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Interview with the Swiss singer Seven by Dessislava Berndt Translated from German: Dessislava Berndt, Proofreading: Polina Georgieva In our column “Artist of the Week” we are following with great interest the musical way of artists, which we have “discovered” for you. Seven is one of those artists who is known mainly in the German-speaking countries. […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the GRAMMY® Award-nominated Norwegian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Jarle Bernhoft Proofreading: Polina Georgieva Bernhoft and The Fashion Bruises, Photo: desenze The first time I discovered Bernhoft was at the Traumzeit festival in Duisburg 2011 and brought him to your attention with the following interviews in our column “Artist of […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the author, publisher and translator Ilija Trojanow Translation from Bulgarian: Dessislava Berndt Proofreading: Polina Georgieva The City Church in Wuppertal is known for its high-quality and sophisticated event program, as well as for the good cooperation with other partners. At the invitation of the Catholic Educational Institute and in cooperation […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the Swiss musician Jan Dettwyler Translation from German: Dessislava Berndt Proofreading: Polina Georgieva The 20th jubilee edition of the Bansko Jazz Festival is now history. For more than seven days from 5th to 12th August, numerous world stars celebrated a party marathon together with the audience. The Swiss singer Seven […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the Japanese boogie woogie piano player and composer Keito Saito Proofreading by Polina Georgieva 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 […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with Yuichiro Tokuda from the Japanese Jazz Band RALYZZ DIG Proofreading: Polina Georgieva 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 […]

Interview with the Swiss R&B and soul singer Seven by Dessislava Berndt Translated from German: Dessislava Berndt, Proofreading: Polina Georgieva In the third show of the music event series “Sing My Song – The Exchange Concert” at VOX other stars of the German music scene as Nena, Samy Deluxe, Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer from […]

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 […]

Interview with the French choreographer and dancer Fabien Prioville by Dessislava Berndt Of course, when you live in Wuppertal and like Pina Bausch’s work, you are always curious to discover everything regarding the dance company and the activities of the former dancers- especially after Pina Bausch has passed away. Fabien Prioville is more than a […]

Interview with the Norwegian musician Jarle Bernhoft by Dessislava Berndt Standing ovations for an extraordinary musician: This happened on 31.10.15 at the New Fall Festival in Robert Schumann Hall Düsseldorf. Bernhoft, a fantastic vocalist, guitar player and entertainer from Norway played there with his band. Bernhoft, Photo: Fred Jonny I discovered Bernhoft on the Traumzeit […]

Interview with the space and time-bending artists collective RaumZeitPiraten by Dessislava Berndt Monument for a forgotten future / RaumZeitPiraten in Gelsenkirchen 2012 from RaumZeitPiraten on Vimeo. Who are the RaumZeitPiraten? How did you come up with the idea of this concept? We are RaumZeitPiraten, a space and time-bending artists collective. We started working in 2007 […]

Interview with the painter Klio Karadim by Dessislava Berndt Translated from German by Dessislava Berndt, Proofreading: Simon Pavlov Klio Karadim, Photo: private Klio, how did you get into painting? In the 80’s in Bulgaria you had to choose your further school after the 7th school year. I didn’t want to become a secretary in an […]

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 […]

Interview with the German designer Beatrix Giouras by Dessislava Berndt Translated from German by Dessislava Berndt, Proofreading: Simon Pavlov Who or what is „Zauberwaeldchen“? A few years ago, I formed a dragon with modeling clay. Dragons live in mystical places and are surrounded by strange creatures and plants, in magical forests, where wishes come true. […]

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 Paula Aparicio Paula’s photos filled with so much beauty and tenderness whisper something very unique. Please, introduce yourself to our readers. My name is Paula Aparicio and I’m a photographer. When did you start taking photos? My dad was antiquarian, I grew up going from one art gallery to another, […]

Teodora Atanasova Talks to Photographer Manel Gómez Hello, please tell us a few words about you. I am 34 years old, I live in Barcelona and I am a primary school teacher. I’ve always loved the arts, but it was not until I turned 30 that I developed a passion for photography. I’m a quiet […]