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Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the Fado singer Silvia Mitev 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 annually from August 8th to 13th in the […]

Tsvetelina Mareva`s interview with the double bassist and composer Adam Ben Ezra Photo: Danielle Jadlyn Mr. Ezra, would you tell us more about your creative path? Why have you chosen the double bass? My creative path began when I was very young, when I was 5 I started to play the violin. After a few […]

Tsvetelina Mareva`s interview with the painter Diego Fazio – DiegoKoi Diego Fazio – DiegoKoi, was born in 1989 in the Italian town of Lamezia Terme, Calabria. He started painting as a self-taught artist and in a very short time developed an accurate and precise technique. Initially he created designs for tattoos in Asian style “carp […]

Tsvetelina Mareva`s interview with the composer Hampson Sisler Hampson Sisler: “Always write to the best of your ability” Hampson Sisler is one of the most prolific American classical composers living today.His first works were published at age nineteen starting with the H.W.Gray Co. and going on, with time, to Jos. Fischer & Co., Belwin Mills, […]

Teodora Atanasova Hello, please introduce yourself. My name is Stella Sidiropoulou. I live and work in Thessaloniki Greece. I am an Instrumentation and Control systems technician in the Petrochemical Industry. I have been involved with photography since 2008. What do you express with your photos? The photos I create bring out my emotions and my […]

Anna Simitchieva’s interview with Georgie Lalov Hello Georgie, please introduce yourself briefly to our readers. I am an actor and producer I live in Manhattan and I love to talk about film. How important is for you the fact that you are a Bulgarian artist? Do you face a lot of difficulties because of it? […]

Teodora Atanasova Talks with Photographer Eleazar Guerra Hello, would you introduce yourself? My name is Eleazar Lázaro Guerra and I was born in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain) in 1989. I lived on the island until 18, when I moved to Madrid for studying Environmental Sciences at the university there. I finished my studies a year […]

Teodora Atanasova Talks with Artist Hristina Tarpanova Translated from the Bulgarian by Teodora Atanasova Please, introduce yourself to our readers. My name is Hristina Tarpanova and I’m nineteen years old. I was born in Kazanlak but I’ve been living and studying in Glasgow, Scotland for a year now. I study architecture and this quickly became […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Photographer Sofia Pavlova Hi, Sofia, where are you right now and what have you been working on? Hello, I’m in Sofia – I’ve left the city just a few times since I moved here, and never for more than a week. Currently, I’ve been working on a new idea that came […]

Jasmina Tacheva interviews artist Evelina Angelova Photo: Mihaela Raykova Hi Eva, where where are you right now and what have you been up to? I’m finishing my projects for my exchange semester in Ljubljana. Aside from that, I have been working on a project about Sofia for several months and I hope it will be […]

An interview with the Hungarian artist Annamária Őry by Anelia Stoyanova Hello Annamaria. Please introduce yourself in a few words? I graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest as a painter at 2006. I have diverse activities in oil painting, pastel and waterproof ink, as well as in aquarelle painting. I’m deeply interested […]

Viktor Mazhlekov Talks with the Winner of His Essay Contest Portals, Dalia Al-Khalil Hello, Dalia, how long have you been writing? Since high school. I had a wonderful teacher of literature that was encouraging any unusual manifestation of thinking. What are the topics that interest you in your stories? I can not and would not […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Bulgarian Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Producer Niki Iliev Niki Iliev: I wanted to make a film about the clash of cultures, but ultimately to show that people are generally not very different from one another, regardless of where they come from, and when it comes to love or other emotions – […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Artist Yana Dimitrova Hi Yana! How is everything going – did Sandy disrupt any of your plans? Luckily we have been safe and sound in my part of Brooklyn, only lots of scary winds… the “post” Sandy period I think has been much more difficult to cope with in the entire […]

Interview by Maja Jankowska Harry Seaton is an inspiring, extraordinary talented singer, guitar player, songwriter but also a person with problems faced by over 60% of UK children – bullying. How does he cope with it, and what is his recipe for life? You fell in love with music at age of 10, and now […]

Maja Jankowska Talks with Artist Vilde Indrehus Photo: Vilde Indrehus Would you like to introduce yourself to our readers? I’m a 17 year old girl currently living in  Norway. I started to take photos about a year ago and I am addicted.  It’s weird how an interest can turn your life upside down. From the […]

An interview with Senka Mušić by Anelia Stoyanova How would you introduce yourself in a few words? I am passionate about anything that is art, but, at the moment, my main focus is photography. My mood and curiosity often switch my main focus to drawing or writing. Variety helps me to continue my work. You […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Artist Kristina Sretkova Kristina, can you introduce yourself to our readers? I am an artist (I’m 28); I live in Berlin. Originally I’m from Bulgaria, I was born in Stockholm, and I create my art in Berlin, Sofia, and Cyprus. The message of my art is: “I want to bring the […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Actress, Decorator and DJ Anjela Nedyalkova Translated by Jasmina Tacheva Konstantin Bojanov‘s film “Avé” in which Anjela plays the lead female role, will be presented by MoMA between Oct 3 and Oct 8, 2012 Hi, Anjela, what are you up to? Right now, I’m trying to prepare as best as I […]

Sofia Papazova talks with musician and composer Yoni Vidal Video: “Ksido” EOOD About today’s concert you say that you’re coming to Bulgaria for the third time in a year to play for “one of the most incredible audiences” you’ve ever seen. What do you like most about Bulgaria and the Bulgarian fans? They are very […]