DON JUAN
[play by Moliere; in Bulgarian]
May 16, 19.00

THE MARRIAGE
[play by Nikolai Gogol; in Bulgarian]
May 17, 22, 19.00

HUSHOVE/VAGABONDS
[play by Ivan Vazov; in Bulgarian]
May 18, 15.00

AN IDEAL HUSBAND
[play by Oscar Wilde; in Bulgarian]
May 15, 20, 23, 19.00

REIS
[play by Boris Pankin; in Bulgarian]
May 21, 19.00

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
[play by Federico Garcia Lorca; in Bulgarian]
May 21, 19.00

MUSIQUES FRANCAISES
[French music on RFI, 106.3FM]
Wednesdays, 14.00-15.00

MARIA BITCHAKDJIAN
[exhibition]
May 12 to June 13,
**at the language class centre of the French institute, 7 Hristo Belchev Str**

LES MARDIS DU CINEMA
[dedicated to May ‘68]
May 20, 19.00

LES MERCREDIS VIRTUOSES Duo Boteva
[piano; on the programme - Eric Satie; song for four hands, premiere in Bulgaria]
May 21, 18.00, free entrance

OFFICIAL CLOSING OF THE EXHIBITION SOFIA, PARIS, STRASBOURG
May 24 **at Akademia Gallery, 1 Shipka Str**

DEATH DANCES
[theatre play by August Strindberg; in Bulgarian]
May 16, 19.00

LAZARUS AND JESUS
[play by Emilian Stanev; in Bulgarian]
May 18, 19.00

BOLLYWOOD
[dance]
May 19, 19.00

STRINDBERG IN DAMASCUS
[play by Georgi Tenev and Ivan Dobchev; in Bulgarian]
May 20, 19.00

FOUR PAIRS OF EPAULETTES
[play by Kamen Donev, in Bulgarian]
May 17, 19.00

RHYTHM AND BLUES
[music play]
May 21, 19.00

MANY FACES, ONE CITY
[exhibition marking 35 years since the establishment of the Greek general consulate in Plovdiv; under the partnership of consul general Nikolaos Matthioudakis]
Until May 30

DAVID HEYWOOD Story of the Line (variation 2)
[paintings]
Opening May 19, 19.00 (also the official opening of the gallery)

ILIYA YANAKIEV
[computer graphics]
Until May 21

UURRBBAANN
[participants and winners in the April architectural design workshop and competition]
Opening May 19, 18.00; on until June 27

ANGELA MINKOVA Here and Now in 2/3 Time
[paintings, figurines]
Until May 24

VASSILENA GANKOVSKA City Melodramas: What Makes a Beautiful City?
[canvases, drawings, video]
Until June 15

ELISAVETA DENEVA
[mosaics out of sea stones]
Until May 31

ELISAVETA DENEVA
[mosaics out of sea stones]
Until May 31

SIMEON STOILOV Unclear Identity
[exhibition]
Until June 9

CHILDREN’S EXHIBITION
[paintings, drawings]
Until May 31

PERMANENT [paintings, ceramics]
Until January 2009

YULIYA YANAROVA
[paintings]
Until May 24

MARTIN MLADENOV, TANYA ZAMFIROVA Kouklichki
[photographs]
Until May 20

ANTON DONCHEV
[paintings]
Until May 23

BAZA
[nominees and winners of the contemporary art competition]
Until June 6

PIERRE ET GILLES
[photography]
From May 10 to June 6

VILI NIKOLOV
[paintings]
Until May 29

DISCOVERIES
[paintings, graphics]
Until May 22

MIHAIL VULKANOV
Exhibition on One Wall
[paintings]
Until May 31

PETAR LAZAROV
[graphics]
Until May 23

BOIKO KOLEV
Pieces of Reality
[paintings]
Until May 14

ASSEN PEIKOV (1908-1973)
[sculptures]
Opening May 7, 18.30

EVGENI KOUZMANOV
Image and Word
[figures, manuscripts]
Until May 31

KATRIN TOMOVA
Rock Legends
[paintings]
Until May 10

LITTLE OBJECTS/SHORT VIDEO
Until September 30

LILI KYUCHOUKOVA, MARIYA KOUKOVA, PETAR GRIGOROV, ZAVARIN VESSELINOV, ANASTASIA KMETOVA, YULI SHOUMAREV, DARINA YANEVA
[oils on fabric, graphics, sculpture]
Until May 31

