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Interview of Yana Radilova with the felinologist Nadejda Gerassimova “Just like art, rearing animals is a job which requires love and care…” Nadejda with her favourite animal Nadejda Gerassimova is a felinologist in Novosibirsk, Russia. She breeds British and Scottish shorthair cats. In international shows she wins first prizes. What is your job about? I […]

In December 2010 Priestess of the White, Book 1 of Trudi Canavan’s Age of the Five Trilogy, was published in Bulgaria. It is also the first book in Bulgarian for the Australian SF writer.

Trudi Canavan is author of seven bestselling fantasy novels to-date. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.

She gave an interview exclusively for her Bulgarian fans and readers all over the world.

Interview of Yana Radilova with the artist Mihail Kamberov Mihail Kamberov: “My paintings reflect my sensibility to the world. To me it is colourful and cheerful.” Mihail Kamberov was born on November 20, 1952 in Sofia. Mihail Kamberov frequented School of Arts in Sofia until 1973. From 1976 to 1981 he studies painting in the […]

Photo:scottfeldstein Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you. Photo:66729396@N00 Follow your honest convictions and be strong. Photo:ceanandjen Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Interview of Yana Radilova with the impresario Rosario Bella The job of the typical impresario is to organise and finance concerts, plays or operas. Rosario Bella is an excellent example of this kind of job. In 1986 he sets up the organization Brosmusic Italia and since then hundreds of concerts with soloists, chamber ensembles and […]

Stoyan Botev International Press Center London – 11.24.2010 The Forte String Quartet – Hristo Popov, violin; Stanislav Nikolov, violin; Krasi Ivanov, viola; Kalin Ivanov, cello – arrived from New York on November 16 to participate in the 1st London Festival of Bulgarian Culture – November 2 – 26. The concert took place on November 19th […]

An interview with the photographer Mark L. Edwards by Zlatina Dimitrova You are a founder of Great Notley Photography Club. Tell me something more about the idea. When I was at college, studying photography, I used to work part-time in a photographic retail shop and often came into contact with what I thought at the […]

Interview of Yana Radilova with Chinawoman Photo: Pascal Paquette Do you remember your first performances on stage? Yes it was almost five years ago. At a small bar in Toronto, a few of my best friends played with me. I was very drunk, it went over very well. What roused your interest for music? I […]

Photo: calliope The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. Photo: 40066970@N08 Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.

Photo: suzanneandsimon Honest people don’t hide their deeds. Photo: 68679992@N00 Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly? Photo: ericlbc Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

Interview by Nina Pandeva with the artist Silvia Baldeva Translation by Asya Draganova Silvia Baldeva: “It doesn’t matter if it is realistic or abstract art: there should be an echo.” The palette of talents and activities of the artist Silvia Baldeva is diverse: Drawings, pictures, illustrations, stylist works, decorations. She had her first exhibition in […]

Photo: the-o When schools flourish, all flourishes. Photo: zahperv You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. Photo: usfwsnortheast Reason is the enemy of faith.

Photo: wonderlane For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical journey. Photo: nathalielaure If there is any substitute for love, it is memory. Photo: kjunstorm After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. […]

Photo: sakeeb A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea. If he tries to climb out into the air as inexperienced people endeavor to do, he drowns. Photo: mihaibojin He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the […]

Jolene Bertetto Photo:Jolene Bertetto It has been said that The Brooklyn Bridge was New York City’s first skyscraper. The Bridge’s two gothic arches of the masonry towers were meant to dwarf the surrounding buildings and rise up as one of the city’s tallest points. While it no longer stands as a podium in which one […]

Photo: laprimadonna Nothing revives the past so completely as a smell that was once associated with it. Photo: silkebaron Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained. Photo: silkebaron Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.

Photo: flatworldsedge Can anyone remember love? It’s like trying to summon up the smell of roses in a cellar. You might see a rose, but never the perfume. Photo: specialkrb It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you […]

Interview by Petia Kolencova with the artist Silvia Pavlova Translation from Bulgarian: Yana Radilova Silvia Pavlova: My eyes are eager for colours There is one night when Plovdiv changes and art is scattered on the streets. I mean the traditional art meeting “Night of museums and galleries – Plovdiv”. It was one of these nights […]

Photo: alanvernon Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Photo: dominicspics Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Photo: Albena Popova Carlos Baute – Colgando en tus manos