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FestivitIN’ the Neighbourhood project ended with a public presentation of the Plan for Attraction of Audiences. The activity is a joint collaboration with the partner Oslo International Hub from Norway and aims to provide guidance for future actions and the use of innovative approaches to attract audiences that would enable local cultural operators to develop […]

On November 9, the last part of the “Feel Me, Touch” module took place. The event, organized by the Buditelite 2017 Community Center, was held in the building of the former Auxiliary School in the “Sixth Precinct” district. Guests and participants in the non-standard performance were our friends from the “St. Ilia” Therapeutic Center /addiction […]

4 tours with the best of the festival modules from the past summer will entertain the residents and guests of Tryavna, Sevlievo, Apriltsi and Yavorets. The program: Tryavna, October 9 – the performance “Who’s smarter” by the Ruse Puppet Theater, a concert by the Gabrovo Orchestra and a children’s workshop for making puppets with wool […]

On October 6, at 7:30 p.m., in the underpass of the bus station in Gabrovo, the fourth sculptural intervention by the artist Martin Penev will be opened – part of the series of installations in an urban environment, within the “Sense of Balance” Residence implemented by the Museum of Humor and Satire. The installation is […]

Works by Norwegian artists Pia Rognes and Hans Hammonds, part of the Balance Residency, will be presented on September 27 in Gabrovo. Within just 5 minutes’ walk from each other the two works are sculptural interventions in urban spaces created specifically for the area around the Center Christo and Jean-Claude – Gabrovo and the bridge […]

Four artisan and applied workshops for making designer soaps, for hand decoration with cord on fabric, for making wool products /felts/ and a ceramics workshop were available to all who wanted to challenge the creator in themselves and feel the touch to new materials and experiences. Naturally, most interested in the ateliers were young people […]

Luis Gustavo Martins, known in his circles as L7matrix, was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1986, and from an early age began to dabble in art. He has participated in a number of competitions and won many cultural awards. Only 13 years old, he started painting with graffiti sprays, discovered new technologies, mixing ink, […]

On September 7, from 6:00 p.m. in the courtyard of Vasil Levski Primary School, Hristo Botev district, all lovers of good books are invited to enjoy the pleasure of reading and participate in a Reading Marathon. Excerpts from favorite books will be read by the journalist Velina Mahlebashieva, the actor Svetoslav Slavchev and the illusionist […]

Stoyan Dechev (born 1978 – Smolyan) lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria. He completed his master’s and doctoral degrees at the National Academy of Arts, majoring in “Sculpture”. In his works he combines sculpture, drawing, installation, animation and video. In his attempts to understand and react to contemporary events, his works cover mostly existential, political, […]

The hot summer days will take us to a beautiful, often cold, but also very fabulous place – Scandinavia. On August 24 and 25, we are turning North with #FestivitIN’ the Neighbourhood Module – “Taste Me, Feel the Taste”. It will be delicious, interesting and educational promise the project team and Chef Maria Oztürk, who […]

After going through “See Me, Visions” and “Hear Me, Feel the Sound” we are about to experience the next human sense – the touch. But is the sensation of touch only physical? Do we need to get close enough to touch in order to feel? Does touching with a contact alone bring positive or negative […]

“FestivitIN’ the neighborhood” in the area of the Mladost quarter filled with meaning the entire idea of interaction between culture, art and man with his senses and emotions. Four incredible concert evenings enlivened the space in and around the school “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”. The youngest neighborhood of Gabrovo and its residents showed how […]

From July 5 to 7, Municipality of Gabrovo, in partnership with Oslo International Hub, held a training seminar on the topic: “Good practices for cultural cooperation and intercultural communication in the process of attracting audiences”, aimed at local cultural operators, within the framework the FestivitIN’ the Neighbourhood Project. More than 30 people, representatives of all […]

On June 23, 24, 30 and July 1, the space in the courtyard of Hristo Botev Primary School will become a stage for various events that are part of the "See me, Visions" module. Drawing attention to our main perception - the visual one, it will challenge the audience to get involved in what will happen around.