ART POSITIVE 2008: FRAGMENT
[exhibition with the participation of 14 Plovdiv artists]
Until May 25

TITANIC: FROM THE DRAWING BOARD TO THE PRESENT
[exhibition dedicated to the Bulgarians onboard the oceanliner]
Until May 30

PERMANENT EXHIBITION OF VASKA EMANOUILOVA (1905–1985)
[sculpture]
Until January 1 2009

THE CHURCH - A HOME OF DIVINE REVELATION
[icons]
Until August 1

LATE BULGARIAN ARTISTS
[paintings]
Until June 1

OLD MASTERS
[paintings, prints, crafts]
Until August 20

MASTERS AND MODERNS
[paintings, crafts]
Until July 13

BULGARIA IN MINIATURE
[scale models]
Until June 22

130 YEARS SINCE THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR (1877-1878)
[artefacts]
Until 2009

CONTEMPORARY SPANISH GRAPHICS. NATIONAL AWARDS 2006
[exhibition of 48 works of Spanish art]
Until May 20

ZOFIA FORTECKA, MAGDA FORTECKA Gold Legends
[exhibition of painting on glass]
Until June 5

DESIGNER’S WEEKEND: DO YOU SPEAK GRAPHIC DESIGN?
[workshop about graphic designers]
May 17-18, 11.00-16.30

NO DOUBT
[three one-act pieces by Georges Feydeau]
May 19, 20.00

FILMINI PRESENTS
[a special selection from the first Filmini International Short Film Festival and a presentation of the second edition of the festival – October 22 to 26 2008]
May 20, 19.30, with English subtitles

PRIVATE INVESTIGATION
[documentary by Аntonii Donchev]
May 21, 19.00

FUTURE SHORTS – THE BIGGEST SHORT FILMS AND CARTOONS NETWORK PRESENTS THE MAY PROGRAMME: The Beat of the Drum
[O Som e o resto; Made Up Love Song; The Last Farm; Peter and Ben; Shadow of a Doubt; Yi; Surprise; The Lunch Date; Individual Destiny; The Gift; Early Springtime]
May 22, 19.30, with English subtitles

BAROQUE MUSIC FRENCH STYLE
[first concert of The Royal Musical Family project; presents the music of the French royal court during the Age of Absolutism]
May 23, 20.00

BRATAN MANDEV Nature and Spirit
[exhibition] Opening May 13 at 18.00

LASZLO LUGO LUGOSI, BALAZS NAGY Reflections (In the Steps of Ludwig Rohbock)
[photography]
From May 14 **at the Municipal Cultural Institute, Drouzhba borough, Sofia**

I LOVE BUDAPEST
[film screening]
May 22, 18.00

INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF STYLES
[international graffiti festival]
May 23 to 25, **in Tsarevo, at the Black Sea**

UNDER THE SIGN OF THE ZODIAC
[musical night of the Radouga Russian club]
May 16, 18.00

ORTHODOX ENLIGHTENMENT: dedicated to SS Kiril and Metodii
[screening of the The Thessaloniki Prologue and Feast and Death in Rome publicistic films]
May 19, 18.00

DAYS OF MOSCOW IN SOFIA Vaudeville
[play of the Aparte Moscow dramatic theatre; dedicated to the Year of Russia in Bulgaria]
May 19, 18.30

DAY OF SLAVONIC SCRIPT AND CULTURE
[Russian Club evening]
May 20, 16.30

SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM
[cinema epopee, part III, dedicated to Victory Day]
May 20, 18.00

