Balgarianovinite.com The Bulgarian folklore group Horo Freiburg from Germany will present the dance, Legend of the Petrified Wedding, at the 11th Expats Join Hands in Worldwide Dance travelling festival, which will take place in Munich from May 15 to 17.
“On May 16, we will present the dance performance Legend of the Petrified Wedding during the festival, one of the most significant events for Bulgarian folklore groups abroad. We plan to send the audience to the heart of Pirin Macedonia, where the legend of love, separated blood ties and a mother’s sacrifice comes to life through music, dance and dramaturgy,” the group’s leader Lyutvie Gencheva told BTA.
According to the group, the production aims not only to showcase the beauty of Pirin folklore, but also to preserve Bulgarian legends and spirituality among Bulgarian communities abroad. The performance combines traditional dances, authentic music and stage elements recreating the atmosphere of old Bulgarian folk tales.
“Horo Freiburg’s participation in the Expats Join Hands in Worldwide Dance festival is proof of the strength of the Bulgarian spirit beyond the borders of the homeland and of Bulgarians’ determination abroad to preserve and pass on folklore traditions to future generations,” Gencheva said.
Earlier, Gencheva also told BTA about the history of the group, which was founded in 2019 under the name Horoteka Freiburg.
She said the idea emerged during a dance seminar for a German group performing Balkan dances, organized in October 2019 by choreographer Irena Staneva from Varna.
The travelling festival Expats Join Hands in Worldwide Dance is organized by and for amateur folklore ensembles performing outside Bulgaria. The initiative was launched by the Ot Izvora group in Lyon, France, which hosted both the first edition in 2015 and the tenth edition in 2025. More than 100 dance ensembles and over 4,000 guests are expected at the 11th edition in Munich in May. The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is the official media partner of the event and will present all participants. Bulgarian Folk Dancers from Freiburg to Present “Legend of Petrified Wedding” in Munich 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-08 15:02:50 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law