A series of cultural events "Summer in Kapana" will delight visitors to the most colorful and attractive art district of Plovdiv

"Summer in Kapana" invites Plovdiv residents and guests of the city to several interesting events with free admission. The organizer is the "Library for Ideas and Events", which launched a similar series last summer. The initiative is implemented with the financial support of the Municipality of Plovdiv and is part of the Cultural Calendar of the city for 2020. The place is Abadjiyska Street, near the Whiskey bar "Sandak". Here are the announcements of the events:

2 July 2020 - beginning at 21:00 h. (9 pm) - Acoustic blues under the stars with the participation of Rumen Kurtev.

Rumen Kurtev is a popular rock musician with many club appearances, along with his band and is well known to music lovers. His other role, with which he is popular, is photography. Rumen is one of the leading names of the Plovdiv school of photographers and often delights the audience with attractive shots of cult cultural events in the city under the hills.

3 July 2020 - beginning at 20:00 h. (8 pm) - Armenian dances and tastes

This Friday night will be dedicated to the traditional music, dances and tastes of Armenia.
Two amateur Armenian dance groups will delight the audience with their performances. These are the youth Yerazank (Dream), founded 8 years ago by Parekordzagan, Plovdiv and the dance group of the ladies - Nareni (Narovo Darvo), formed in 2016 by Parekordzagan, Plovdiv. The talented performers have set themselves the task of preserving and continuing to spread the values ​​of the rich cultural Armenian heritage in its most beautiful form, namely - through the art of dance.

7 July 2020, 20:00 h. (8 pm) - Actresses read Bulgarian humorous classics in "Kapana"

Tuesday night (July 7) is dedicated to Bulgarian literature, presented to us with a dose of pride and humor. Plovdiv actresses Giovanna Galiardi and Paulina Gegova will present a selection of some of the funniest classic works by Bulgarian authors, which have become a benchmark for native culture.
Literary reading will be divided into two parts. The first is dedicated to the great satirist Chudomir. His stories are the culmination of the humorous genre. The techniques he skillfully handles recreate the Bulgarian from the past in a way that provokes both a smile and ridicule in the reader. It shows the everyday person and the situations in which he finds himself, with all his habits, shortcomings, but also hopes. With one foot he stepped into his homeland, with the other he stepped into the illusory dream of the West.
The second part of the reading will focus on other legends in Bulgarian literature, such as Yordan Radichkov, Elin Pelin and Stanislav Stratiev. They depict life in Bulgaria through the various political, fashion and social trends no worse. From the theme of love in the village to the night experiences on the streets of the capital. You will be able to hear all this and more on July 7.

Giovanna Galiardi graduated in Acting for Drama Theater at Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski" in 2014. She has participated in cameo roles in various Bulgarian series, filmed commercials, hosted events, and is currently part of the troupe of the Rhodope Drama Theater "Nikolai Haitov".

Paulina Gegova graduated in the same course. Immediately after that she entered the Music and Drama Theater "Konstantin Kisimov" - Veliko Tarnovo, where she spent two seasons. Today, she is a writer and editor, part of the media life of Plovdiv, event organizer and actress.
The event will take place in front of bar "Sandak" on Abadjiyska Street in the Kapana creative industries district, from 20:00 h. (8 pm). Admission is free! Dresscode: Good mood!

8 July 2020, 20:00 h. (8 pm) - First of a series of five concerts of young talents from the Art Voice Center.

Art Voice Center was established in 2014. Its main goal is to train young talents in rock, pop and jazz singing. Its founder and chief vocal pedagogue is Rumyana Ivanova. In three years the Center has become the best music school in Plovdiv and among the first in the country. The confessions about the hard work of Rumyana and the children are not late. The many awards and distinctions that jazz talents have won at dozens of national and international competitions are a cause for both pride and an incentive for new musical challenges.

9 July 2020, 20:00 h. (8 pm) - Mono show "Forgotten from Heaven".

A mono-performance by Svetozar Knezovski-Zaro based on the book of the same name by Ekaterina Tomova.
Director: Kristiana Boiadjieva Kristiana Boiadjieva
Consultants: Prof. Julia Ognyanova and Dots. Dr. Katerina Ilkova
Scenography: Vessela Valchinova-Toshkova
Sound Wednesday: Bistra Dilyanof
Adaptation of the text: Kristiana Boyadzhieva and Svetozar Knezovski

"Forgotten from Heaven" is a spectacle as close to a liturgy in a small church somewhere in the mother's embrace on the Rhodope Mountains. A clash of generations in the face of a desperate Sofia drug addict and the wisdom of the Rhodopean centenarians. The narrative nature of the performance gives the audience a chance to follow the story of Nicholas, who in his wild puberty finds drugs as the only way out of his confused soul. After a close encounter with the death of his best friend, Nikola set off on an unforeseen hitchhiking away from the city. Coincidence or non-coincidence takes him to a remote Rhodopean village where only a few people live. The village of the centenarians sucks up our hero and gives him a second life woven of mysticism, kindness, respect for traditions and love for life. This is the place where he chooses to live, to fall in love, to start a family and to meet the joy of a life free from addictions. This is the place where the hero invites us to take a walk and visit him like an old friend. "Forgotten by Heaven" is an intimate-confessional spectacle about the inseparable connection between heaven and earth, which is undoubtedly man.

This production is performed with respect to the memory of the unique actress ZLATINA TODEVA and with a tribute to the memory of the legendary director Prof. YULIYA OGNYANOVA.