Bulgaria Air to fly to Skopje, Belgrade and Istanbul
Bulgarian air carrier Bulgaria Air will start flying to three new destinations by the end of 2007, executive director Dimitar Pavlov said.
The company would fly to the Macedonian capital of Skopje, Serbian capital city Belgrade and Istanbul in .....| Read more
Low cost air carrier offers flights from Bulgaria's capital to Rome
Low cost air carrier Wizz Air announced that it would start flights from Sofia to Italy’s capital. The new line was going to be opened once Bulgaria became EU member, Wizz Air representatives said during a press conference in Sofia. Wizz A.....| Read more
Low-cost airlines plan flights to Bulgaria
A number of low-cost air companies would start operating on Bulgaria’s market in a few months, Dnevnik daily reported. Four low-cost companies had already declared their intention to start flying to Bulgaria after January 1 2007 when the c.....| Read more
Eight low-cost airlines to fly to Bulgaria's Bourgas
Bourgas airport executive director Kalin Barzov told Darik Radio that eight low-cost companies planned flights to Bourgas. Three low-cost companies - Wizz Air, Sky Europe and Norwegian Air Shuttle AS - already flew to Bourgas, Barzov said. Nearl.....| Read more
Trakia highway decision soon- Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister
A decision concerning the construction of Trakia highway was going to be taken within a week or two, Regional Development Minister Assen Gagauzov said. It was important for the construction of the highway to continue within the shortest time per.....| Read more
Bulgaria's capital to change its ticket system for public transport
Sofia municipality announced yet again a new deadline for the introduction of an electronic ticket system for public transport, mediapool.bg said. On February 5 Sofia deputy mayor for transport Velizar Stoilov said the new system would start wor.....| Read more
EC wants Danube bridge 2 operational by end-2010
The bridge linking Vidin in Bulgaria to Calafat in Romania should be operational by the end of 2010, Jeroen van Oel from the European Commission's directorate-general for regional policy told Bulgarian officials last week, as quoted by Dnevnik d.....| Read more
Traffic on Bulgarian-Greek border back to normal
Traffic at the Koulata border checkpoint, the largest crossing on the border between Bulgaria and Greece, has returned to normal on May 2, Bulgarian news agency Focus reported.
The previous day, Bulgarians travelling to Greece for the May 1.....| Read more
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What`s on in Bulgaria
Theatre
Short Play for a Child’s Room What: The play resulted from a fortunate – and unlikely – encounter between director Galin Stoev and playwright Yana Borissova’s debut text. When: May 24 and 29 Where: Theatre 199
Valentine’s Day What: One of the most popular contemporary Russian playwrights, Ivan Vyrypaev has chosen for his play’s motto the words of an Arabian philosopher: “There are only two things – love and love.” When: May 22 Where: Little City Theatre off the Channel
Three Sisters What: Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters is a play about the things that never happen and the sophisticated sadness and despair of the characters. When: May 21 and 30 Where: Nikolai Binev Youth Theatre
Lazarus and Jesus What: Based on Emilian Stanev’s apocrypha, Lazarus and Jesus aims to excite interest in the “damned questions” raised by the author and to argue against the assertion that Bulgarian literature is limited mostly to the regional and the untranslatably Bulgarian. When: May 18 Where: Sfumato Theatre-Workshop
16th International Istanbul Theatre Festival What: two weeks of theatre and dance performances from around the globe When: May 15 to June 4 Where: Istanbul
The Taming of the Shrew (premiere) What: Director Marius Kurkinski returns to the stage of the Satirical Theatre with this Shakespearean comedy, which was one of the master’s earlier plays. When: May 10, 19 and 26 Where: Aleko Konstantinov Satirical Theatre, Sofia
Cultural Institutes
Salon of the Arts What: The annual Salon of the Arts features tens of exhibitions, concerts and performances. For a complete programme, stop by the Ticket centre at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) When: May 11 to June 30 Where: National Palace of Culture, Sofia
Art
Sofia, Paris, Strasbourg What: A joint project by the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, the Ecole Superieure d’arts graphiques – Penninghen and the Ecole superieure des arts decoratifs, Strasbourg, focusing on the Cyrillic alphabet with a newspaper theme. When: Opens May 8 Where: Akademia, 1 Shipka Str, Sofia
ART POSITIVE 2008: FRAGMENT What: exhibition with the participation of 14 Plovdiv artists When: Until May 25 Where: Centre for Contemporary Art - Plovdiv arttoday.org
Live Music
KYLIE MINOGUE What: Indisputably, one of the major concerts in Bulgaria in 2008 will be that of pop icon Kylie Minogue. Ticket prices vary from 40 to 50 leva. When: May 18 Where: Lokomotiv Stadium
JAZZ PLUS FESTIVAL 2008 What: Jan Garbarek Group featuring Manu Katche, Alboran Trio, Roberto Fonseca, Luisito Quintero. Tickets at 20 and 25 leva, available from Dyukyan Meloman, Bulgaria Hall, NDK box office, eventim.bg and ticketstream.bg. When: May 15, 17, 18 and 29 Where: NDK, Bulgaria Hall and 4km Party Center
After Business Club What: weekly mixers When: Wednesdays, 8pm Where: Chillout Bar & Dinner, 5 Triaditsa Str
RONI SIZE DJ SET What: The Sofia gig of the world-famous drum ’n’ bass DJ Roni Size will be the first in a series of events presenting legendary performers from the global drum ’n’ bass scene. When: May 17 Where: Hristo Botev Hall in Studentski Grad
WORLD BEAT NIGHTS – DANCING AROUND THE GLOBE What: Three more World Beat Nights – Dancing Around The Globe parties will be held in May. When: May 16, 23 and 30. May 16: African Night, May 23: The Latino Friday and May 30: Arabian Night. Where: Club Pulse
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