Bulgaria’s art on the edge
Three extraordinary Bulgarian artists challenge audiences and blur the lines between cabaret, theatre and real-life.
Why does artist Ivo Dimchev pay members of his audience cash to perform naked, and even to simulate sex on stage? The Cultural Frontline encounters three extraordinary Bulgarian artists challenging audiences and blurring the lines between cabaret, theatre and real-life. Kamen Stoyanov straps a giant referee’s whistle to the roof of his car and drives around the country, and Gery Georgieva invades an abandoned communist monument to sing a haunting Bulgarian folk song.
Tracy Harris explores this bizarre art and a rapidly changing culture.
A Gritty Production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service. Produced by Chris Rushton
Image: Ivo Dimchev (Credit: Karolina Miernik)
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Gery Georgieva: The Bulgarian artist blurring pop and folk music
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- Sat 2 Jan 2021 02:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service News Internet
- Sat 2 Jan 2021 05:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East and Southern Africa
- Sat 2 Jan 2021 17:06GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service News Internet
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- Sun 3 Jan 2021 05:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service East and Southern Africa
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