Public lecture ”Transformations of Bulgarian folklore dances in the 21st century”

As part of the research project Folklore Revival in Post-Socialist Countries: Politics, Memory, Heritization and Sustainability (ARIS N6-0259) you are cordially invited to a public lecture by ethnochoreologist Dilyana Kurdova on the topic “Transformations of Bulgarian folklore dances in the 21st century”.

The lecture will address current developments within the Bulgarian folklore scene, encompassing both the professional and the recreational point of view. It will provide a brief overview of Bulgarian folklore dances and their role during the Socialist years thus linking them to modern phenomena such as recreational Bulgarian folklore dance groups, horoteque, Sunday open-air dances and other folklore retreats promising to find one’s roots.