The 43rd edition of the International folklore festival, held in Burgas, will be from 17 to 21 August. Participating in the events will be groups from Bulgaria, Albania, Vietnam (only on August 20), Estonia, Italy, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary and Georgia.
Residents and guests of the city will have the opportunity to watch concerts at the following places on 18,19 and 20 August: housing complex "Meden rudnik", housing complex "Slaveikov", open-air stage "Ohluva", in front of City Hall, Cultural home of the oil chemist (NHK), expo center "Flora", as well as in front of the Summer theater. Inside the summer theater there will be concerts of 3 groups each night from 20.30 hours.
This year during the whole five days of the festival there will be processions of the participants.
It is expected on the open-air stages 5 groups to perform each for 5 minutes, after which to travel with a bus or by foot to the places, where they will have concerts. The last group, which will remain on stage, dances 20-30 minutes and teaches the public for the same amount of time.
PROGRAM
17.08.2015
10.30 - SUMMER THEATER - OPENING OF EXHIBITION 50 YEARS IFF AND 70 YEARS ATANAS MANCHEV WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF FOLKLORE GROUP FROM ERKECH
18.00 - PROCESSION OF ALL THE GROUPS FROM SQUARE TROYKATA TO CITY HALL
18.30 - PRESENTAION OF THE GROUPS
20.30 - OPEMING OF IFF
21.00 - CONCERT OF ENSEMBLE ATANAS MANCHEV
18.08.2015
19.00 - SUMMER THEATER - ENSEMBLE FOR FOLKLORE FROM COMMUNITY CENTER "PROSVETA" 1929 - LYULYAKOVO AND ORCHESTAS FROM UKRAINE, ITALY, TURKEY
18.00 - PROCESSION MEDEN RUDNIK
18.30 - PRESENTAITON OF THE PARTICIPANTS: HUNGARY, ESTONIA, SLOVAKIA, ALABANIA, SERBIA - CONCERT
20.30 - SECOND FESTIVAL NIGHT - UKRAINE, ITALY, TURKEY
CONCERS AT OPEN-AIR STAGES
19.00 - PROCESSION ESTONIA - FROM CITY HALL TO NHK
19.30 - CONCERT OPEN-AIR STAGE NHK
19.00 - PROCESSION SLOVAKIA - FROM CITY HALL TO OPEN-AIR STAGE OHLUVA
19.00 - PROCESSION HUNGARY - FROM STR V.LEVSKI TO CITY HALL
19.30 - CONCERT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL
19.00 - PROCESSION ALBANIA - FROM MONUMENT PANTEONA TO EXPO CENTER FLORA
19.30 - CONCERT STAGE FLORA
19.08.2015
19.00 - SUMMER THEATER - KUKER GROUP OF COMMUNITY CENTER PROSVETA 1892 - STRALDJA AND ORCHESTRAS FROM ALBANIA, HUNGARY, SLOVAKI
20.30 - THIRD FESTIVAL NIGHT - ALBANIA, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA
18.00 - PROCESSION FROM CAFÉ MUSHROOM TO CITY ALL AND OPEN STAGE NGK
18.30 - START OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE PARTICIPANTS: ESTONIA, ITALY, UKRAINE, SERBIA, TURKEY - CONCERT
CONCERTS AT OPEN-AIR STAGES
19.30 - ITALY - CONCERT MEDEN RUDNIK
19.00 - PROCESSION UKRAINE - FROM NHK TO CITY HALL
19.30 - CONCERT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL
19.00 - PROCESSION ESTONIA - FROM MONUMENT PANTEONA TO EXPO CENTER FLORA
19.30 - CONCERT STAGE FLORA
19.00 - PROCESSION SERBIA - FROM CITY HALL TO OPEN-AIR STAGE OHLUVA
19.30 - TURKEY - CONCERT OPEN-AIR STAGE OHLUVA
20.08.2015
19.00 - SUMMER THEATER - FOLKLORE GROUP ZDRAVETS VILLAGE FAKIA, FOLKLORE GROUP OF COMMUNITY CENTER SVETLINA VILLAGE MOMINA TSARKVA AND ORCHESTRAS FROM VIETNAM, ESTONIA, SERBIA
20.30 - FOURTH FESTIVAL NIGHT - VIETNAM, ESTONIA, SERBIA
18.00 - PROCESSION SLAVEIKOV
18.30 - START OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE PARTICIPANTS: TURKEY, ALBANIA, HUNGARY, ITALY, UKRAINE, SLOVAKIA
19.30 - CONCERT STAGE SLAVEIKOV - UKRAINE AND SLOVAKIA
CONCERTS AT OPEN-AIR STAGES
19.30 - TURKEY - CONCERT MEDEN RUDNIK
19.00 - PROCESSION ALBANIA - FROM CITY HALL TO NHK
19.30 - CONCERT STAGE NHK
19.00 - PROCESSION HUNGARY - FROM CITY HALL TO OPEN-AIR STAGE OHLUVA
19.30 - CONCERT OPEN-AIR STAGE OHLUVA
19.00 - PROCESSION ITALY - FROM STREET V.LEVSKI TO CITY HALL
19.30 - CONCERT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL
21.08.2015
18.00 - PROCESSION OF ALL GROUPS - SQUARE TROYKATA, CITY HALL, SUMMER THEATER
19.00 - 20.00 - ORCHESTRAS PARTICIPATING IN IFF
20.30 - GALA CONCERT WITH ALL GROUPS