1. I would like to take part in the Pflasterspektakel as an artist for the first time, what do I need to do?

If you would like to be part of the Pflasterspektakel 2010, please note the following procedure: Please complete the application form and return it to us by February 10th, 2010 at the very latest. Performers registering for the first time or in a "new guise" – e.g. a new group name – are requested to include information material such as photos, videos, DVDs, CDs, etc.!

Send the completed form and the information material to:
Magistrat der Stadt Linz
Linz Kultur Pflasterspektakel 2010
zH. Alexandra Nguyen
PFARRGASSE 7
4041 Linz
Austria

We look forward to receiving your application and are naturally happy to help you with any questions about details!

e-mail: pflasterspektakel@linz.at

Alexandra Nguyen
Tel.: +43 732 7070 1941

Gerda Forstner
Tel.: +43 732 7070 1940

2. I would like to take part in the Pflasterspektakel again, what do I need to do?

(ONLY!) for Pflasterspektakel participants from previous years, who have already sent us sufficient information material in the course of past applications and do not need to update it, it is also possible to apply via the Internet online this year.

3. How long is registration open?

Registration deadline for the Pflasterspektakel 2010 is February 10th, 2010 (postmark).

4. How and when will the decision be made about who is accepted to take part in the Pflasterspektakel?

Every year the Pflasterspektakel team seeks to put together a program with the greatest possible diversity. Important criteria for the selection are the artistic quality and the uniqueness of the act. The team also strives for as much balance as possible in terms of the gender and nationalities of the participating artists. One crucial basic principle is that every year roughly half of the invited groups/solo acts must be appearing at the Pflasterspektakel for the first time.

Due to space constraints the number of participants is limited to about 110 groups/solo acts. Notification of the final decision about who is accepted or not will be sent via email by March 15th, 2010!

5. I would also like to take part in the festival in Villach, how can I register for it?

The artists and groups who receive notification of acceptance from us in March will also find the registration form for the festival in Villach enclosed with the letter.

6. What are the modalities for performing at the Pflasterspektakel?

Unless otherwise agreed, every artist/artist group has the possibility to perform three times a day for an hour in the city center of Linz.
When and where the artists perform is not determined by the festival organization ahead of time, but is decided by the artists themselves in the morning of each festival day.
Starting at 9.30 am (on Thursday already at 9 am) every day, each artist group can enter their "place and time reservations" in a program board (in the central office of the festival) with the help of an experienced member of the Pflasterspektakel team, to secure their performance locations and time slots for that day. One performance is to be given before 6.00 pm.
This modality does not apply to performers with whom a different agreement has been made:
"Loud" music groups, samba and drum groups, participants in the children's program, fire shows, portrait painters and street theater companies appear at certain times and in selected locations in agreement with the organization team.
The jointly agreed program goes to print around noon. The freshly printed daily programs are available for distribution starting about 2.00 pm at the info points in the city center, or can be viewed online here.

7. How can one earn money at the Pflasterspektakel?

€ 25,00 per person and per festival day is paid out for meals.
Money received at the performances (hat money) is retained by the artists.

8. Are travel costs reimbursed?

Travel expenses for round-trip travel will be calculated based on the price of a 2nd class train journey, a cheap flight arrangement, or  a mileage allowance. In conjunction with confirmation, particiations will be informed of the amount of the travel reimbursement and how this amount was calculated based on data from the application.
Plane tickets that are used for flights to Europe before July 1st, 2010 cannot be used for claiming travel expenses.
The travel costs will be reimbursed in proportion to the days of participation (1 day 1/3 of the travel costs; 2 days 2/3 of the travel costs and 3 days – entire travel costs).
Regardless of the number of persons and the distance, travel costs will be covered up to a maximum amount of € 1,000,00.

9. Do I have to organize my own accommodations?

Lodgings for the artists will be provided by the organizers in predetermined accommodations. If you receive an invitation, we will offer you a choice of several accommodations: Hotels inner city and Jahn School. Please indicate your choice when registering.