Varna – International Ballet Competition was established in 1964. Its first edition was held from 2 – 13 July at the Open-Air Theatre in the same city – the biggest sea resort of Bulgaria. It is the first professional international ballet competition in the world.
All
1964
1965
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1983
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
In different periods of time from Bulgaria in the jury have participated:
Anastas Petrov, Anton Stoynov, Assen Gavrilov, Bisser Deyanov, Bogdan Kovachev, Boriana Sechanova, Vera Kirova, Viara Natcheva, Gheorghi Abrashev, Evgeniya Krasteva, Ekaterina Cheshmedjieva-Georgieva, Ichko Lazarov, Kalina Bogoeva, Krassimira Koldamova, Lili Beron, Lyuba Kolchakova, Margarita Arnaoudova, Mariana Deneva, Nedelcho Izov, Nina Kiradjieva, Petar Loukanov, Silvia Tomova, Stefan Yordanov, Feo Moustakova, Hikmet Mehmedov, Yassen Vulchanov
Calendar
and statistics
Competition | Year | Dates | Participants | Countries |
I | 1964 | 2-13 July | 46 | 11 |
II | 1965 | 10-23 July | 58 | 16 |
III | 1966 | 16-30 July | 48 | 9 |
IV | 1968 | 8-20 July | 61 | 18 |
V | 1970 | 12-25 July | 74 | 17 |
VI | 1972 | 11-26 July | 71 | 16 |
VII | 1974 | 8-25 July | 115 | 24 |
VIII | 1976 | 10-25 July | 133 | 27 |
IX | 1978 | 10-25 July | 151 | 27 |
X | 1980 | 1-18 July | 140 | 21 |
XI | 1983 | 9-24 July | 156 | 23 |
XII | 1986 | 12-28 July | 125 | 25 |
XIII | 1988 | 13-30 July | 134 | 27 |
XIV | 1990 | 14-31 July | 86 | 19 |
XV | 1992 | 15-30 July | 121 | 28 |
XVI | 1994 | 15-30 July | 154 | 29 |
XVII | 1996 | 15-24 July | 142 | 30 |
XVIII | 1998 | 18-29 July | 154 | 30 |
XIX | 2000 | 19-30 July | 145 | 29 |
XX | 2002 | 15-30 July | 142 | 32 |
XXI | 2004 | 15-30 July | 137 | 30 |
XXII | 2006 | 15-30 July | 181 | 32 |
XXIII | 2008 | 15-30 July | 137 | 27 |
XXIV | 2010 | 19-29 July | 114 | 32 |
XXV | 2012 | 15-30 July | 67 | 20 |
XXVI | 2014 | 15-30 July | 127 | 30 |
XXVII | 2016 | 15-30 July | ||
XXVIII | 2018 | 15-30 July |