APPLICATION FOR ARTISTS
(STREET FESTIVAL)

Bands who are interested to perform live at the Carniaval of Cultures 2011 can send in applications from on October 2010.

The street festival of the Carnival of Cultures has four different stages » Bazaár Berlin, » Eurasia, » Farafina and » Latinauta - which not only represent music of the different regions. Moreover they are considered as a platform for the vivid music szene of Berlin where musicians take elements of global music (such as electro, rock, pop, hiphop etc.) apart, examine the pieces and then reinvente them and reassembled the parts thus creating something entirely new.
Every year also musicians from all over the word enrich the program with their performances although the number of guest groups is limited due to the reasons explained below.

Note:

Before you fill out the » APPLICATION SHEET we would like to inform you about the financial situation the Carnival has to deal with and the consequential effects for the performing artists.
Although the event attracts hundred thousands of visitors every year it is heavily underfinanced.
All groups performing at the street festival get a small fee for their presentation. We can not cover the costs for transportation but provide artists with simple accomodation.
Due to these circumstances there is only a limited number of guest groups in the street festival, most groups taking part are located in Berlin. The appearance of guest groups on one of the four stages is normally based on special agreements (sponsorships by embassies, tour arrangements without any funding from our side, etc.).

The mention of e.g. the band's website or the myspace profile is usually sufficent for an acoustic impression.
You can send us promotion material but unfortunately we can't send it back.

Contact

Carnival of Cultures
c/o Werkstatt der Kulturen
Nadja Mau & Stefanie Schatte
Wissmannstr. 32
12049 Berlin

Germany