"Empty Hills"

The free, non-profit festival of free art "Empty Hills" takes it place every year since 2003 somewhere in forests of Europen Russia. Last year 70000 people visited it and participated there. Festival is totaly based on volunteering.

It's place for free,experimental, non-commercial music and art, sustainable ideas there are no any frames and limits.
The summer open-air 2011 is open for applications. Not only music band but anyone willing to contribute in all possible ways are welcome – you can run a seminar or a workshop/training, perform a poi-dancer/fire show, to make an installation. You can be a voluteer which will help on the build-up and decorating stage (Early June) or participate in the cooking food in special festival canteens. Send en email at holmi2011en@gmail.com

Festival is located usually in the forest quite isolated from mass-tourism. It's Kaluga Region as a rule. "Empty Hills" pays a lot of attention to sustainable way of living, and usually all post-festival area remains extremely clean.

Web-site
http://holmi.ru/en/

Photos from previous years
http://holmi.ru/foto/