4th Bulgarian Cultural Festival in New England....
 
Internationally Acclaimed Flamenco Dancer and teacher
Kristina Staykova



- 1993-1994 - Vice-Champion - Bulgaria - Ballroom Dancing
Representative of the country in World and European Cups

- 1997 move to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Studied Argentine Tango and Flamenco

- 1998 move to the US
Dance competitively - Latin American Dancing

- Mexico Open Champions

- 2nd Place US National Rising Star 2004

- German Open Finalists 2004 Dancing

- Teaching and performing US, Europe, Latin America

Folklore Ensemble "Ludo Mlado"



“Ludo Mlado” – Boston-based folkloric dance group, which has performed Bulgarian traditional dances since 1998. Petur Petrov – Bulgarian native, who shears his experience and love for dance in Boston area since 1995, directs the group. Petur teaches regular dance classes every Monday night at Green Street Dance Studios in Cambridge. Their new show is “The Return to the Innocence” - directed and choreographed by Petur Petrov.
Folkloric combination of Bulgarian traditional rituals and dances.

 
Theatre children group from the Bulgarian Sunday School in Boston. Lead by Bulgarian actress Violeta Koleva

 
Albena Dimitrova (soprano)

Zavarshila e Sredno Muzikalno Uchilishte "Dobri Hristov"-Varna, spetzialnost - operno peene. Blizo godina pee v hora na Varnenskata operetta. Visheto si obrazuvanie zavyrshva v Tehnicheski Universitet - Varna. Shest godini raboti kato prepodavatel v VVMU-Nikola Vaptzarov. Magistyrska stepen-Mississippi State University - Graphic Design and Electrical Engineering.

 


Harvard Bulgarian Dance Club



The Harvard Bulgarian Club will perform an original piece inspired by traditional folk dance rituals from the Shopsko region (South-Western Bulgaria). The music and costumes resemble the ones used in the region during the 19th century. The 12 performers created together this vibrant piece where the magic of Bulgarian folk dances is revived in the peculiar rhythm of eleven eights.

The Harvard Bulgarian Club, founded in 1997, serves as a uniting entity of the Bulgarian students on campus, and as an informational kernel of the Bulgarian student society throughout the U.S. The group seeks to promote greater awareness and understanding of the political, social, and cultural issues regarding Bulgaria in the Harvard community. We have been actively engaged in the society by organizing cultural gatherings to celebrate Bulgarian holidays, inviting speakers on campus,
and collaborating with other cultural and ethnic groups.

 


Violeta Doncheva (piano)

Education : Music High School (Burgas, Bulgaria); Major: Classical Piano State Music Academy (Sofia, Bulgaria); Major: Sound Engineering Quincy College (Quincy ,MA) Major: Liberal Arts Berklee College of Music (Boston,MA ); Major: Music Production and Engineering Mrs. Dontcheva's professional background includes: Experience in the field of Classical, Chamber and Jazz Music; Sound and Recording Engineering since 1996 in various recording studios and radio stations, as well as the “ Off the Canal Theatre ” in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Since 1999 Mrs. Dontcheva has worked in the New England area as a recording engineer and a private piano instructor. She has recorded, mixed, edited and produced a variety of projects for Berklee College of Music, The Studio, Joel Gordon Recordings, Sonic Temple Studio, and Studio 234. She has also served as a free lance sound engineer for churches, Harvard, MIT, Boston University, Longy School of Music, Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, Sanders Theathre, local music clubs and many more locations in the Boston area.

 


Kosta Ralam (tenor)



Zavurshil e Akademiata za muzikalno i tancovo izkustvo v Plovdiv sys specialnost klasichesko peene i horovo dirigirane. Shest godini raboti v Opernija teatur na grad Opava, Cheshkata republika i sedem godini e uchitel v mukalnoto uchilishte v gr.Odry, Cheshkata republika. Predi zaminavaneto si za Chehija e diriziral hor "Kocho Kovachev"-Asenovgrad, muzkija hor na stroitelni vojski-Plovdiv i zaedno sus suprugata si sa rabotili kratko vreme kato prepodavateli v muzikalnoto uchilishte v Shiroka Luka.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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