18th Literary Festival "Plovdiv reads" 2020

28.09 – 04.10.2020
Different locations (Ancient Theater, National Bibliotheque Ivan Vazov, Ancient Plovdiv, Drama Theater, Radio Plovdiv, Open Stages, Community Centers, Schools)
Official opening: 29 September 2020 - Awards "Orpheus Wreath", "Golden Brush" and a gala concert "Plovdiv reads 2020"

Highlights of the PROGRAMME

THE YOUNG PLOVDIV READS
September 12 (Saturday)
In the yard of Dzhurkovi Gallery (19 Saborna Street)
Creative workshop for poetry and prose (for young people).
Poetry: 11:00 - 12:30 with Ina Ivanova
Prose: 13:00 - 14:30 with Martin Kasabov
Admission is free by pre-booking at [email protected]
 
September 19 (Saturday), 11:00 - 12:30
In the yard of Dzhurkovi Gallery (19 Saborna Street)
Creative workshop in journalism (for young people).
Trainers: Radoslav Ivanov and Vladislav Sevov (BNT)
Admission is free by pre-booking at [email protected]

EXHIBITIONS:
September 17 - October 9, 2020, 11:00 - 18:00 (starting day: Sunday) 
Atelier Vesselin Roussev
(5 Nayden Gerov Street, entrance from Knyaz Alexander I Main Street)
"Plovdiv reads" 2020, "Look!" Magazine and "Veselin Rusev" Atelier present: "Look! Isolation "- an exhibition of the authors of the Isolated Edition of the magazine" Look! "And the book" When it's outside inside. "
Curators: Vessela Nozharova and Gergana Minkova
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September 28 - October 9, 11:00 - 19:00 
Lucky Cinema House (1 Gladstone Street)
Janet 45 Publishing House: 
"The Eternal Fly" at the age of 10 - an exhibition with prints from the book "The Eternal Fly" by Georgi Gospodinov and Nikola Toromanov.

September 28 - October 9, 8:00 - 20:00 (Saturday and Sunday: 8:00 - 15:00)
Ivan Vazov National Library
presents: The visiting exhibition "170 years since the birth of Ivan Vazov" at the House Museum "Ivan Vazov" - Sopot.

September 28 - October 4
Location: Central Square (in front of the Central Post Office)
Plovdiv reads ● Book Alley
Participants (publishers):
Literary corner
Tent 1 - Janet 45, ICU, Balkan Cultural Forum Foundation, Letera, Hermes
Tent 2 - Athea, Koala Press, Perseus, Directions
Tent 3 - Bard
Tent 4 - Emmas, Unicorp
Tent 5 - Fut
Tent 6 - Ciela, Paper World
Tent 7 - Assenevtsi, AMG Publishing, Robertino
Tent 8 - Shambhala, Wakon, Inle
Tent 9 - Kibea, Tat Creative, Heliopolis
Tent 10 - Edelweiss, Ina, Window, PAN
Tent 11 - Enlightenment
Tent 12 - Bulgarian History, University Publishing House "St. St. Cyril and Methodius ”, Ecliptic, Panorama
Tent 13 - Lyre print, Infodar, Mailbox for fairy tales
Tent 14 - Zahari Stoyanov, Moonlight 13, Inspirations
Tent 15 - Fox Book Café, Hummingbird
Tent 16 - Millennium, Locus, White Brotherhood, Omofor
Tent 17 - Wish Mash, Atelier Desire, Library Bulgaria, Together Academy, Allitea
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September 29 (Tuesday)
17:00 - 18:00
Hristo G. Danov House-Museum (2 Mitropolit Paisiy Str.)
Ministry of Culture and Municipality of Plovdiv: Awarding ceremony of the National Literary Awards "HRISTO G. DANOV".
Categories: Bulgarian literature, Translated literature, Humanities, Art of the book, Children's edition, Book distribution, Presentation of the Bulgarian book, Library work, Electronic publishing and new technologies.

September 29 (Tuesday)
19:30 - ANCIENT THEATER - PLOVDIV
OFFICIAL OPENING OF "PLOVDIV READS"
Official awarding of:
ORPHEUS WREATH - for high achievements in contemporary poetry
GOLDEN BRUSH - for the best book layout
Greetings from Boil Banov, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Greetings from Zdravko Dimitrov, Mayor of Plovdiv.
Words from Bozhana Apostolova, founder of the Plovdiv Reads Festival.
Host: Nikolai Kolev
With the special participation of:
Folk dance ensemble "Dilyanka" at the Municipality of Plovdiv with chief artistic director Maria Kyoseva.
"Detska kitka" Choir at the Municipal Children's Complex. Conductors: Prof. Zlatina Deliradeva and Yana Deliradeva. Piano accompaniment: Sonya Zapryanova.
Stefan Valdobrev and The Usual Suspects: Ivan Lechev (guitar), Miroslav Ivanov (guitar), Veselin Veselinov - Eco (bass guitar) and Stoyan Yankulov - Stundzhi (percussion instruments).
Admission: free
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24 September - 04 October
Literary meetings with writers, translators, artists, readings and creative meetings, premieres of new books, discussions, exhibitions, concerts, workshops

Admission is free for all events of the program.
Compliance with anti-epidemic measures is mandatory!
The festival is organized for the eighteenth time and is part of the Cultural Calendar of the Municipality of Plovdiv for 2020.
Map of all locations here.

The full program is published on the internet page of the festval: http://plovdivchete.com/, as well as on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Plovdivchete
(The festival will be held on September 28 - October 4, 2020, instead of the originally announced dates June 8 - 14, 2020, due to the epidemiological situation in the country in connection with the spread of COVID-19. https://www.facebook.com/plovdivchete)