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‘Crossroads’ – a Premiere of the Philip Koutev Ensemble
10 May 2008
On 26 May 2008 Philip Koutev national folklore ensemble will perform the premiere spectacle ‘Crossroads’ in the frames of the 13th Salon des Arts at the National Palace of Culture – Sofia, Bulgaria. |
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Documentary movie “25 Years Ensemble Zornitsa”
9 May 2008
The dancers from ensemble “Zornitsa” are writing down step by step with golden letters in the history of the Bulgarian folklore.
The story does not end after 25 years, the story goes on!
Watch on the 9th of May from 21:45 h the premier of the documentary movie “25 Years Ensemble Zornitsa” on MSAT television.
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9 May 2008
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8 May 2008
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Folklore-BG Monthly Electronic Magazine
1 May 2008
FOLKLORE-BG is the monthly electronic magazine for Bulgarian folklore. Each issue will present to you one of the best Bulgarian ensembles, one traditional custom, one of our beautiful horo dances and, of course, one delicious and typical Bulgarian dish. On the pages of FOLKLORE-BG you will find not only useful and interesting information about the folklore, but also video materials, traditional music and pictures from the beautiful Bulgaria. We will introduce to you dances and music from all regions of Bulgaria, stage dances, dances for the public, costumes and traditions – the color and essence of the folklore. |
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Bulgarian vocal formation Divna publishes its first CD
25 April 2008
The first CD of Bulgarian vocal formation Divna has been launched on musical market. It is a production of ‘Divna Art’ Company and financially supported by the State Agency For Youth and Sports. The CD’s cover is very impressive and stylish (arranged ethno motives escaping from the vivid colorfulness) as its conception for the repertoire is. As Galya Haralambieva put into words: ‘The idea is to make it lyrical, light and not overloading…make the listener feel like being about to start singing’. |
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Bulgarian Folklore Song is a Little Miracle
16 April 2008
During the Multinational festival in Canberra in February this year I had the chance to meet an exceptional Bulgarian. She was in Canberra for the only reason to see the performance of ‘Varna’ ensemble.
She is a woman having passed though an awful personal tragedy and despite this fact she is still strong enough to do her best to make the Bulgarian culture and folklore popular here, in the distant Australia.
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Bulgarian Folklore Heritage – Kosta Kolev
2 April 2008
Gega New Music Company adds a new recording to its series entitled ‘Bulgarian Folklore Heritage’, a recording of songs and instrumental pieces by Kosta Kolev. Some of his most popular arrangements are included: ‘Haramiisko horo’, ‘Zaiko, kukuraiko’, ‘Kalimanku, Denaku mari’, ‘Lyulka se liulya, devoiko’, ‘Chie e tova momiche’, ‘Proviknal mi se e Nikola’, ‘Rossen, rossen’, ‘Krivo plovdivsko horo’, etc. The singers are the most famous Bulgarian performers: Kostadin Gugov, Yanka Rupkina, The Ensemble for Folklore Songs at Bulgarian National Radio, Kostadin Varimezov – gaida, Kaicho Kamenov, Nedyalka Keranova, Trakia ensemble from Plovdiv, Stoyan Velichkov – kaval, Boris Mashalov, Elena Bojkova, traditional orchestra at Bulgarian National Radio, Maria Leshkova, Boris Karlov – accordion, Verka Siderova, Rosa Tsvetkova, Nikola Ganchev – kaval and Kosta Kolev – accordion.
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Kukeri celebration for a second time in Toronto
31 March 2008
This year's Kukeri celebration turned out even better than last year's. Our mummers' group increased in numbers and gained experience in chasing away all things bad. We had twice as many guests, and we danced thrice as much. We wonder what it is going to be like next year.
