Balgarianovinite.com The Ot Izvora Bulgarian folklore dance formation led by Anita Ekenova will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a concert and a Balkan festival in Lyon, France on June 20, the group said on Facebook on Sunday.
The festive programme will take place at the CCVA Villeurbanne cultural centre. Guests are scheduled to be welcomed at 6:00 p.m. local time, and the concert “Ot Izvora and Friends” will begin at 7:00 p.m. A Balkan festival under the same name is planned for 8:30 p.m.
The group noted that the celebration will feature partner groups and participants who have been part of Ot Izvora’ss history over the years. Admission to the event is free.
Ot Izvora was founded in 2011 in Lyon. Its main goal is to promote and spread Bulgarian folk songs, dances, customs, and folk art. In 2015, on the initiative of Anita Ekenova, the Expats Join Hands in Worldwide Dance travelling festival was launched. It is organized annually by Bulgarian folk ensembles in various European countries. The latest, 11th edition of the festival, took place in Munich in April. Next year’s festival will be hosted by the Sovatchii folk formation in Cyprus.
On May 15, BTA and the Ot Izvora Association signed a partnership agreement, which envisages that the two sides will join efforts “under conditions of partnership and cooperation to encourage the development and promotion of various activities, initiatives and events”. Ot Izvora Bulgarian Folklore Dance Group to Mark 15th Anniversary with Festive Programme in Lyon 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-07 11:13:00 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