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Short Movie Marathon

Sofia Gallery, 7 PM Premiere of a documentary dedicated to the famous Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov. Special Screening of the movies "Late Home" and "Which is this city?" Followed by Q&A session with the Director Maria Averina RSVP: office@bcilondon.co.uk *with English subtitles...
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Exhibition Opening by Milena Yoich and Film Screening of “Bogdana’s Paris”

19:00, Sofia Gallery >Reserve your place here< 6:30pm EXHIBITION OPENING featuring MILENA YOICH 7:30pm SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY  BOGDANA'S PARIS about BOGDANA KARADOCHEVA 8:30pm Q&A + Special performance by BOGDANA KARADOCHEVA and STEFAN DIMITROV   Special guests: Bogdana Karadocheva, Momchil Traykov, Stefan Dimitrov, Georgi Toshev - director of "Bogdana's Paris"  ...
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Film Screening: “The Petrov File” by Georgi Balabanov

19:00, Sofia Gallery >Reserve your place here<   Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2tBJbA30HQ   Special Guests: Georgi Balabanov and Stefan Dimitrov   Directed by: Georgi Balabanov   Written by: Georgi Balabanov and Jean-Claude Carrière   In the roles: Mihail Bilalov, Deyan Donkov, Radina Kardjilova, Malin Krastev, Tzvetana Maneva, Anjela Nedyalkova, Georgi Novakov, Anna Papadopoulou   Synopsis: During the last years of the communist regime in Bulgaria, stage actor Alexander Petrov is banned from playing for no apparent reasons. When he reappears, after the...

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Piano concert with Svetoslav Todorov

19:00, Halls of the Bulgarian Embassy >Reserve your place here<   Join us for a piano concert featuring the young, award-winning pianist, Svetoslav Todorov.   Evening Programme: 1. J. S. Bach - Toccata in E minor 2. L. van Beethoven - Variations on a theme by Salieri 3. Isaac Albeniz - El Puerto ( from Iberia ) 4. John Adams - American Berserk 5. Nikolai Kapustin - Concert...
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Documentary Screening: “A Brush Soaked in Carmine” by Teodor Todorov

19:00, Sofia Gallery >Reserve your place here<   This is the premiere of the new documentary by Teodor Todorov A Brush Soaked in Carmine. Special guest: Teodor Todorov (director) A documentary by kro.no Pictures. In 2007 Bulgarian iconographer Jordan Opitz fatally shot Marian Ianchev on a residential street in Sofia. Ianchev, a drug addict, was killed as he attempted to escape...
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Theatre Performance “The Burning Gadulka”, performed solo by Miroslav Kokenov

19:00, Sofia Gallery This is the Friday performance of a special two-day performance - This will only be in Bulgarian. >Reserve your place here< For the English version of the performance, go here.   The Burning Gadulka by Rayko Baychev Director Milena Aneva With Miroslav Kokenov Translated from Bulgarian by Angela Rodel Premiere: 26th February, 2016 - in Bulgarian 27th February, 2016 - in English “Sometimes...
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Bulgaria – My lifelong affair: Literary Evening presenting the works of Christopher Buxton

19:00, Sofia Gallery >Reserve your place here< Writer and translator Christopher Buxton celebrates his thirty seven year ongoing relationship with Bulgaria, its inspirational history, its themes, its people and its writers. In a talk illustrated by stories and poetry, the writer will talk about the inspiration that prompted his novels published in English and in Bulgarian, as...
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Exhibition Opening: “The Story in You” – Charity Event for the “Iskam Bebe” Foundation

This is a full day event taking place at Sofia Gallery.   We will be unveiling the exhibition "The Story in You" by the artist Yordanka Yanakieva. The exhibition will be coupled with a special charity event, from which all proceeds will go to the Iskam Bebe Foundation (Iskam Bebe translates to I Want a Baby).   10:00-12:00 - We invite our...

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Musical-Poetry Evening: “Cheers, Loneliness!” by Ivaylo Dimanov

19:00, Sofia Gallery

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The poet and journalist Ivaylo Dimanov will visit London and perform his musical poetic project "Cheers, Loneliness!" He has edited his performance to include pieces in English as well, and will tie together his songs thematically on the Bulgarian diaspora in London. He has even prepared new translations of...

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