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Kazantip 2006
Танцпол · 16.07.2006
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Kazantip
The main summer festival on the seashore has never implied monotony or routine. The original gathering of surfers at an atomic reactor grew over time into a republic with its own laws and traditions, with its own unusual concept of happiness, named Kazantip. The largest-scale and longest-running festival has, for its 14th season now, been gathering thousands of clubbers who love and appreciate electronic music across the Crimean expanses.
Time:
From 15 July to 26 August.
Place:
Crimea, the village of Popovka (near Yevpatoria), the shore of the Black Sea.
Line-up 2006:
Over the entire span of the festival, on Kazantip's ten dancefloors, nearly all the stars of the Russian club scene will get to perform, along with no less interesting foreign stars. Timo Maas will open the festival's line-up, drawing an impressive mass of German techno-pop fans, and our own DJs will carry on warming up the crowd: 23 July - Dj Fonar with his "Znaki", 25 July - Dj Grad and his "Free Your Mind", and on 28 July, on the Main Stage of the Republic of Kazantip, Vladimir Trapeznikov will present a live set from Hardfloor as part of the Now&Wow club brand! In early August, on the 5th, the Englishmen Atomic Hooligan will perform on the Main Stage. Sweet Dj's will continue; on 12 August on the Main Stage you'll be able to hear the music of the leading German label Kompakt - Frank Martniq, Martin Sharrenbroich and Jan Eric Kaiser will play at the Kompakt night party; on 19 August there's the party of the "Garage" programme (Europa Plus), and on 21 August an event by the label HouseMusic.ru takes place.
Ticket prices:
The Republic of Kazantip, as befits all republics, carries out visa control on entry, so there's no need to worry about festival tickets - instead you'll have to purchase a visa. A single-use visa granting the right to cross the Republic's border once costs from 10 to 15$, while a multiple-use (multi) visa, valid for the whole season and giving you the right to stay in the Republic unhindered for all 45 days, costs around 80$.
How to get there:
Travelling by train or plane, you need to get to Simferopol or Yevpatoria. If you've taken a ticket to Simferopol, then by any means of transport (bus or suburban train) you can reach Yevpatoria in 1.5-2 hours: the suburban train takes 2 hr 20 min and costs around 6 Ukrainian hryvnias. A bus covers the same distance in 1 hr 40 min and costs around 10 hryvnias, but is more comfortable. From Yevpatoria you need to get to the village of Popovka or Mirny (that's your destination); the most optimal way is to go by bus for 2 hryvnias. Buses run every
20 minutes, with a journey time of 30 minutes.
Where to stay:
The residents of the village of Popovka and the town of Mirny rent out their houses and the rooms in them every summer season. Accommodation for one person per night will run to about 10$. There are also boarding houses and hotels of the Crimean type.