{"id":2136,"date":"2025-09-09T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/?post_type=events&#038;p=2136"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:28:25","slug":"folk-circus-contemporary-circus-performance","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/en\/events\/folk-circus-contemporary-circus-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"FOLK CIRCUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-54d22900 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"color:#fff450;background-color:#ed1d91;text-transform:uppercase\">free entry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Work in progress premiere<\/strong>, mini performance <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Folk Circus is a comedic dance-circus mini-show in which Bulgarian folk dances and music meet contemporary circus art.<\/strong> The story follows two foreigners who encounter a folk dance ensemble for the first time and, while trying to learn how to dance, experience a series of amusing and absurd situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is a joint production of the Mini Art Foundation, <strong>choreographer Velizar Vutov<\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dariotabakov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">director Dario Tabakov<\/a>, with the participation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100085916516186#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Raina Knyaginya ensemble<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.titaniachaos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clown Titania Chaos<\/a>. The show features music by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wladigeroff.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Wladigeroff brothers Alexander and Konstantin.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Folk Circus is a bridge between tradition and contemporary art, aimed at children, families, and lovers of folklore and the circus.<\/strong> The first public performance will take place in Hall 1 of the Toplocentrala&nbsp;Centre for Contemporary Arts in Sofia, as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1071535477656048\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIRKOLUTION! Mini Art Fest 14.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>With the financial support of the National Culture Fund, Creation 2024 program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u041d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043d \u0426\u0438\u0440\u043a \u0442\u0438\u0439\u0437\u044a\u0440\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ieZILBqcZ5w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video: Geo Kalev<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music: Alexander Vladigerov<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Performance: Alexander and Konstantin Vladigerov and friends<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" data-id=\"2257\" src=\"https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_33-2-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_33-2-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_33-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_33-2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_33-2-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_33-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"2263\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_41-2-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2263 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_41-2-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_41-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_41-2-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_41-2-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cirkolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/czirkolyucziya-2025-naroden-czirk-repeticziya-_41-2.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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