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Foreigner perspective

Dan Nolan / The Budapest Times — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0200

The Revolutionary Decadence exhibition at Óbuda’s Kiscelli Museum highlights the artistic contribution made by foreign residents of Budapest over the last two decades.

Contemporary Balkan music experiment to hit Sofia stage

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0200

Twenty-six musicians and four DJs in three halls for a night of improvised Balkan music.

W.A.S.P. concert in Sofia sold out

The Sofia Echo staff — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:18:00 +0200

One day before their concert in Bulgaria's capital, the W.A.S.P. concert has been completely sold out, organisers say.

Sofia: In Broad Daylight exhibition

Gabriel Hershman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:16:00 +0200

Doris Peter captures the starkness and poverty of life in Sofia in 1990 and the ensuing decade

2012 to premiere at 12 past midnight on November 13

The Sofia Echo staff — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:11:00 +0200

Sofia cinema's will premiere 2012 at 12 past midnight in the morning of November 13 2009

Bulgarian artists in their studio

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:45:00 +0200

Bulgarian artists in their studios in Sofia is the subject of a photo-exhibition called Sofia Studios, due to open on November 12.

Al Di Meola with concerts in Sofia, Bourgas and Gabrovo this month

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:15:00 +0200

The popular guitarist will perform in Sofia on November 7, in Bourgas on November 8 and in Gabrovo on November 10.

Dutch choir Slavuj to tour Bulgaria

The Sofia Echo staff — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:47:00 +0300

On its first tour of Bulgaria, Slavic folk-song choir Slavuj, is to perform in Sofia's Alexander Nevski Cathedral on October 24.

Cesária Évora returns to Sofia

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:17:00 +0300

Legendary Cape Verdean singer returns to Sofia for a concert on October 2 2009.

Sofia Dance Week Academy starts

Petar Kostadinov — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:49:00 +0300

Everybody is invited to take part in the open dance lessons at Borisova Gradina park. The show starts at 7pm at the park's summer stage.

Is this The Age of Stupid?

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:34:00 +0300

New environmental movie is set in the future and features Pete Posthlewaite as an old man ruing our collective failure to avert climate change

Manchester University Orchestra performs concerts in Sofia and Plovdiv

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:28:00 +0300

Visitors from Manchester were surprised to find themselves paying for extra seats for on the plane for large musical instruments such as the cello and horn

Rock in Rila for a seventh time

The Sofia Echo Staff — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:53:00 +0300

The Beli Iskur rock fest, just 60km from Sofia, is a good alternative to Madonna.

Apollonia arts festival in Bulgaria reaches quarter century mark

The Sofia Echo staff — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:31:00 +0300

To mark anniversary, this year's Apollonia Festival of Arts will start earlier than usual, on August 29.

Bulgarian clergy wants Madonna gig cancelled

Alex Bivol — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:29:00 +0300

Clash with feast day of St John the Baptist cited as reason for request

Bulgaria's bTV to add comedy, films

Dnevnik.bg — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:37:00 +0300

Bulgaria's first national private television bTV announced the launch of two theme channels by the end of the year, a company media statement said on August 13.

B-Real apologises to Miss Bulgaria

Rene Beekman — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:28:00 +0300

After a second look from B-Real at the photos of Miss Bulgaria 2009, the Cypress Hill rapper judged her "not bad, not bad at all".

The battle over Madonna

Krakaw Post — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:00 +0300

Less than a week remains until Madonna's 15 August concert in Warsaw, but protests have already begun.

Ljubljana not interested in Madonna

Rene Beekman — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:22:00 +0300

Madonna cancelled her concert in Ljubljana, Slovenia, over apparent lack of interest.

Cypress Hill B-Real in Bulgaria

Rene Beekman — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:23:00 +0300

Cypress Hill lead-rapper B-Real is to perform at Bulgaria's Cacao Beach in August 2009. Among the star's modest requests was "a beautiful Bulgarian girl, possibly miss Bulgaria."