What`s on in Bulgaria

Theatre

• 12 Angry Monologues/12 razgneveni monologa
  What: The play is a compilation of 12 of the best monologues from Bulgarian actor Velko Kunev on the National Theatre stage over the past 30 years. Alone on the stage, Kunev re-experiences the fates, thoughts, worries and fears of his characters - including Ham
  When: October 7 and 25, 7pm
  Where: Ivan Vazov National Theatre
• Volpone
  What: This comedy, written by English Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson, tells the story of Venetian nobleman Volpone who pretends he’s at death’s door to lure the numerous aspirants to his large inheritance and thereby expose their greed and foolishness. Starr
  When: October 10, 22 and 28 at 7pm
  Where: Ivan Vazov National Theatre
• The Taming of the Shrew/Oukrotyavane na opurnichavata
  What: Director Marious Kourkinski returns to the stage of the Satirical Theatre with this Shakespearean comedy, which was one of the master’s earlier plays. The original play depicts a nobleman, Petruccio, who, for pragmatic reasons, marries a shrew – a loud-mo
  When: October 10 at 7pm
  Where: Aleko Konstantinov Satirical Theatre

Cultural Institutes

• Pavel Besta and his inspirations
  What: This exhibition by Czech artist Pavel Besta coincides with his 50th birthday. His paintings are in the realm of the grey and sorrowful. Besta discusses universal questions touching on the beating hearts and disillusioned faces who dwell in the country’s o
  When: Until October 31
  Where: the Czech cultural centre, 100 G. S. Rakovski Str, Sofia

Art

• Painters from Plovdiv exhibit in Sofia
  What: Natally gallery is organising a general exhibition featuring artists who have depicted Plovdiv’s gentle pace of life in their works. Visitors can admire the delicately smiling characters looking over from Angel Vassilev’s paintings, or the colourful abstr
  When: Until October 30
  Where: Natally, 38A Gourko Str, Sofia
• The return of Dimitar Voinov
  What: Racoursi gallery presents Bulgarian painter Dimitar Voinov, who has lived and worked in Germany since 1986. Now, 22 years later, he is exhibiting in Bulgaria for the first time. His paintings reveal the use of classic techniques, combined with ambiguous s
  When: Until October 31
  Where: Racoursi, 4A Han Kroum Str, Sofia
• Eva Peneva and Yulian Yordanov’s graphics for four hands
  What: This collaboration between two artists is a long-nurtured idea that finally comes to life. Yordanov presents 13 of his graphics including titles like Leda, Fragrance or Temptation. To find an adequate answer to his challenge, Peneva painted glass using va
  When: Until October 20
  Where: Teo, 34 Macedonia Str, Varna
• Soshana: Around the world in 80 years
  What: Austrian painter Susanne Schuller-Soshana is a true cosmopolitan. As one art critic puts it, she has travelled the world not in 80 days, but in 80 years. During her nomadic life, she has met some of the defining titans of the last century’s art scene – in
  When: Until October 16
  Where: Astri, 34 Tsar Samouil Str, Sofia
• The apple in the minds of several artists
  What: Though it has a small exhibition area, this gallery always offers carefully selected artists the chance to flaunt their talents. In this general exhibition nine artists have come together to explore the ‘apple theme.’ Works by Boiko Kolev, Rossen Rashev,
  When: Until October 20
  Where: Art Gallery Paris, 8 Paris Str, Sofia
• LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER – ANI KARALAMBEVA AND NIYA ABRASHEVA
  What: Drawing on her experience and expertise as a long-time textile designer, Ani Karalambeva collaborates with her daughter Niya Abrasheva to create beauty in the ever-saturated world of fashion and interior design. The exhibition presents mixed media wall pa
  When: Until October 8
  Where: Azza Gallery of Modern Art, 25 Cherni Vruh Blvd, Sofia