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The Consulate General of the Republic
of Bulgaria in New York
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Bulgarian-American Center "Madara"
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1st BULGARIAN FOLK DANCE
FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK
To celebrate the Day of Bulgarian culture and alphabet
Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM - concert with all dance groups, follow by dancing
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM - concert with all dance groups, follow by dancing
Address: Park West high school
525 West 50 Street, Manhattan, New York, NY , MAP>>
with special guests
"HORO" FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE - CHICAGO
(www.horochicago.com)
"LUDO MLADO" FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE - BOSTON
(www.ludomlado.com)
"BOSILEK" FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE - NEW YORK
(www.angelfire.com/folk/bosilek)
"GORANA" - Folk Dance Ensemble and
"GORANA JR", Form the Bulgarian School in New York
(www.elissaveta.com)
SOUND DJ BEDO (www.djbedo.com)
FREE ADMISSION
A music, dance and tradition-filled FAMILY event!
Come and enjoy the unique multicolor repertoire of the ensembles includes
songs and dances almost from all ethnographic districts of Bulgaria!
"LUDO MLADO" participation in the festival is supported by
MR ADAM PORTNOY, HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL IN BOSTON
"HORO" participation in the festival is supported by
For contacts: 617.800.9720 or center.madara@gmail.com
or visit www.consulbulgaria-ny.org
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FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLES |
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THE ENSEMBLE FOR BULGARIAN FOLK DANCES “HORO” - from CHICAGO
was founded in 2003 by Irina Gotcheva and Todor Gotchev who to this day are its artistic directors. Irina graduated from the State School of Choreography in Sofia and from The Academy for Music and Dance in Plovdiv. She has worked as a ballet master and choreographer of Ensemble “Sliven” in Bulgaria. Todor is a master of the Tracian dance style and for years was the soloist of Ensemble “Sliven”.
To the delight of the Bulgarian community in Chicago, Irina and Todor continued their creative work on American land, dedicating a lot of time and energy to building an ensemble which today prides itself in a very large and diverse repertoire.
Currently the ensemble has close to 40 members
– women and men, teenagers included, united in their love for the Bulgarian folk dance. Depending on experience, everyone is welcome – as a beginner or intermediate dancer, or in the advanced group which every season works on a new original dance composition.
Ensemble Horo presents dances from all major ethnographic areas of Bulgaria – Severniashka, Trakiiska, Shopska, Dobrudjanska, Pirinska and Rodopska to the sound of pure folk music. Our dancers are dressed in a variety of colorful traditional costumes. MORE READ ON: www.horochicago.com |
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BULGARIAN FOLKLORE DANCE GROUP
“LUDO MLADO” from Boston
Ludo Mlado is a semi- professional dance troupe based in Boston, MA. Choreographers of the troupe include a former professional dancer from the Bulgarian State Ensemble “Rodopa” and a graduate from the National Choreographic School in Sofia, Bulgaria.
By training dancers and showcasing performances at cultural events, the troupe endeavors to preserve and spread awareness of the rich dance traditions of Bulgaria and the Balkan people. Ludo Mlado performs at weddings, festivals, concerts and wherever the Bulgarian music and dance can bring out unique sensations to the event.
MORE READ ON: www.ludomlado.com |
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THE BOSILEK BULGARIAN FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE was founded in New York City in 1979 by Bulgarian choreographer Liliana Tudorova Budy and 4 American women. During our 32-year history, more than 80 women of different ethnic backgrounds and professions have been members of the group. The ensemble has participated in festivals throughout the Northeastern U.S., and has performed in local events at libraries and street fairs, as well as at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. We have also taken part in folk festivals in Bulgaria and appeared on Bulgarian television. The diversity of our backgrounds has united the members of the ensemble |
| in one goal – to show the beauty and richness of the Bulgarian folklore to the American public. Our choreographer since 1995 has been Iliana Bozhanova of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The dances Ms. Bozhanova creates for BOSILEK are based on the specific folk horos and ruchenitsas of the different ethnographic regions of Bulgaria. Our music is traditional, arranged especially for BOSILEK by Lyuben Dossev, Todor Yankov and other musician friends in Bulgaria. Since 1981, Cathie Springer, one of the founders of Bosilek, has been the artistic director of the BOSILEK. She is a graduate of the School for Leaders of Amateur Ensembles in Plovdiv. Visit the Facebook page of the Bosilek Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble or contact us by email: BosilekNYC(at)gmail(dot)com. |
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“GORANA” DANCE ENSEMBLE
Artistic director, teacher and choreographer
Elisaveta Yordanova.
Elissaveta is a dance maker and performer with diverse professional an artistic recognition in Europe and the U.S.A. Elissaveta’s artistic journey takes the long road from Bulgarian folk dance, through theater to contemporary dance over some 25 years.
Iordanova is a Fulbright scholar and a recipient of the Bulgarian National Center for Music and Dance Award. |
As a teaching dance artist, for Joyce Theater Foundation, Elissaveta conducts choreography residences, creative workshops and dance classes for diverse population of students in NY. Her production has been presented in many theaters and performing places in New York. Her international credentials include Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Malta and Romania. Elissaveta at first danced as a solo folk artist, presenting the beauty of the national folk treasure in NY. Later followed by her daughter Iva, 3 American (Susan, Nancy, Kathleen) and 1 Russian (Lana) dancers, she established in 2007 Gorana Dance, named after her grandmother, who was a very talented singer and dancer and taught her the first dances at young age. The following year the project "Harvesting life" gathered dancers and singers, Bulgarians and Americans and opened the way of today's Gorana Dance Ensemle - part of the ELEA GORANA DANCE COLLECTIVE. www.elissaveta.com
Dancers: Chavdar Dobranov, Elissaveta Iordanova, Elena Miteva, Radena Petkova, Venzislava Petkova, Galina Saharova, Dida Seymianska, Susan Thomasson, Nina Totcheva, Eleonora Vidolova |
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“GORANA JUNIOR” DANCE ENSEMBLE
from the Bulgarian Consulate General in New York, with artistic director, teacher and choreographer Elisaveta Yordanova and assistant choreographer Galya Saharova.
In October of 2010 Elissaveta founded Folk Arts and Traditions Club at the Bulgarian School “Hristo Botev” in New York with the generous support of The Consulate General of Bulgaria, and Mr. R.Totchev - general consular, American foundation for Bulgaria, funds from the Bulgarian Ministry of Education—“Language and Culture Beyond Borders.” program and family's support. Students danced in many concert celebrations since than. They also took part in the 5th Annual NYC Dance Parade 2011, where they amazed and "wowed the crowd" (Daily News, May 21, 2011) with their endurance and spirit dancing down Broadway for two hours.
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