8th Annual Black Box International Theatre and Dance Festival 2014

The 8th annual Black Box International Theatre and Dance Festival will be held May 31–June 6, 2014, in Plovdiv. The seven-day festival will feature Bulgarian and international works in the fields of physical theatre, performance and contemporary dance, as well as a variety of dance seminars and workshops. The festival’s partners include the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, Municipality of Plovdiv, Embassy of Israel, U.S. Embassy, Goethe Institute, Embassy of Belgium, Boris Hristov Cultural Centre, Plovdiv Drama Theatre, and Trakart Cultural Centre.

May 29–31

“Themes in Contemporary Dance Theatre or What We Know About Pina Bausch” Dance workshop with choreographer Mila Iskrenova. Trakart Cultural Centre in the Archeological Underpass

Mila Iskrenova is one of Bulgaria’s foremost choreographers. Specializing in modern dance, she is a guest instructor at the “Krustyo Sarafov” National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, the “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Music Academy, and the Accademia Filarmonica di Messina (Italy). She is also head choreographer for the legendary Arabesque Contemporary Dance Company.

This dance atelier is supported by the Goethe-Institut Bulgaria