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06 March 2010
One of the music highlights at the World Bodypainting Festivals 2010 are now defenite. The german pop-raggae-dancehall band "Culcha Candela" (translated hot culture) will celebrate their first gig in Austria with their new album including the no.1 hit "Monsta"

The group of seven have all different cultural roots coming from Columbia, Korea, Uganda, Poland and Germany. Culcha Candela is fun, makes you dance and just simply enjoy life.
Culcha Candela stand for a mulitcultural life together in peace - its the perfect band support for the world's most colorful event, the World Bodypainting Festival.
The program schedule is not published yet, but we can tell you that this band will perform on the first main day, Friday July, 16th, between the World Award main presentation and the World Fluoro Award.

24 February 2010
“Body Circus”, the fantasy ball
within the historical walls of the castle
presented by Snazaroo
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The fantasy ball ‘Body Circus’ presented by "Snazaroo" will be back also in 2010 in the festival week. On July 14th the medieval castle “Burg Sommeregg” will transform into a mystical fairy tale location with guests arriving in costume ranging from Bodypainting, body decoration and masks, to extreme make-up and fantasy fashion.
BodyCircus Music:
- Floor 1 - by Ministry of Sound London with Scott Langley & Shane Kehoe

- Floor 2 - by ForceFM London with Matt Emulsion, Stuntman Lee and many more
ForceFM - the festivals pirate radio partner
- Floor 3 - by Denon DJ with Lords of House

07 February 2010
The WBF Academy is able to add another great workshop class to the program 2010. High-Definition Make-up and the new make-up techniques are presented by "Kryolan" with Jos Brands [Belgium] www.kryolan.com

- Check out the details in the WBF Academy section.
03 February 2010
We have finalized the program for the WBF Academy 2010. Bookings are open now and please notice that our special discounts for multiple bookings:
- When booking 2 workshops, we offer you a discount of 15 % on both from the full price.
- When booking a 3rd or more workshops, we offer you a discount of 25 % from the full price off all.
- Not to be used in combination with other discounts.
The following classes were added in the last days:
Monday:
- Special Workshop: Highlights & Shadows - Bringing Realism to your Work with Raphaelle Fieldhouse [Wales] >> details
- Nail Art, 2 days workshop with Beatrice Belluzzi [Itay] >> details
- Fashion Make up presented by "Venus Images" with Sarah Bull [Australia] >> details
Tuesday:
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Free Photo Lecture & Demo: Nikon Recording set up & Adobe Workflow with Christoph Kaltseis [Austria] - presented by "Nikon" und "Adobe" >> details
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Photowokshop - Focus "Point of view" with star photographer Joachim Bergauer [Austria] >> details
- High Fashion Bodypainting presented by "Venus Images" with Sarah Bull [Australia] >> details
Wedneday:
- Airbrush Bodypainting Workshop for Beginners with Janny Cierpka Bodypaintingcrew.com [Germany] presented by "Senjo-Color" >> details
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Free Photo Lecture & Demo: Nikon Recording set up & Adobe Workflow with Christoph Kaltseis [Austria] - presented by "Nikon" und "Adobe" >> details
Thursday:
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Free Photo Lecture & Demo Nikon RAW Power & Adobe Lightroom with Christoph Kaltseis [Austria] - presented by "Nikon" und "Adobe" >> details
19 January 2010
- Photoshop tricks will be presented by "Adobe"
The specialist and Adobe developer Christoph Kaltseist will show tricks on Adobe's Software Photoshop within the WBF Academy as well as on the festival main days in Bodypaint City. The demonstration on the main days will take place in the "Denon DJ Tent" daily from 11.00 am - 12.30 with a variation of different programs. The program is sponsored by "Adobe"
- Anton Klocker presents a new photo workshop "Body landscapes - from the idea to the perfect contest photo"
WBF Academy Program details can be found here.
06 January 2010
- presented by Illusion Magazine.
In this workshop Guido Verhoef [Netherlands] & Bella Volen [Bulgaria] combine the best of two art disciplines.
25 December 2009
We added some new workshop classes within the WBF Academy 2010:
- Charles Fox London presents an airbrush body painting workshop with Alex Hansen.
- Diamond FX will bring the twins Nick & Brian Wolfe back to the festival. They will present a 2 days workshop program.
- John Vargas is teaching an exclusive spanish class, presented by Royal & Langnickel.

[Photos: Alex Hansen | John Vargas | Nick & Brian Wolfe]
16 December 2009
The WBF Academy will present again a hughe program in classes and lectures within the festival week 2010. You can find an overview of the program offers in the menu "WBF Academy". We are working currently on the schedule and description, but some of the workshops can be booked already.
A special offer this year is the multiple booking discounts for individuals:
We offer special conditions to individual participants when booking multiple full day workshops.
When booking 2 workshops, we offer you a discount of 15% on both from the full price.
When booking a 3rd or more workshops, we offer you a discount of 25% from the full price.
























