THE WONDERFUL JOURNEY OF BOYAN BELOKAPOV FROM AULA MAXIMA AT VFU "CHERNORIZETS HRABAR" TO THE SCENE OF "DISNEY" IN PARIS
28 Април 2021
Boyan Belokapov at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar", Class of 2011 - 2014
On the eve of the Dance Day - April 29, we present Boyan Belokapov - a dance artist at Disneyland and an alumni student at Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar". Boyan traveled from the university rehearsal hall to the Disney World stage in Paris. For eight years he has been a dancer and actor in some of the most famous musical productions, including "Frozen 2" and "Mickey and the Magician" - the show that won the award for best world theater production in a theme park.
"One of the main things I learned at the university is how to put my ideas and imagination into words. I learnt how the machine works on the stage, how the whole product "dance performance" is created - the artists, the musical work, the scenography, the sound, the lighting ", said Boyan. "At VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" we learnt from some of the best experts in the Bulgarian folklore, music and dance. Thanks to the teachers, we have developed as artists - not only as dancers, but also as designers, choreographers and directors, as teachers and psychologists," said he.
See what Boyan Belokapov shared about his work and his studies at the university ►
In the 30-year history of Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" the most colorful, most creative and most dynamic specialty - "Choreography", has been present at the university for more than 25 years.
It was developed by the famous Bulgarian choreographer Prof. Petar Angelov. His professionalism and creative charisma attracted interesting personalities in the field of dance and music to the teaching staff of the specialty. Among tthem are Prof. Petar Lukanov, Assoc. Prof. Petar Grigorov, the academician Nikolay Kaufman, Assoc. Prof. Yordanka Nedelcheva, Prof. Pencho Stoyanov, Vyachislav Kirillov etc. Their qualities attracted the attention of young people with a strong talent for dance from all over the country. Gradually over the years the choreographic school of Prof. Angelov has accumulated its creative dividends in the young teaching staff of the graduates of the specialty "Choreography" - Assoc. Prof. Maria Kardzhieva, PhD and Assoc. Prof. Ivaylo Ivanov, PhD.
Today in the specialty "Choreography" students study in two bachelor's profiles: Bulgarian Folk Dances and Contemporary Dance Theater. Many of the graduates of the university continue their education in the master's degree programmes - Choreographic Directing and Art Management and Performing Arts, Management and Production. The best dancers annually join the Academic Dance Theater of Varna Free University - a formation that is the winner of numerous awards and distinctions, bringing fame to the university in our country and around the world as a guardian of the traditions.
Over the years, more than 400 bachelors and masters have graduated from the specialty, and over 70% of them have been realized as teachers in secondary education, directors of dance schools and ensembles and professional performers. Among them are the heads of some of the most popular schools in the country:
Nikolay Nestorov - Ensemble "Sofia - 6";
Tanya Dimitrova - "Wonders", Pazardzhik;
Kalinka Pushkarova - Ensemble "Balkan Youth", Etropole;
Dimitar Ginov - Folklore Ensemble "Nikola Ginov", Burgas;
Genoveva Spasova - Children's Dance Ensemble "Radost", Vratsa;
Nelly Deneva, Kalinka Valcheva Ensemble, Tervel;
Petar Petarchev - Choreographer at the Napredak - 1869 Community Center, Gorna Oryahovitsa;
Teodora Staneva and Dilyan Galev - National High School of Humanities and Arts “Konstantin Preslavsky” - Varna;
Anita and Alex Assenov - Freedom Dance, Ruse;
Silvia Mateva - The Sailors, Varna;
Maya Bardareva - "Harvesters", Dobrich;
Stoyan Gospodinov - Director of the Folklore Ensemble "Dobrudja", Dobrich;
Dean Slavchev - Director of the Danube Folklore Ensemble, Vidin;
Boyan Belokapov - dance artist at Disneyland and many others.
Happy holiday to all teachers, students, alumni, dancing young people, discovering themselves through the movement of the dance!