Dance

The 2024 Emmeleia World Dance Festival, hosted by the International Dance Council (CID UNESCO), runs September 23 to 25 at the open-air Dora Stratou Theater on Filopappou Hill. Dancers from around the world will perform solos, duets and group pieces, set against a backdrop of the Acropolis.

In the context of celebration of 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Bulgaria, the "Days of Indian Culture" will be presented in Bulgaria with the visit of a famous Indian dance troupe from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

The Rebirth Festival, a contemporary electronic music and dance event, will take place August 17-19 on the island of Evia. First held after the 2021 fires in northern Evia, the festival promotes renewal and harmony between nature and society. Featuring activities like ecstatic dance and art installations, it is self-supported and free to attend, with donations appreciated.

This year is her seventh term at the helm of the Kalamata Dance Festival (KDF). Linda Kapetanea took over the duties of artistic director in 2018, and before she could find her footing, the Covid pandemic happened.

Italy's leading dance troupe Komoco will stage "Pupo," the latest creation of the troupe's founder and artistic director, Sofia Nappi, for the first time in Türkiye at Istanbul's CRR Concert Hall.

The show will meet the audience at 8 p.m. tonight and then will meet art lovers in Istanbul once again at the same time tomorrow.

The Bird Experience is a cross-European dance project that explores war, migration and loss, in four simultaneous live performances taking place across the participating cities. In Athens at the Roes Theater (16 Iakchou), choreographer Iris Karayan, in collaboration with Melissa Network, which aims to empower refugee women, invites 11 women to share their own stories through voice and dance.

The only contemporary dance festival in Greece for children and teens, Moving Colors aims to bring young audiences into contact with the fascinating world of contemporary dance and movement through innovative performances that fuel their imagination and emotion, as well as to enrich their experience in the art of dance.

On International Dance Day (29.04.), over 1,300 dancers from all over Bulgaria gathered in front of the National Palace of Culture (NDK) and sent a message of peace.

"The longest horo in Sofia" is an initiative of the National Folklore Ensemble "BULGARE" and the Association of Choreographers in Bulgaria, whose idea is that every year the event grows and includes more and more people.

The 71st Ljubljana Festival, the largest summer festival in the country, will bring an eclectic mix of performances from 20 June to 3 September. Ballet, opera and classical music remain the mainstay, but they will be interspersed with music for fans of fantasy, rock and musicals.

Maria Sakkari took umbrage with opponent Diana Shnaider's vocal celebrations after winning points at the Australian Open on Wednesday but silenced the teenage qualifier with a finger-wagging rant on the way to a comeback 3-6 7-5 6-3 win.