrate the play (or a piece) with duration up to 10 minutes.

• Art/Drawing: Theme “The Sea and me” – Two works performed in any technique in A1, A2, A3 format are accepted from each participant.

• Participants must prepare two acts accompanied by background music (max. 4 minutes each).

• 14 days prior to the competition start, participants should send background music to info@monolit.es. Live background music is allowed.

• The Organizing Committee reserves the right to use and distribute audio, video clips and other production produced during the competition activities.

• Team leaders are responsible for the members of the group during the period of mass Festival events and holiday.

• The organizers provide an electronic piano with the functions of a full-fledged piano.

Jury Criteria:

• Vocal: Vocal skills; Performance skills (clarity of intonation and quality of sound).

• Choreography: Art skills and performance technique; Compositions of the performance; Stage of performance (costumes).

• Art/Drawing: Artistic skill; Originality of the idea; Originality of the performance.

Festival Awards:

The jury determines the winners by awarding the following diplomas:

• Grand Prix in each category (it is possible to award 2 or more Grand Prix in one category, taking into account different categories; if the jury decides to award both the team and the soloist).

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd-degree laureate in each age group.