The Vladigerov brothers will provide a live musical accompaniment to a silent film at Vienna’s Metro Kulturhaus cinema, marking their second time taking on the challenge. The historic Metro Kino has been run by the Austrian Film Archive since 2002, showcasing films that have been significant to the development of the movie industry, and reviving the tradition of screening silent films with live music.
The Bulgarian duo are known for their blend of modern jazz and Balkan motifs, and have long secured a place on the international scene, according to the Bulgarian community blog Melange Bulgaren. On 27 November, they will perform in the historic hall of the cinema to accompany The Curse, one of Austria’s earliest films, which was released in 1924. The story follows Jehuda Nachman, who strays from strict Jewish laws and faces the anger of his community. Critics describe the film as “a work about guilt and the search for forgiveness, offering an exceptionally authentic portrayal of Jewish society at the time”.
The twin grandsons of the renowned Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov have lived and worked in Austria for decades, yet they maintain strong ties to Bulgaria and its diaspora. They graduated from the jazz department at the Vienna Conservatory.
Stefan Komandarev’s film “Made in EU” has won the Critics’ Prize at the Arras Film Festival in France, the film’s team announced. The jury was composed of film critics and journalists from France 2, France Inter, Allociné, Konbini, Vanity Fair, and..
The first Sound and Light multimedia show took place at Tsarevets fortress in Veliko Tarnovo in 1985. The occasion – the 800 th anniversary of the uprising by Peter and Asen that led to the restoration of Bulgarian statehood after two..
Bulgarian artist and architect Vivia Niki presented her new land art creation—a giant three-dimensional candle painted on a meadow in the forests of the Plana Mountain, which seems to flicker like a living flame only when viewed from the air at a..
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