AUTHENTIC FOLK DANCES AND A LOT OF NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEM RECEIVED MANAGERS OF DANCE ENSEMBLES AT VFU "CHERNORIZETS HRABER"

04 July 2022

Specialty "Choreography" of Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" was the organizer and host of an additional training course on the topic "Managers of Ensembles for Authentic Folklore", which was held last week. Its participants are lovers of folk dances from all over Bulgaria. They got acquainted with the specifics of Bulgarian dance folklore, the main stages in the organization of rehearsals of a group for authentic folklore, the possibilities for stage adaptation of folklore parts related to the recreation of traditional rites and customs, as well as with the stylistic features of local folklore.

Within the framework of the training, a master class "The Folklore Tradition of Sirt" was held, taught by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kardzhieva. Some of the highlights in her research "Contributions to the Study of the Historical and Folklore Heritage of the Sirt Ethnographic Group" were presented. Special guests were some of the performers from the group for authentic folklore "Sert magic" from the village of Blaskovo, Provadiya region. The women from the group showed particular dances and filled the hall with colours from their original costumes. Valentin Mihaylov, who is a graduate from the specialty and manager of the dance groups in the

"Development - 1903" community centre in the village of Blaskovo, took part in the dance part of the master class.

"The course is a provocation to preserve the Bulgarian traditions" said the participants.

Stay tuned for course dates in June 2023.