The Descendance Aboriginal and Torres Straight Dance Theatre have postponed their shows in Bulgaria. The events scheduled for Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna on 20-22 June will not take place, the organisers say. No new dates have been specified either. VAGABOND reported on the Descendance tour in Bulgaria in its May issue.
Ani Ivanova
Dig deep house? Then tune in to Miguel Migs in Sofia’s Yalta Club. The house DJ from San Francisco, California, will play on 27 June. For more information, log on to: www.yaltaclub.com.
Yekaterina
Tchaikovsky’s first finished ballet, Swan Lake, is considered to be world’s most beloved romantic fable. Its making is wrapped up in mystery. One of the theories suggests that the libretto was written by Vladimir Begichev, director of the Moscow Imperial Theatres during the 1880s. Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s glorious score in Sofia National Opera and Ballet on 7 June 2008. For more information, log on to: www.operasofia.bg.
Yekaterina
Enjoy genuine country & blues music? Then go see the first Bulgarian country & blues band „Lilly of the West“ performing live. Lili Drumeva, Rayko Pepelanov, Rosen Hristov, Mihail Barok and Roman Sikora have earned huge popularity at home and performed at numerous festivals in Europe and US since the band’s foundation in 1998. The country & blues quintet will perform on 11 May, at 16.00 pm, in the Tea House, located on 11 Benkovski St.
Why was Titanic dubbed unsinkable? What was the last song the ship orchestra played? Is Titanic going to stay on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean forever? You’ll find answers to these and many other questions if you visit “Titanic: From Drawing Board Till Today” exhibition in the Mall of Sofia. Organised by Мtel IMAX, the exhibition commemorates both the 96th anniversary of the world’s most famous sea catastrophe and premiere of James Cameron’s new documentary movie “The Mysteries of Titanic 3D”. Visitors of the exhibition will also be able to see the complete list of Bulgarian passengers on board of the famous ship. The exhibit is open till 30 May.
Yekaterina
An English DJ and music producer Pete Tong is coming to Sofia. The renowned master of electronic music is going to perform in Yalta Club, on 26 April. For more information, call 0888 870 230.
Yekaterina
Eliane Elias is a pianist, singer and a songwriter famous for her signature Brazilian musical style. Born in Sao Paulo, she started teaching piano lessons when she was 15. Two years later Eliane met famous Vinicius de Moraes and her career took off. In 1981 the singer left for New York and joined the popular Step Ahead. Eliane Elias is going to perform in Sofia’s NDK on 11 April, at 19.30. The tickets priced 20-50 leva are sold at www.tickets-bg.com and www.eventim.bg.
Yekaterina
As usual camouflaging serious issues with silly titles, Andrey Paunov is back with a new documentary about Belene, a small town in northern Bulgaria. The godforsaken town is struggling with its past as a concentration camp, present as a prison and future as a nuclear power plant. The plot circles around ordinary people of Belene and their everyday problems, desires and dreams. You can see Paunov’s documentary in Euro-cinema on 1 April, at 15.00 and on 3 April, at 16.15. The tickets are priced 4/6 leva.
Yekaterina
Originally from Bulgaria, Gravity Co is on the world scene for more than seven years now. Yavor Zachariev, Petar Samnaliev, Yasen Filipov, Stefan Popov and Ivo Chalakov woke up famous after they recorded the cover of pop classics - Ain’t No Sunshine. Since then the band’s line-up has changed a number of times. Renewed Gravity Co is going to present their latest single “Faded” in Club Yalta ((in front of the Sofia University) on 27 March, at 23.00 pm. The tickets priced 10 leva are sold at www.eventim.bg. Find the latest news about the band at www.gravityco.com.
Yekaterina
The Embassy of the United States, together with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria and CEC Artslink, are pleased to announce the photo exhibition “To Ugarchin and Back – Photographs by Youths Brought-Up in a Home”. The photographs were taken by eight Roma youths aged 16 to 23, brought up in the institutional home for orphaned children in Ugarchin, northern Bulgaria. Their photo stories depict people and places, which had influence over their lives. The goal of the project is to help the young people with a difficult childhood to overcome the social marginalization. Curators of the project are Kate Jellinghaus and Alexandra Ivanova – artists working in the area of therapy through the visual arts.
The opening is tonight, Monday, 17 March, at 6 pm, at the “Sredets” Gallery (17 Stamboliiski Blvd). The exhibition is open till 24 March.
Yekaterina
