Balgarianovinite.com The 4th Meeting of Heads of Bulgarian Folklore Ensembles Abroad is held in Sofia from October 7 to 9. Participating are representatives of 57 Bulgarian dance ensembles and choirs from 18 countries (Austria, England, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, USA, Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Hungary, and France).
The meeting is organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Association of Bulgarian Folklore Ensembles Abroad (ABFEA), a non-profit cultural organization set up in 2016.
The three-day programme includes a theoretical module for performers and a practical module for dancers, six lectures, a screening of three documentary films on folklore, and a presentation of the ABFEA’s project to create a digital catalog of popular folk dances and songs to assist in teaching them to Bulgarian communities abroad.
The opening was held at New Bulgarian University on October 7. Among the official guests were Vice President Iliana Iotova, Deputy Culture Minister Georgi Sultanov, Executive Agency for Bulgarians Abroad (EABA) Executive Director Raina Mandzhukova, ABFEA Chair Radoslava Nedyalkova, and New Bulgarian University Vice Rector Emilia Dimitrova.
Opening the meeting, Nedyalkova described it as a holiday of Bulgarian culture, spirit, and community – what connects Bulgarians around the globe through song, dance, and love for the homeland.
EABA Executive Director Mandzhukova expressed her gratitude to the leaders of Bulgarian folklore ensembles abroad, emphasizing that “Bulgaria appreciates what you are doing, and step by step we are moving towards ever closer cooperation.” She added that institutional presence at the meetings is growing every year – from a lack of representatives in 2022 to the participation of deputy ministers in 2024, and this year – the Vice President.
Vice President Iotova shared her excitement at meeting so many familiar faces. “There is something that unites us – all Bulgarians, no matter where they are. These are our hearts beating with Bulgarian spirit. And you are the people who make them beat to the rhythm of music and dance,” the Vice President noted.
Deputy Culture Minister Sultanov expressed his appreciation for the work of the leaders and performers in Bulgarian folklore ensembles abroad and assured that his Ministry would continue its cooperation with the EABA and other institutions to provide real support for their activities.
The programme for October 8 includes lectures by Madlen Bozhilova (on authentic methods for creating Bulgarian folk costumes) and Assoc. Prof. Georgi Garov (on the specifics of the Pirin folklore region), as well as practical modules for dancers and theoretical ones for choir performers, led by Assoc. Prof. Georgi Garov, Mariana Manoleva, and Kinche Valcheva. The day’s programmes will be closed with a screening of Milena Milotinova’s The Magic of the Bulgarian Horo.
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