We squeezed in a Dialect Evening, during which we spoke in and compared various Bulgarian dialects. The most incomprehensible ones proved to be the one from my father's village of Dobrich, near Haskovo, and the Shoppean dialect, proudly demonstrated by Mr. Todor Panchev from the town of Elin Pelin (you'll see Todor straining his neck towards the mike in one of the photos below). There were no competitors from such weird-speaking regions like the Strandja and the Rhodopes mountains. Let's hope those lands' sons stand up for their mothers' ways of speaking next year. |
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75 Years of the Birth of Prof. Kiril Stefanov (1933-2005)
26 March 2008
As the present chief artistic director of National Ensemble for Folklore Songs and Dances ‘Pirin’, Dimitar Hristov, would put it into words, 2008 would be a year dedicated to the 75th anniversary of maestro Kiril Stefanov’s birth. The beginning of a series of venues is on 27 March in his hometown Blagoevgrad. An anticipated seminar on the subject ‘Art and Life” will be held, a plaque will be unveiled on the façade of his house and a concert of the ensemble will be held in Yavorov Hall from 6.30 PM. Numerous concerts in different towns during the whole year are to be organised. |
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Children smiles lighten up a Cultural Club in Mladost 1, Sofia
5 March 2008
Extremely happy mothers, grandmothers and grandfathers applauded the very first stage performance of the little dancers at Zornitsa Children’s Dance Ensemble. The occasion was the first anniversary of the group and it occurred thanks to the ambitious kids and of course due to the hard work of the young choreographer Ivaylo Parvanov, together with his assistant Dessislava Ivanova and the musician Ivaylo Kirov. |
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Festival of Masquerade Games - Stara Zagora 2008
1 March 2008
The 9th Festival of the Bulgarian Masquerade (Kukeri) Games will gather groups of kukeri from Yambol, Sliven, Haskovo, Plovdiv, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Silistra and Stara Zagora. They will start their procession in the streets of the city centre at 10:30, March 1, 2008. It will finish in front of the City Hall with a peformance of old ritual dances to chase the evil, the cold and the dark and welcome the birth of the new beginning of a new cycle of the nature.
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An event of the ‘Gamza’ dance formation
19 February 2008
‘Gamza’ dance formation from the village of Novo selo will take part in the meeting of the inhabitants of Novo selo, which will take place in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia on 22 February 2008 from 7 pm. The meeting has been an annual event for 50 years.
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14 February 2008
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Happy St.Valentine's Day
13 February 2008
Dear friends,
Happy St.Valentine's Day.
You are wellcome to the first international Carnival of Lira Group Dance Company on February, 14th in Sofia - Bulgaria, 17 Yanko Sakazov Str. |
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Multicultural Festival Canberra - 2008
8 February 2008
The Multicultural festival of Canberra (from 8 to 17 February) will welcome a Bulgarian group for a third time in the capital of Australia
This year’s performance of Bulgarian might be determined as “a folklore tornado” of dances, music and songs from all parts of Bulgaria.
Upon the personal invitation of Mr. Domenic MICO – Artistic Director National Multicultural Festival, Bulgarian ensemble “Varna” will perform folklore dances of different regions of Bulgaria, as well as Kukeri dance, a thing that has never happened at the festival before. |
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Trifon Zarezan (St. Trifon the Pruner), folk-wise
1 February 2008
The most triumphant for the natural forces ritual is called Trifon Zarezan because all vine-growers perform the first pruning of the vineyards. In this, the men are accompanied by the women, the young and the kids. They all go together to their piece of land to show their respect to it and inspire it for a new life with the first agricultural ritual during the new year, with festive songs and dances, with a ritual table laid among the vineyards. The first pruned vine sticks will be wreathed into a crown for the best vine-grower in the village. He will be proclaimed the "Vine King" of the year. |
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European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
30 January 2008
The festive evening was opened by the speeches of Dr Danilo Tϋrk, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Ján Figel', the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, the President of the European Parliament, Dr Edvard Kovač, professor of ethics and cultural anthropology and Janez Janša, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia. The grand opening culminated in a colourful artistic programme featuring poetry reading and musical performances as well as short films and modern dance. At the end of the opening event, hundreds of school children carrying their luggage, as if on a journey, filled the stage accompanied by the musical performance of an 11-year-old violinist.
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The Festival of Masquerade Games Starts on 25 January
8 January 2008
On 25 January the town of Pernik officially opens the 17th international festival of masquerade games, the municipality of the town announced. 40 international groups from 13 countries will take part: Macedonia, North Ireland, Slovenia and even far India and many others. The expected number of participants is 5,000. The Bulgarian masquerade tradition will be presented by 90 groups, coming from different parts of the country. There will be a parade on 26 and 27 January on the central square at Pernik. |
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Balkanormandie - Balkan dances in France
29 December 2007
For the first time the association "Ronde folklorique" de Rouen, France is organising a long Balkan dance seminar.
At that occasion she has invited the best coregraohers from Bulgaria - Boris Dimitrov, Macedonia - Sasko Anastasov and Serbia - Vladimir Tanasijevich. together with there musiciens, Danail Totev from Bulgaria, Stojan Stojanov from Macedonia and Aleksandar Smrekic from Serbia.
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