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PRESS RELEASE 5th January 2009 Strong feedback for Startissimo 2009: Many artists interested and widespreadsupport by well-known ambassadors and jury members Startissimo 2009, the 7th Circus and Varieté Festival Dresden, receives avery positive response among national and international artists and othercircus professionals. The festival management already has received more then80 applications for the competition during the festival which takes placefrom 23rd 26th of April 2009. Furthermore, there are now 15 ambassadorssupporting the festival and the first members of the pre-selection team andof the jury could be appointed. Feedback by artists worldwide Since the competition ³Young Professionals² was announced first in October2008, many interested artists from all over the world have applied for it.Until now, there were candidatures from Germany, France, Great Britain,Belgium and Russia as well as from the Ukraine and Switzerland. Startissimoalso attracts artists from non-European countries: even artists from Canadaand Taiwan handed in their application for the competition that will takeplace at the Varieté and Circus Festival. There is still the possibility toregister for the competition until 15th of January 2009. The applicantsshould be professional artists and from 18-27 years old. All necessarydocuments can be found on www.startissimo.de . Support worldwide by international ambassadors The 7th International Varieté and Circus Festival Dresden offers thepossibility for young artists to present themselves in front of a wideaudience and numerous professionals of the circus branch. In this way,Startissimo is supposed to be the ideal stepping stone into the varieté andcircus business for the young professionals. Many famous personalities fromcircus and varieté like to support this idea by working as ambassadors forStartissimo 2009 and promoting it in their countries. As internationalambassadors act among others ³The Queen of Clowns² ANTOSCHKA (aliasEkaterina Mozhaeva; Russland), Julia Trush (³Trio Bingo², artist; Ukraine),Martin Hanson (founder of the World Circus Association; the Netherlands),Rustam Tsodikov (artist; White Russia), Peter Dubinsky (President ofFirebird Productions Inc.; USA), Nikolay Kobzov (choreographer and Presidentof ³Kobzov¹s Circus Union²; Ukraine) as well as Felicity Simpson (Directriceof ³Circolombia² and Co-Founder of ³Circo Para Todos Colombia²; GreatBritain). Also in its home country Germany, Startissimo 2009 already found manysupporters who work as ambassadors of the festival. These are Arnd Schimkat(actor and comedian, Munich), Sven ³Daniello² Pawlitschko (clown, comedianand magician; Berlin), Karl Heinz Helmschrot (producer, director andpresenter; Hannover) as well as Stefan Warmuth (Head of the ³Savoy DanceOrchestra², director and producer; Berlin). Furthermore, there are RenateWasdrack (Owner of the agency ³Les Artistes²; Berlin), Vitaly Peresunchak(CEO of the Art & Show GmbH; Wiesbaden), Dimitrij Sacharow (producer,director, actor and musician; Berlin) as well as Moritz Denker (CEO of thinkentertainment; Berlin) supporting the festival as ambassadors. Pre-selection committee and jury ensure high quality of the competition. During the days of the festival, the international artists and artistensembles have the possibility to present their skills in two competitionsand to compete with each other on a high international level. On 23rd ofApril 2009, the competition ³Young Newcomer² will take place. The 2ndcompetition, ³Young Professional² where candidates compete for the ³GoldenerRathausmann² (golden member of City Hall) will be on 24th of April 2009. Thehighlight of the festival is the glamorous TV gala on 26th of April 2009which will be broadcasted by the national TV station MDR. Many well-knownpersonalities from varieté and circus will ensure an expert valuation of thepresentations as members of the pre-selection committee and of the jury. For the pre-selection committee which chooses the best artists and artistensembles among all registrations for the competition ³Young Professionals²,the first members could be appointed: Next to Renate Wasdrack who also worksas festival ambassador, there are also Ronald Wendorf (Art director, FederalSchool of Ballet, Berlin and School of Artistry) and Markus Pabst (artistrydirector, Berlin) in this independent board. The list of artists who arenominated to participate in the competition