AN orphans’ festival with the motto We Are One Family has been underway for a third time at the summer resort Kavacite on the southern Black Sea coast since Wednesday.
The Democratic Network Foundation organised the festival, entitled Balkan Days of Art for Orphans, at the resort with the idea of making orphans part of the Balkan family.
Children from Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia will send delegations to “the five day paradise” as organisers call it.
“The five-day festival does not involve any competitions in order to avoid hurting children’s feelings,” said Dochka Baneva, chairperson of the foundation.
The purpose and character of the festival We Are One Family is to unite orphans who have been living in poor conditions and have the chance to feel what family is like. “We would like to attract all these deprived children to the wonderful world of art and introduce them to ideas of peace and understanding in the world,” said Baneva.
This year’s forum is patronised by Zorka Purvanova, President Georgi Purvanov’s wife, who will also attend the round table on Saturday entitled Our Future After We Leave The Orphanage.
The festival is being divided into themes of art and literature, song and folklore, and an innovation is the holding of artistic workshops. Folklore representatives have also been invited to spend some creative time with the children.
Except for the official part of the concert, all children will take part in small workshops with famous Bulgarian musicians, painters, artists, intellectuals and writers. All the workshops will be in the form of small festivals designed by the artists, and the final concert on Sunday will bring together all the children who have attended the festival along with the musicians and dancers staying in Kavacite.
Guests at the festival include Silvia Katsarova (singer), Ivan Granitski (writer), Denyo Denev (writer), Kostadin Kostadinovski (Macedonian composer) and Boriana Zanova (painter).
The orphans and all participants of the art event will be taken on a boat trip along the Ropotamo river and visit the Lilies Museum in Sozopol.
The opening evening on Thursday began with a concert by the Shik duet, Neli Rabgelova, Vesselin Marinov, and Latinopartizani. Today children will go for a walk in the centre of Sozopol, and a contest for a Mini and Miss festival will be held in the evening. Every day ends with a disco organised by the Democratic Network.
There will be various evenings with traditional folklore presentations, dances and cuisine by guests from the Balkan region, said Metodi Bundjulov from the Democratic Network, and also have the chance to show their traditional dances and music.
“Children are given the unique opportunity to communicate with artists like Valeri Petrov (Bulgarian writer), Georgi Konstantinov and Uncle Punch (children’s writer),” said Baneva.
“Our idea is to co-ordinate the creative process for five days and give the children an unforgettable experience. We wanted to make a family for all these children from the Balkans and give them greater trust in themselves and their talent”.
“This form of direct contact between children and artists will boost the children’s confidence and motivation,” said Ivan Granitski, a member of the Bulgarian writer’s society and a member of the Democratic Network, and each child will go back to their country with a book of stories and tales to remind them of their big family.
The Democratic Network Foundation organised the festival, entitled Balkan Days of Art for Orphans, at the resort with the idea of making orphans part of the Balkan family.
Children from Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia will send delegations to “the five day paradise” as organisers call it.
“The five-day festival does not involve any competitions in order to avoid hurting children’s feelings,” said Dochka Baneva, chairperson of the foundation.
The purpose and character of the festival We Are One Family is to unite orphans who have been living in poor conditions and have the chance to feel what family is like. “We would like to attract all these deprived children to the wonderful world of art and introduce them to ideas of peace and understanding in the world,” said Baneva.
This year’s forum is patronised by Zorka Purvanova, President Georgi Purvanov’s wife, who will also attend the round table on Saturday entitled Our Future After We Leave The Orphanage.
The festival is being divided into themes of art and literature, song and folklore, and an innovation is the holding of artistic workshops. Folklore representatives have also been invited to spend some creative time with the children.
Except for the official part of the concert, all children will take part in small workshops with famous Bulgarian musicians, painters, artists, intellectuals and writers. All the workshops will be in the form of small festivals designed by the artists, and the final concert on Sunday will bring together all the children who have attended the festival along with the musicians and dancers staying in Kavacite.
Guests at the festival include Silvia Katsarova (singer), Ivan Granitski (writer), Denyo Denev (writer), Kostadin Kostadinovski (Macedonian composer) and Boriana Zanova (painter).
The orphans and all participants of the art event will be taken on a boat trip along the Ropotamo river and visit the Lilies Museum in Sozopol.
The opening evening on Thursday began with a concert by the Shik duet, Neli Rabgelova, Vesselin Marinov, and Latinopartizani. Today children will go for a walk in the centre of Sozopol, and a contest for a Mini and Miss festival will be held in the evening. Every day ends with a disco organised by the Democratic Network.
There will be various evenings with traditional folklore presentations, dances and cuisine by guests from the Balkan region, said Metodi Bundjulov from the Democratic Network, and also have the chance to show their traditional dances and music.
“Children are given the unique opportunity to communicate with artists like Valeri Petrov (Bulgarian writer), Georgi Konstantinov and Uncle Punch (children’s writer),” said Baneva.
“Our idea is to co-ordinate the creative process for five days and give the children an unforgettable experience. We wanted to make a family for all these children from the Balkans and give them greater trust in themselves and their talent”.
“This form of direct contact between children and artists will boost the children’s confidence and motivation,” said Ivan Granitski, a member of the Bulgarian writer’s society and a member of the Democratic Network, and each child will go back to their country with a book of stories and tales to remind them of their big family.
