site.btaMizia Folk Ensemble to Participate in Portugal's International Folklore Week

The Mizia Professional Folk Ensemble of Targovishte (Northeastern Bulgaria) will participate in Portugal's Folk Cantanhede - International Folklore Week. The event opened on July 5 with a flag-raising ceremony for the participating countries, said the ensemble's Artistic Manager Svetla Manolova.

Until July 13, folk ensembles from eleven countries will perform, sending a message of peace and understanding among nations.

The participation of the ensemble from Targovishte is part of a project titled "A Vision for the Mizia Professional Folk Ensemble", implemented through the Culture Ministry's Intangible Cultural Heritage Programme. Touring several towns and villages, the ensemble will perform new works developed through the project. Bulgarian expats will attend almost all of Mizia's performances in Portugal, said Manolova.