on 24th of April 2009 will bepublished in February 2009. During the competition ³Young Professionals², the presentations are rated bya jury. Cynthia Akanga (choreographer; Canada/Belgium), Andrew Watson(³Acrobatic Performance Designer² for Franco Dragone; Great Britain/Belgiumand Werner Buss (member of the managing board of GOP Entertainment-Group;Hannover) are already determined as members of the jury. Markus Pabst whoalready takes part in the pre-selection committee will also have a seat inthe jury. In the next weeks, more ambassadors as well as members of the pre-selectioncommittee and of the jury for Startissimo 2009 will be announced. With Startissimo 2009, the city of Dresden is continuing its long-lastingcircus tradition which started with the foundation of the legendary andstill well-known ³Zirkus Sarrasani². The mayor of the city of Dresden, MsHelma Orosz, will be the patroness for the 7th Startissimo festival. It willbe presented again by MDR 1 Radio SACHSEN and MDR SACHSENSPIEGEL. Thefestival will offer first-class artistry for all who are interested in theart of varieté and circus. 1,200 spectators can watch the performances,three in total, of Startissimo 2009. It will take place at the Messe Dresden(Dresden Fair Centre) and tickets will be available in January 2009. Moreinformation about the festival, the ambassadors as well as the members ofjury and pre-selection committee can be found at www.startissimo.de . Contacts Startissimo 2009 7th International Varieté and Circus FestivalDresden Organiser: Dresdner Varieté- und Zirkusverein e. V.Sebastian Schneemann (Chairman)Peschelstraße 3901139 DresdenPhone: +49 (0)351 85 35 611 / Fax: +49 (0)351 84 05 206Web: www.startissimo.de Host:Telepool GmbH LeipzigDirk ThärichenAltenburger Str. 9 04275 Leipzig Phone: +49 (0)341 3500 3601 / Fax: +49 (0)341 3500 3611E-mail: telepool@leipzig.telepool.deWeb: www.telepool.de Organisation:FAIRNET Gesellschaft für Messe-, Ausstellungs- und Veranstaltungsservice mbHMesse-Allee 104356 LeipzigWeb: www.fairnet-service.com Competition: Jörg Müller Phone: +49 (0)178 4903732E-mail: festival@startissimo.de Media contact: Anett StrengerPhone: +49 (0)341 2 61 82 34 / Fax: +49 (0)341 2 61 82 33E-mail: media@startissimo.de
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PRESS RELEASE 5th January 2009 Strong feedback for Startissimo 2009: Many artists interested and widespreadsupport by well-known ambassadors and jury members Startissimo 2009, the 7th Circus and Varieté Festival Dresden, receives avery positive response among national and international artists and othercircus professionals. The festival management already has received more then80 applications for the competition during the festival which takes placefrom 23rd 26th of April 2009. Furthermore, there are now 15 ambassadorssupporting the festival and the first members of the pre-selection team andof the jury could be appointed. Feedback by artists worldwide Since the competition ³Young Professionals² was announced first in October2008, many interested artists from all over the world have applied for it.Until now, there were candidatures from Germany, France, Great Britain,Belgium and Russia as well as from the Ukraine and Switzerland. Startissimoalso attracts artists from non-European countries: even artists from Canadaand Taiwan handed in their application for the competition that will takeplace at the Varieté and Circus Festival. There is still the possibility toregister for the competition until 15th of January 2009. The applicantsshould be professional artists and from 18-27 years old. All necessarydocuments can be found on www.startissimo.de . Support worldwide by international ambassadors The 7th International Varieté and Circus Festival Dresden offers thepossibility for young artists to present themselves in front of a wideaudience and numerous professionals of the circus branch. In this way,Startissimo is supposed to be the ideal stepping stone into the varieté andcircus business for the young professionals. Many famous personalities fromcircus and varieté like to support this idea by working as ambassadors forStartissimo 2009 and promoting it in their countries. As internationalambassadors act among others ³The Queen of Clowns² ANTOSCHKA (aliasEkaterina Mozhaeva; Russland), Julia Trush (³Trio Bingo², artist; Ukraine),Martin Hanson (founder of the World Circus Association; the Netherlands),Rustam Tsodikov (artist; White Russia), Peter Dubinsky (President ofFirebird Productions Inc.; USA), Nikolay Kobzov (choreographer and Presidentof ³Kobzov¹s Circus Union²; Ukraine) as well as Felicity Simpson (Directriceof ³Circolombia² and Co-Founder of ³Circo Para Todos Colombia²; GreatBritain). Also in its home country Germany, Startissimo 2009 already found manysupporters who work as ambassadors of the festival. These are Arnd Schimkat(actor and comedian, Munich), Sven ³Daniello² Pawlitschko (clown, comedianand magician; Berlin), Karl Heinz Helmschrot (producer, director andpresenter; Hannover) as well as Stefan Warmuth (Head of the ³Savoy DanceOrchestra², director and producer; Berlin). Furthermore, there are RenateWasdrack (Owner of the agency ³Les Artistes²; Berlin), Vitaly Peresunchak(CEO of the Art & Show GmbH; Wiesbaden), Dimitrij Sacharow (producer,director, actor and musician; Berlin) as well as Moritz Denker (CEO of thinkentertainment; Berlin) supporting the festival as ambassadors. Pre-selection committee and jury ensure high quality of the competition. During the days of the festival, the international artists and artistensembles have the possibility to present their skills in two competitionsand to compete with each other on a high international level. On 23rd ofApril 2009, the competition ³Young Newcomer² will take place. The 2ndcompetition, ³Young Professional² where candidates compete for the ³GoldenerRathausmann² (golden member of City Hall) will be on 24th of April 2009. Thehighlight of the festival is the glamorous TV gala on 26th of April 2009which will be broadcasted by the national TV station MDR. Many well-knownpersonalities from varieté and circus will ensure an expert valuation of thepresentations as members of the pre-selection committee and of the jury. For the pre-selection committee which chooses the best artists and artistensembles among all registrations for the competition ³Young Professionals²,the first members could be appointed: Next to Renate Wasdrack who also worksas festival ambassador, there are also Ronald Wendorf (Art director, FederalSchool of Ballet, Berlin and School of Artistry) and Markus Pabst (artistrydirector, Berlin) in this independent board. The list of artists who arenominated to participate in the competition on 24th of April 2009 will bepublished in February 2009. During the competition ³Young Professionals², the presentations are rated bya jury. Cynthia Akanga (choreographer; Canada/Belgium), Andrew Watson(³Acrobatic Performance Designer² for Franco Dragone; Great Britain/Belgiumand Werner Buss (member of the managing board of GOP Entertainment-Group;Hannover) are already determined as members of the jury. Markus Pabst whoalready takes part in the pre-selection committee will also have a seat inthe jury. In the next weeks, more ambassadors as well as members of the pre-selectioncommittee and of the jury for Startissimo 2009 will be announced. With Startissimo 2009, the city of Dresden is continuing its long-lastingcircus tradition which started with the foundation of the legendary andstill well-known ³Zirkus Sarrasani². The mayor of the city of Dresden, MsHelma Orosz, will be the patroness for the 7th Startissimo festival. It willbe presented again by MDR 1 Radio SACHSEN and MDR SACHSENSPIEGEL. Thefestival will offer first-class artistry for all who are interested in theart of varieté and circus. 1,200 spectators can watch the performances,three in total, of Startissimo 2009. It will take place at the Messe Dresden(Dresden Fair Centre) and tickets will be available in January 2009. Moreinformation about the festival, the ambassadors as well as the members ofjury and pre-selection committee can be found at www.startissimo.de . Contacts Startissimo 2009 7th International Varieté and Circus FestivalDresden Organiser: Dresdner Varieté- und Zirkusverein e. V.Sebastian Schneemann (Chairman)Peschelstraße 3901139 DresdenPhone: +49 (0)351 85 35 611 / Fax: +49 (0)351 84 05 206Web: www.startissimo.de Host:Telepool GmbH LeipzigDirk ThärichenAltenburger Str. 9 04275 Leipzig Phone: +49 (0)341 3500 3601 / Fax: +49 (0)341 3500 3611E-mail: telepool@leipzig.telepool.deWeb: www.telepool.de Organisation:FAIRNET Gesellschaft für Messe-, Ausstellungs- und Veranstaltungsservice mbHMesse-Allee 104356 LeipzigWeb: www.fairnet-service.com Competition: Jörg Müller Phone: +49 (0)178 4903732E-mail: festival@startissimo.de Media contact: Anett StrengerPhone: +49 (0)341 2 61 82 34 / Fax: +49 (0)341 2 61 82 33E-mail: media@startissimo.de