Bulgaria showcases its art, history and folklore in Bratislava throughout May

A rich and diverse Bulgarian cultural programme will take place in Bratislava throughout May, the Bulgarian Embassy in the Slovak capital has announced.

On 6 May, the play No Guarantees was be staged at Teatro Colorato in the city’s historic centre. Actors Stefania Koleva and Deyan Angelov performed a series of humorous sketches inspired by everyday life situations.

On 7 May, the Bulgarian Embassy and the Bulgarian Cultural Union will present Bulgaria with a dedicated stand at the Historic Market Hall during the all-day celebrations marking Europe Day.

On 19 May, the exhibition The Ancient Treasures of Bulgaria will open at the Slovak National Museum. Prepared by a team from the Institute of Balkan Studies and the Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the exhibition is part of the National Research Programme Development of Bulgarian Studies Abroad. The display includes 26 panels featuring photographs of gold and silver artefacts of exceptional historical and artistic value, including masterpieces from the world-famous Panagyurishte Treasure, as well as objects from the Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis, the Borovo, Valchitran, Letnitsa and Rogozen treasures. The exhibition opening will be accompanied by a lecture by Thracologist Valeria Fol and curator Alexandra Milanova.

On 20 May, ahead of the celebration of the Day of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavonic Literature, a festive concert by Trio Fida will take place at Zichy Palace. The vocal ensemble combines the magic of traditional Bulgarian folklore with contemporary musical expression.

On 27 May, the exhibition Heritage and Memory Without Borders will open at the University Library, presenting the diversity of documentary cultural heritage included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme register. Bulgaria’s National Library will showcase its three registered documentary monuments: the Enina Apostle - a fragment of the oldest known Cyrillic Apostle manuscript and evidence of the transition from Glagolitic to Cyrillic script; the Boril Synodikon - a copy of Tsar Boril’s Synodikon from 1211; and a 16th-century manuscript copy of Masnavi-ye Ma'navi by Persian philosopher and poet Jalal ad-Din Rumi.

On 29 May, the interdisciplinary project Home, exploring reality through the eyes of marginalized children in Bulgaria, will be presented at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Bratislava. The project was created by Ivan Todorov.

All events will be held under the patronage of Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Slovakia.

Edited by Diana Tsankova
English: R. Petkova