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Interview by Dessislava Berndt with multi-talented artist Bastien Gaisne Bastien Gaisne, Photo: Veneta Rajnovska

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the jazz singer Maya Nova The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans. Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the founders of the talent management company Hadeel El Deeb and Noha Nabil Hadeel El Deeb and Noha Nabil, Photo: De Sabry

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the Director of the contest Massimo Toffolo

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 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 […]

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 […]

To coincide with Frieze art fair Art Barter are bringing you their very first MINI BARTER! East London’s Maurice Einhardt Neu Gallery will be host to 10 artists selected from previous shows as well as two newcomers. Artists will include Mat Collishaw, Polly Morgan and Tim & Sue and you have just one night and […]

Interview with the band Eftekasat by Dessislava Berndt The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings in the Balkans. Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the sculptor Franziska Steuer Translation: Yana Radilova Franziska, how did you decide to become a sculptor? In a roundabout, but logical way: I have always loved drawing and luckily the people around me supported me. At the beginning, I didn`t have the courage to be fully engaged with art. That`s […]

Interview with Hristo Popov by Galya Mladenova Hailed as “Virtuoso-violinist extraordinaire” by Musical Horizons, Hristo Popov, brings tremendous experience to the concert stage. Popov made his orchestral debut at the age of nine and since then has performed throughout the United States, England, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, and Mexico as both recitalist […]

Interview by Yana Radilova with Kelvin Sholar Kelvin Sholar: I want to transfer life into music through inspiration You have been related to music since your early childhood. Have you ever been interested in other kinds of art? Yes! I love reading good writings and have had a few poems published. Now, Iʼm writing a […]

Dessislava Berndt’s interview with the boogie-woogie musician Axel Zwingenberger Translation: Yana Radilova The 12th International Jazz Festival in Bansko ended 13 August 2009. This last jazz festival added to my life two new acquaintances – the style boogie-woogie and its most talented practicer – Axel Zwingenberger. I happened to be an interpreter of the Hamburg […]

Germany those days is like an art stage! I’ve already got you acquainted with last year’s Let’s Go Home. After its success the talented Charlotte Friling surprised us with another amazing project – Recast. Now, full of energy as ever, she will amaze us yet again with the incredible second Art Barter which will be […]

An interview by Yasen Vasilev and Natalia Nikolaeva with Virginia Zaharieva Translation from Bulgarian: Asya Draganova “Stories can teach, repair mistakes, enlighten the heart and chase away the dark, they can provide psychological shelter, and contribute to change and the healing of wounds.” Clarissa Pinkola Estés The reason for our meeting with Virginia Zaharieva is […]

Adriana Dimitrova’s interview with photographer Dare Darlington Self Portrait – Bang-a-licious Asking a photographer questions isn’t very easy. So, at the beginning, how would you like to introduce your works? Gosh, that’s tough, um.. I think I’d say something like: My greatest wish for my art is emotion. I want something to be felt and […]

Interview by Yana Radilova with the music band RISE How did you get involved with music? Chloe: We got involved in music in many different ways. Firstly, our parents are folk musicians and brought us up with old time Appalachian music and dance since we were little girls. We spent many weekends in the mountains […]

Kosara Belnikolova’s interview with the violinist Ivo Stankov Ivo Stankov has become one of the Bulgaria’s leading artists of his generation. He has performed extensively as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader in numerous countries. Ivo’s studies took place at Dobri Hristov School of Music and Arts in his hometown Varna, the Royal Conservatoire […]

Denka Koleva’s interview with Teodora Yordanova Teodora Yordanova: Salsa is my passion Teodora Yordanova was born in Sofia in 1990. For a year she has been living and studying architecture in Milan. She started learning ballet when she was three. When she was twelve-years-old, she began her salsa training with Alfredo Torres. From 2006 to […]