Apollonia Art Festival 2009information by apollonia.bg
This year Bulgaria celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Apollonia Festival of Arts, the largest and most popular Bulgarian art forum, held in Sozopol.
The program features the most outstanding events of the current season in theatre, classical, traditional and jazz music, pop-culture, plastic arts, literature. Leading Bulgarian musicians and actors will be participating, as well as guest performers from abroad.
Check the programme of the festival below, pack your bags and experience Sozopol.
Apollonia 2009, Sozopol 29 August - 06 September

29 August Saturday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center
Drama Theatre Pazrdjik Scenes From A Marriage directed by Dessislava Shpatova – 6.00 PM
* Art gallery - IVO HADJIMISHEV OILEAIN ARANN Photo-exhibition –
6.00 PM, Opening exhibitions;
* Amphitheatre Apollonia
- Opening Concert SOFIA PHILHARMONIC conductor Grigor Palikarov soloists Gabriela Georgieva soprano Venceslav Anastasov baritone – 8.30 PM
30 August Sunday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center - Valentin Stoychev 199 Theatre Pascal's Wager directed by Atanas Atanasov – 6.30 PM
* Archaeological museum - Recital Ludmil Angelov piano
* Art Gallery - 18:00 h. Premiere Ciela Publishers - The Mausoleum
by Rouja Lazarova
20:00 h. Work in Progress Marma, Mariam by Teodora Dimova
* Amphitheatre Apollonia - 21:00 h. Concert - PIRIN FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE, Ancient Treasure;
* UBB club - 23:00 h. Concert - Guitar Trio
31 August Monday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center - 18:30 h. Aleko Konstntinov State Satire Theatre, November - directed by Slav Bakalov;
23:00 h. Bulgarian Cinema, Jazzta Prasta, Directed by Andrei Slabakov;
* Archaeological museum -19:00 h. Chamber Concert - Trio d'Ante Vienna;
* Art Gallery - 18:00 h. Premiere - V.Trajanov Publishers I Remembered by Izhak Finzi;
21:00 h. Premiere Reading Theatre Ludwig W. by Thomas Bernhard directed by Bina Haralampieva;
* Amphitheatre Apollonia - 21:00 h. Concert - STEFAN VALDOBREV & THE NATIONAL TEAM;
23:00 h. Concert Orlin Pavlov & Jivko Petrov V.Vesselinov - Eko Mitko Semov;
01 September Tuesday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center - 18:30 h. Nikolai Binev, Youth Theatre, Quiet Invisible People, Directed by Dessislava Shpatova;
23:00 h. Bulgarian Cinema, Ivan Kirkov Or Save Yourself in Memory, directed by A. Kiryakov;
* Archaeological museum - 19:00 h. Chamber Concert
Ivan Gerassimov - bassoon Margarita Ilieva - piano
21:00 h. Chamber Concert, Ivan Karisna, Belarus- violoncello, David Dyakov - quitar
Roumen Zanov – piano;
* Art Gallery -18:00 h. Premiere V.Trayanov Publishers Subject and Image, by Atanas Atanassov
20:00 h. St.Climent Ohridski Publishers - The Makers of Modern Bulgaria v.3 - by Simeon Radev
* Amphitheatre Apollonia - 9:00 PM Concert Gravity Co
* UBB club - 21:00 h. Photo Exhibition Dimo Kalaidjiev 23:00 h. Concert Wladigeroff Brothers & Band;
02 September Wednesday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center - 18:30 h. Haskovo Drama Theatre - The Gold Mine directed by Marius Kurkinski
23:00 h. Bulgarian Cinema 15 producers AGITPROP and ECONOMEDIA
* Archaeological museum - 19:00 h. Recital - Suzanna Klintcharova harp;
* Art Gallery - 18:00 h. Premiere Janet 45 Publishers That Nerve Called Television by Mitko Novkov;
20:00 h. Janet 45 Publishers Slowly by Mirella Ivanova;
* Amphitheatre Apollonia - 21:00 h. Concert MARTIN LUBENOV and JAZZTA PRASTA ORCHESTRA;
* UBB club - 23:00 h. Concert Bulgaria;
03 September Thursday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center - 18:30 h. Sofia Theatre Company - How Do I Learned To Drive
23:00 h. Bulgarian Cinema The Snail's Brother directed by Ivan Panev ;
* Archaeological museum - 19:00 h. Vocal Concert Gabriella Georgieva soprano Milen Stanev piano
23:00 h. Jazz Concert JP3
* Art Gallery - 18:00 h. Janet 45 Publishers The City of the Amazones by Miglena Nikolchina
21:00 h. Premiere Reading Theatre The Apocalypse Comes At 6 In the Evening by Georgi Gospodinov directed by Lilia Abadjieva;
* Amphitheatre Apollonia - 21:00 h. Concert AKAGA Retro Project with Hilda Kazassian and Vladimir Ampov – Grafa;
* UBB club - 23:00 h. Concert Back To the Roots Kiril Kalev & Friends;
04 September Friday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center - 18:30 h. Premiere Sofia Theatre Company Sunday Evening directed by Zdravko Mitkov;
* Archaeological museum - 19:00 h. Chamber Concert Duo NOVA Denitsa Kazakova violin Jean-Cristophe Ducret guitar;
* Art Gallery - 17:00 h. Ciela Publishers Huyku by Luben Dilov Jr.;
18:00 h. Premiere Ciela Publishers - The Ulysses Voyage Crusader by Tim Severin;
20:00 h. Premiere Ciela Publishers The Love of Me and You Twin Heart by Fedia Filkova;
*Amphitheatre Apollonia - 21:00 h. In Memorium Michael Jackson Concert Vassil Petrov Yolanda Graves (USA);
* UBB club - 23:00 h - Ari Roland Jazz Quartet (USA);
*05 September Saturday
* Otets Paissii Cultural center - 18:30 h. Off the Channel Little City Theatre Beauty Sleeps directed by Stefan Moskov;
23:00 h. Premiere Eastern Plays directed by Kamen Kalev;
* Archaeological museum -19:00 h. Recital Victoria Vassilenko piano;
* Art Gallery - 17:00 h. Ciela Publishers Huyku by Luben Dilov Jr.
18:00 h. Premiere Ciela Publishers The Ulysses Voyage Crusader by Tim Severin;
20:00 h. Premiere Ciela Publishers The Love of Me and You Twin Heart by Fedia Filkova;
17:00 h. Premiere Altera Publishers The Hateful Little Sophie by R.Borkovski
18:00 h. Premiere Altera Publishers The House of Tongue by Josip Osti
20:00 h. Commemorating Binyo Ivanov;
* Amphitheatre Apollonia - 21:00 h. Concert The Crickets;
* UBB club - 23:00 h. Concert Theodossii Spassov, Ivan Shopov, DJ Ivo Christov artist;
06 September Sunday
* Archaeological museum - 19:00 h. Concert Mincho Minchev'sViolin Masterclass
* Art Gallery -17:00 h. The King's Secret Files by Alexenia Dimitrova
18:00 h. Premiere Altera Publishers Holy Light by Georgi Tenev;
20:00 h. About 1989;
* Amphitheatre Apollonia - 21:00 h. Concert Stefan Dimitrov's 60th Anniversary TONIKA;
* UBB club - 23:00 h. Concert A Tribute to Weather Report;