International Theatre Festival Begins in Macedonia, with Plays from Albania, Croatia, Bosnia
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The play, based on Gogol’s short story, is produced by Germany’s National Theatre from Berlin and is directed by Hanna Rudoloph. It stars Samuel Finzi, a Bulgarian actor who has worked in Germany since the early 1990s.
The festival, which continues until November 10, will also feature performances from Albania, France, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland.
An international jury, comprised of director Niko Gorsic from Slovenia, actress Ilka Muja from Albania and Macedonian journalist Sotir Trajkov, will decide on the festival Grand Prix.
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A Perfect Shot
In Homo Urbanus Europeanus, exhibited May 9-24 in front of the National Theatre in Sofia, Jean-Marc Caracci presents his photographs of people in the urban environment of European capitals.
RED&WHITE SOFIA. On the 1st of March Bulgarians say goodbye to the winter. They buy each other red&white threads to carry around until they see a stork and spring can begin. Photography by Lode Desmet
BULGARIA D'OR: The Bulgarian countryside, patinated with the noble golden dust of the autumn. Photographs by Lode Desmet
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The exhibition Photographs of a Trip Through Bulgaria by Hungarian photographer András Balla can be seen in Sofia's Hungarian Cultural Institute, at Aksakov 16 Street, until August 22
Instant Spring in Sofia | Photographs by Lode Desmet
Off-the-season Beauty of Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast | Photographs by Adelina Iliev
Bulgaria's Northern Black Sea Coast
Photographs by Albena Shkodrova
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