International Competition and Festival of Arts “SUMMER STARS OF DURRES” welcomes you to Albania and to city Durrës, Albania.
Albania is comfortably located on the Adriatic Sea coast between Greece and Montenegro.
Durrës is a large city on the Adriatic coast with a population of 200 thousand people. Durrës is often called as “Balkan pearl of the Adriatic coast” and “Albanian Italy in miniature”.
Famous cultural and art workers are invited as members of the international jury.
The main purpose of the International Competition and Festival “SUMMER STARS OF DURRES” is to search for new talented performers, to present their skills and multicultural traditions to the audience and public of Durrës, to make new friends with the same interests, to enrich of the multinational culture on the basis of mutual respect for the cultural traditions of all the countries and nations of the world, to popularize the children’s and youth creative work, to improve professional skills and qualifications of teachers and art leaders.
Participation in the International Competition and Festival “SUMMER STARS OF DURRES” gives the opportunity not only to perform on stage in front of the international jury and public, but also to tan and swim in the gentle Adriatic Sea and to see the historical and cultural monuments, such as Roman amphitheater and baths, the ancient aqueduct and the 500-year-old Fatiha Mosque. The city is only 38 km from the capital of Albania – Tirana. Excursions to Berat, Shkoder, Vlora, Lake Coman, Niklä canyon, Pelumbas cave and the ancient city of Apollonia are very popular from Durres.

General information:

• MINI KIDS – from 6 to 8 years,
• CHILDREN – from 9 to 12 years,
• JUNIORS 1 – from 13 to 15 years,
• JUNIORS 2 – from 16 to 18 years,
• ADULTS 1 – from 19 years to 25 years,
• ADULTS 2 – from 26 years and older,
• SENIORS – from 50 years and older,
• MIXED GROUPS.

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