RUG004 - Siberian Preforming Arts Festival

Dates: 2nd of July to the 13th of July
Location: in Shushenskoe – a small town situated in 80km from the capital of Khakassy, Abakan
Background Information: “The Sayan Ring Festival”, Khakassy republic. The 5-day-long festival demonstrates performing arts of the South-East Siberia including traditional overtone singing, playing folk instruments, ritual dancing, shamanistic ceremonies – and apart from this - outstanding world-music players from Russia and from abroad (e.g. last year they had guests from France, Scotland, etc.). This part of South-East Siberia is covered in taiga forests, while the town itself is very near the world-known Yenisey river.
Project Tasks: Volunteers will work 4-6 hours a day, during which they will be involved into the technical support of the festival (installing the stage, picking up garbage), as well as actively participating in the informational area, e.g. preparing seminars and performing, talking to the participants and mass media representatives, taking pictures, writing reports in English. These reports will be used for the English version of the website. Please note, that the work during the festival can be physically hard (but all open-air!) and the working schedule can vary from a day to a day.
Who Can Participate?: Anyone with an interest in assisting.
Optional Activities: The festival provides a wide range of entertainments: apart from music it offers drums and dance jam-sessions, fire shows, bonfires, etc. Local people are very hospitable and will give you many chances to learn something about Siberian culture. Please bring your national games and recepies, CDs (we will burn a DVD with the shared music and pictures), music instruments if you play any (there going to be jam sessions) and funny light clothes to wear during the festival.
Placement Costs: Food and accommodation provided for free to all volunteers.
Meals: The meals will be provided by the Festival Commettee, 3 times/day in the canteen. ). Please note that vegetarian food is not easily available in the canteen since it’s not really popular in Khakassy.
Accommodation: You will live in bungalows in the holiday center situated near by the festival place. The holyday center has much in common with a camping: shower and toilet are outside.