Project BORDERLESS CULTURE: „BALKAN GAMES” in Blagoevgrad
May 16, 2019
During the period of 4th and 5th of May 2019., the international folk festival „Balkan games” gathered hundreds of inhabitants and guests at the "Macedonia" square in the city of Blagoevgrad. In those days, an attractive procession of traditional bulgarian costumes announced the start of the Balkan games at the central streets of the city with parade of dance, vocal and Kukeri's groups from Bulgaria and Greece.
The Festival days gave us the opportunity to touch up with the authentic folklore of Bulgaria and Greece, presented by Bulgarian and Greek dancing ensambles and formations . The Festival's programm, which was full of activities, contained educational and entertaiment games for young and old balkanians, parades, festival performances, combined with curious craft demonstrations and exciting games and entertaiment for every age, showing the ethno-cultural rhythm of the Balkans. At the Regional Hystoric Museum - Blagoevgrad, a workshop was held " In the museum with the slippers " for exchange of experience and good practices on new museum management models and Georgi Tenev's book " Balkan ritual " - publishing house "Kolibri", was presented. An interactive workshop on wheels presented films in virtual reality - part of the intiative "Immersion in culture at 360 degrees" for the promotion of the cultural - historical heritage of Bulgaria.
The Festival days gave us the opportunity to touch up with the authentic folklore of Bulgaria and Greece, presented by Bulgarian and Greek dancing ensambles and formations . The Festival's programm, which was full of activities, contained educational and entertaiment games for young and old balkanians, parades, festival performances, combined with curious craft demonstrations and exciting games and entertaiment for every age, showing the ethno-cultural rhythm of the Balkans. At the Regional Hystoric Museum - Blagoevgrad, a workshop was held " In the museum with the slippers " for exchange of experience and good practices on new museum management models and Georgi Tenev's book " Balkan ritual " - publishing house "Kolibri", was presented. An interactive workshop on wheels presented films in virtual reality - part of the intiative "Immersion in culture at 360 degrees" for the promotion of the cultural - historical heritage of Bulgaria.