Costumed and masked dancers known as ‘kukeri’, who are believed to chase away evil spirits, took to the streets of several Bulgarian towns and villages for their annual Surva masquerade carnival.

White-clad followers of a Bulgarian theologian welcomed their "spiritual new year" with an annual dance performed in concentric circles high in the mountains. Believers say the ritual helps them ...

Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go into a music-induced trance and dance on bonfires in a display of ...

Vessa Tonova, a Bulgarian classical ballet dancer, is getting ready to retire after 25 years. Performing Swan Lake for the very last time, she speaks of her past and, more importantly, her future. An ...

London-based fringe theatre company, KDC Theatre, will be performing its production of 'The Bus' by celebrated Bulgarian playwright Stanislav Stratiev at Sofia's Derida Dance Center in Bulgaria from ...