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Cultural life
in Gabrovo is busy and dynamic. Each year the town hosts the May
Festival of Culture, during which the town starts living
a new, more dynamic and festive life, and which embraces a wide
range of cultural events. Thousands of foreign guests visit the
town. However, the hub of all these is the International Biennial
of Humour and Satire in the Arts, held under the motto:
"The World Lasts Because It Laughs" as well as the
many other events, organized by the one and only
House of Humour and Satire in the world. The festivities
culminate in the colourful carnival procession in the streets of the town. It
is the most popular and large-scale festivity event for the Gabrovo
people and their foreign guests. The present day Carnival has
originated from the Gabrovo Oleliynya, embracing in itself the European
influence of the masked balls of various guilds of 1930ies, and has so far been
interrupted only by the Second World War years and in the period 1990-1997. It was
revived in 1998 thanks to the kind
assistance of the Delegation of the EU Commission
to Bulgaria.
Two projects have been developed in
view to the holding of the carnival and the carnival school for young Gabrovo people under the "Europe
before the EC" project. In 2000, Gabrovo was integrated as member of
the Foundation of European
Carnival Cities, based in Holland
and was personally visited by the
foundation president Mr. Henry van Der
Croon.
In 1999 the first International Festival of Theatre Comedy Plays was held. Its 1999 edition launched the New Bulgarian Comedy competition. The organizers of the festival place an emphasis on the Balkan theatre and are aimed at presenting a new face of the Balkans - a face with a smile, capable of severing itself from the past and continuing on its was to the future. Parallel with this, a round table with the participation of youngplaywrights and acros is also held. Each year, on the third Saturday of May, the Day of Gabrovo is marked in the town with a rich cultural programme and in high spirits. It brings together groups from various countries and in particular those from the cities Gabrovo is fraternized with: Portage, USA, Aalst, Belgium, Tun, Switzerland, Sisac, Croatia, Mitwaida, Germany, Cavalla, Greece, Solviechegodsk, Russia, Mogilev, Byelorussia, Mititsi, Russia, Novi Sonc, Poland, Panevezis, Lithuania...the concerts of the folklore ensembles, in which dancers, singers and musicians both from the country and abroad display their inspiring art, impress with their colour and style. In August, Gabrovo welcomes the Balkan Youth Festival entitled "The Youth of the Balkans". It is a meeting ground of young people from the Balkan countries who come to discuss ideas, projects and issues.
Drama Theatre "Racho Stoyanov" boasts a serious international programme, which is implemented through various projects with Austria, Switzerland, Macedonia and Serbia. On its part, the drama theatre has participated in prestigious festivals in Switzerland, Macedonia, Albania, Russia, Hungary and Slovakia. |
Since
May 1981 Gabrovo has been hosting the annual Dixieland Parade.
The event is organized by the Gabrovo Orchestra and is the one
and only jazz festival in Bulgaria featuring only one style -
the traditional jazz. The liveliness of its rhythm corresponds to Gabrovo
humour. Bands from France, Russia, Germany, Greece, the Czech
Republic, Hungary,
Romania, solo performers
from England, France and the Czech Republic
have participated in the Parade through the years.
In 1998 Gabrovo hosted the
launching edition of the National Festival of Theatre Comedy Plays with
the participation
of Bulgarian groups only. It was organized under the initiative of "Racho
Stoyanov" Drama Theatre. The festival adds on the to colourful palette
of humour events with theatre
art activities. The plays, which had been staged during the event, spurred the significant interest of audience and testified that
the town and its theatre had the necessary potential to host
a unique tneaxre forum.
Drama Theatre "Racho Stoyanov" was established on October 10, 1945. Its artistic biography includes the names of many prominent Bulgarian actors and actresses such as: Nevena
Kokanova, Violeta Minkova, Luchezar
Stoyanov, Katya Zehireva, Ventsislav Kisyov. The classical and the new Bulgarian titles have always had a
priority place in its repertoire while the
comedies have acquired a leading one.
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