site.btaInternational Folklore Festival Opens at Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv

The 29th International Folklore Festival starts Monday at the Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv, the local administration said. The audience will watch the performances of ensembles from Armenia, Italy, Paraguay, Slovakia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

Every year the festival is hosted by a Bulgarian formation, the Мunicipality said. This year’s host is the folk-dance ensemble Sedenchitsa [an evening gathering, half working-bee and half party] of the Association Folklore World - Sedenchitsa from Plovdiv with chief artistic director Neli Karabahchieva.

According to the organizers, this is one of the most colourful and long-awaited cultural events, which creates a highly emotional and joyous mood for an audience of various ages. Every year the folklore festival turns into a feast for the audience in the hot summer days, with folk dance groups from all over the world performing with a lot of talent, beauty, happiness, providing an unforgettable scene of colour and rhythm, the organizers added. Every festival night, until August 1, the dance troupes will parade along Plovdiv’s main street, reaching the open stage of the central square in front of the municipality, where they will hold short concerts.

The program will continue with the official evening presentations of the participants on the stage of the Ancient Theatre.