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