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90 years ago, on 13 March 1929, the person that changed the history of contemporary ballet was born in Bulgaria. Maestro Emil Dimitrov is a respected musician, conductor, professor and public figure, but his greatest merit is the founding and development over the year of the first in the world professional international ballet competition –...

The National Scholarship “Per aspera ad astra”​ was created by the Cultural Perspectives Foundation by the idea of ​​the opera singer Ina Kancheva and will support young Bulgarian artists in five fields of art – visual arts, literature, music, dance, theater/performance.

We are pleased to announce, the great Vladimir Vasiliev has accepted to be the jury president of the 2018 VARNA IBC! A legendary dancer of the XX century, named by critics and ballet lovers God of Dance. Since more than a half century, he still is the only holder of the “THE VARNA GRAND PRIX”

The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Mrs. Tsveta Karayancheva has agreed to be patron of the first in the world and most prestigious international ballet competition – Varna International Ballet Competition.

On 25 January the ballet community notes seven years since the decease of Prof. Emil Dimitrov. Thanks to his dedicated work International Ballet Competition – Varna rightfully holds the place of a first and most prestigious ballet forum. The Ballet Olympiad would have hardly survived during the years of transition in Bulgaria but for the...

Vladimir Vasiliev, titled by the world ballet community as the King of the Dance, who began his famous career from the First International Ballet Competition – Varna 1964, received yet another high acknowledgement. A few days before at a formal ceremony at the Italian Embassy in Moscow Prof. Vassiliev has been officially awarded the Ordine…

Gold Medals were won by Amanda Gomes, Brasil and Paul Marque, France The programme of the 27th International Ballet Competition Varna 2016 has come to an end. Out of the 155 competitors from 35 countries, there were 25 finalists. The international jury, presided by prof. Vladimir Vassiliev, announced the prize-winners at a press-conference today. Tomorrow…

4 competitors from Bulgaria continue to compete in the Ballet Olympiad in the Juniors category this is Iliana Yotova from Sofia. The young dancer has finished Sofia Secondary School in Mathematics “Paisiy Hilendarski” with honours and combines with ease exact sciences with dance, enjoying the support of her family of dedicated to the mathematics people.

Vice President Margarita Popova officially opened the 27th edition of International Ballet Competition – Varna. The Bulgarian competitor in the Juniors category Daniel Obreshkov, student at National School of Arts “Dobri Hristov” – Varna, was the first to dance on the stage.