Preliminary Events

11 May, Monday

14:00 h                               Literary reading at Doctor Ivan Shishmanov School for Visually Impaired Children. Readers: Theatre Studio

18:30 h                               Literature & Theatre workshop at National High-school of Humanities and the Arts Konstantin Preslavski. Presenters: Theatre Studio

12 May, Tuesday

13.30 h                               Literature & Theatre workshop at First Language School. Presenters: Theatre Studio

13 May, Wednesday

10:30 h                               Literary encounter: Bulgarian writers visit students at First Language School

13:30 h                               Literary encounter: Bulgarian writers visit students at National High-school of Humanities and the Arts Konstantin Preslavski

MAIN PROGRAMME – 13 May 2015

16:00 h                               Tea Party – Shakespeare & Friends, 17 Dragoman Street

Zadie Smith, UK – ‘White Teeth”, Bulgarian transl. by Nevena Dishlieva-Krasteva, Janet-45 Print and Publishing, 2014. Readers: Yoanna Marinova / Theatre Studio (BG) and Phil Crutwell (EN)

16:30 h                               Contemporary Space Gallery, 23 Marko Balabanov Street

Milen Ruskov, Bulgaria – ‘Summit’ (‘Възвишение’), Janet-45 Print and Publishing, 2011

17:00 h                               Art Na Tamno Zone, 2 Stefan Stambolov Street

Vilmos Kondor, Hungary – Budapest Noir’, Bulgarian transl. by Yulia Krumova, Letera Publishers, 2014. Reader: Boryana Mincheva / Theatre Studio

17:30 h                               My Café | by Ani Boland, 16 Slivnitsa Boulevard

Clara Sánchez, Spain – ‘El cielo ha vuelto’ (Heaven Has Returned), Bulgarian transl. by Ventseslav Nikolov, Colibri Publishers, 2015. Reader: Elly Pencheva / Theatre Studio (BG); in Bulgarian and Spanish

18:00 h                               Regional Library Pencho Slaveykov – German Reading Room,             34 Slivnitsa Boulevard (Varna Municipality building)

Gabi Köpp, Germany – ‘Warum war ich bloß ein Mädchen?’ (Why did I have to be a girl?), Bulgarian transl. by Ekaterina Dzhuteva, Black Flamingo Publishers, 2014. Reader: Teodora Stoyanova / Theatre Studio (BG);  in Bulgarian and German

Ciela Bookshop – Varna Festival and Congress Centre

Albert Likhanov, Russia – ‘Непрощённая’ (The Unforgiven), Bulgarian transl. by Rumen Shomov, Haini Publishers, 2014. Reader: Vasilena Koleva/ Theatre Studio (BG); in Bulgarian and Russian

18:30 h                               Kiflichka Café, 88 Knyaz Boris I Street

Bogomil Gjuzel – Macedonia, ‘An island on land’ (‘Остров на сушата’), Bulgarian transl. by Tsvetanka Elenkova, Dimitar Hristov, Tanya Popova, Balkani Publishing House, 2010

Liljana Dirjan – Macedonia, ‘With an Invisible Falcon on Shoulder’ (‘Со невидлив сокол на рамото’), Bulgarian tranls. by Petar Karaangov, published by Bulgarian Writer Publishers, 2011. Readers: Svetlozar Nachev, Paula Barkova / Theatre Studio (BG) in Bulgarian and Macedonian

19:00 h                               Pragraff 22 Bookshop (Catch 22 Bookshop), 82 Knyaz Boris I Boulevard

‘Love is not the word. Anthology of Polish poets debuting after 1989’ (‘Miłość nie jest tym słowem. Antologia poetek i poetów polskich debiutujących po roku 1989’), Janet-45 Print and Publishing, 2014, Readers: Tsvetelina Yankova, Dimitar Zhekov / Theatre Studio (BG); in Bulgarian and Polish

19:30 ч.                               MAIN VENUE – SEVASTOPOL PARK (Knyaz Boris Blvd. and Slivnitsa Blvd.)

Guest authors from Bulgaria: Yana Punkina, Stefan Goncharov, Martin Kostov, Plamen Angelov, Marian Jelev, Dimana Sotirova

Reading excerpts from:

Peter Handke (Austria), ‘The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez’ (‘Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez’), Bulgarian transl. by Vladko Murdarov, Black Flamingo Publishers, 2012. Readers: Angela Zhekova, Todor Todorov / Theatre Studio (BG)

Valentin Dishev, ‘Theseus (the trilogy)‘, East-West Publishing House, 2014

Lyudmila Mindova, ‘Tambos’, Janet-45 Print and Publishing, 2014

Yanitsa Radeva, ‘The Beehive of Words’, Janet-45 Print and Publishing, 2012

Closing Event

14 May, Thursday – 19:30 ч.

Women Authors – Reading and Discussion

In Bulgarian, English, and French.

Francophone Centre – Varna, 69 Preslav Street

Presents: French, British, German, Spanish, Macedonian, Polish, Czech and Bulgarian women authors

Guests: Yana Punkina, writer and journalist; Emmanuelle Cordoliani actor, director, writer

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European Literature Night in Bulgaria:
www.noshtnaliteraturata.bg

Amorpha Youth Group
amorpha.org

May Arts Saloon 2015 by Varna Municipality – Culture and Intellectual Development Directorate
www.varnaculture.bg

Francophone Centre in Varna (Representation of the French Institute Bulgaria in Varna and Alliance Française Varna)
www.institutfrancais.bg
www.afvarna.org

Theatre Studio directed by Stoyan Radev, theatre director and actor
www.facebook.com/studiotheatre

For more information please contact :

Ms Maria Badjakova of Amorpha Youth Group at team@amorpha.org