“The Labyrinth” of Oscar Tusquets Blanca in Sofia

Most exhibitions get opened, covered and forgotten in time. Few are destined to become events. This is one – The Labyrinth: architecture, design and other arts by Oscar Tusquets Blanca. We owe the privilege and the fortune to see it on March 31, in Hall 6 of the National Palace of Culture to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Bulgaria and personally to the Ambassador H.E. Mr. Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin.

The merry, colourful and cheery world of Stanka Zheleva

Our young artist who has been living and working in Paris for a dozen of years is already famous in Bulgaria and abroad. In the end of March, on the occasion of the francophony week she opened an exhibition in the French Cultural Institute, Sofia. Her works, a result of her trips in different countries related to French language and culture, are united under the title “A Journey through Francophony”. The artist thinks she is a lucky person because everything she loves doing has become her profession.

Olympics 2004 Exhibition

The most eagerly expected sports event this year is undoubtedly the Olympic Games. And as they will take place in Greece, where the Olympic idea started centuries ago, the thrill is even bigger.

Multiplication (The kebapche can also be art)

On April 1, in Sofia City Art Gallery a British Council travelling exhibition of artistic multiples was opened. 11 Bulgarian artists

Jazzman Jim Mullen finds an English friend in Sofia

The Secretary General of the International Francophonic Organisation Abdou Diouf in Bulgaria

Czech Easter Eggs decorators guests in Bulgaria

Christian Symbols

In Passion Week, only a few days before the biggest holiday of the Eastern Orthodox Church – Easter – on April 6, 2004, the Crypt of the St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral hosted an exhibition which made its visitors turn once again to the spiritual values of Christianity. The exhibition, entitled “The Christian Symbols – The Temple”, showcased interpretations on wood by contemporary authors, which make a powerful impact on the soul.

Unspoken Alphabet

An extraordinary event during the 8th Easter Festival in the National Opera and Ballet was the ballet performance of the Italian dance group “Francesca Selva” Unspoken Alphabet. The show took place on April 19, under the patronage of the Italian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Gian B. Campagnola with the cooperation of the Italian Cultural Institute.

The art of painting – social or poetic reality

The exhibition of Section “Painting” at the Union of Bulgarian Artists aims at problematising without contrasting the poetic and the social as two aspects of the artistic reflection of life and the world of ideas. Many guests gathered on April 9, in the National Exhibition Centre for Modern Art at 6 Shipka St. Among the foremost guests were H.E. Mr. James Pardew, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA to Bulgaria and his wife.

Festive Easter concert of Severacek Children’s Choir

Pure Emotion, Pure Devotion

Under this heading the first collection of poems by Ani Kancheva, titular interpreter of the Ambassador of the United States to Bulgaria, H. E. Mr. James Pardew, and assistant protocol officer in the American Embassy, was published. The premiere of the book was held on March 30, 2004, in Sofia City Art Gallery which witnessed yet another intellectual triumph, embracing both the poetic and the social. The event was inaugurated by Mrs. Juliana Tomova, Editor-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Review magazine and the person behind the publishing of the book. “The poetic works of this radiant young girl impressed me even back in August 2003, when I first heard her poems in the American residence,” Mrs. Tomova said. “Mrs. Kathy Pardew had invited prominent American and Bulgarian poets and Ani turned out to be a surprise. Her volume of poetry was born in a spontaneous and emotional way. Another surprise is that she is also an artist. Perhaps her next book will be accompanied by an exhibition…”