PLAY OF THE RUSSIAN CHAMBER THEATRE for the students of New Bulgarian University
May 20, 18.00

FRIENDS OF MUSIC CLUB
[concert by Bulgarian opera singer Elitsa Neshevska]
May 21, 18.00

SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM
[cinema epopee, part IV, dedicated to Victory Day]
May 21, 18.00

INVITATION FOR PLAY
[play of ART-theatre, for children]
May 22, 16.30

DEDICATED TO THE DAY OF SLAVIC SCRIPT AND CULTURE
[night with the participation of representatives of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Kiril and Metodii Centre]
May 23, 17.00

JIRI VOVES Memories
[exhibition]
On until June 27

VERA STOUHELOVA Private Space
[photography]
Until May 31 **at Roussi Karabiberov Art Gallery, Nova Zagora**

JIRI STACH Natura Magica
[photography]
Opening May 17 at 21.00; on until June 17 **at Blagoevgrad Regional History Museum**

THE BIG BULGARIAN VOICES
[dress rehearsal before audience of unique Bulgarian soloists and choirs, conductor Iliya Mihailov]
May 17, 18.00

ORANGE THURSDAYS IN THE LILAC SALON
[live jazz]
May 22, 21.00

ART WATCH
[paintings and photographs from the British Council art collection]
Until September 2008

AMERICAN NIGHT
[part of the Salon des Arts, dedicated to George Gershwin]
May 17, 19.00

SYMPHONIETA ORCHESTRA
[concerts]
May 19, 19.00

BULGARIAN DANCE CLASSICS
[Filip Koutev, Pirin, Trakiya and Severnyashki dance ensembles]
May 21, 19.30

MOISEEV DANCE COMPANY
[Russian dances dedicated to the Russian days in Sofia]
May 22, 19.00

ALBORAN TRIO
May 17, 19.00,
Bulgaria Hall

ROBERTO FONSECA
May 18, 20.00,
Bulgaria Hall

LUISITO QUINTERO
May 19, 21.00,
4km Party Centre

ALEXANDROFF RAGTIME BAND
May 16, 21.00

GEORGI MATEEV, guitar and lead singer, HRISTO NAMLIEV, piano, DRAGAN MILEV, DARI
MAY 17, 21.00

MOUNTAIN AND ADVENTURE
[film screenings]
May 20, 19.00

VLADIMIR RADOULOV
[piano]
May 21, 21.00

VASKO SPASSOV
[piano and company]
May 22, 21.00

KISS
[rock concert]
May 16, 19.00

TANGO SUNDAYS
[weekly tango dancing]
Sundays, from 18.00

ARABEL KARAJAN, VESSELIN VESSELINOV
May 16, 20.00

MANGO DUENDE
May 17, 20.00

JAZZ EVENING
[Dmitar Dimitrov, drums; Petar Momchev, saxophone; Shibil Benev, guitar]
May 21, 20.00

KYLIE MINOGUE
[pop concert]
May 18, 20.00

ELITSA TODOROVA AND STOYAN YANKOULOV
[concert of Bulgarian participants in Eurovision 2007 song competition]
May 21, 19.00

WORLD BEAT NIGHTS African Night
[focus on Afro-beat and the first amateur Bulgarian-Afro choir]
May 16, 22.30

WORLD BEAT NIGHTS El Ritmo!
[Latino Night]
May 23, 20.00-23.00 Argentinean tango; 23.00-4.00 Cuban salsa

WORLD BEAT NIGHTS Arabic Night
[focus on Morocco, including exhibition of Moroccan lamps and instruments]
May 30, 23.00

DE/VISION
[synthpop concert]
May 31

STREET SALSEROS
[weekly salsa dancing]
Sundays, from 21.00

AFTER BUSINESS CLUB
[weekly mixers]
Wednesdays, from 20.00

MUSIC + FASHION
[Sofia DJs spin house, techno, tribal and drum and bass rhythms]
Every Friday and Saturday

THE THIRD BULGARIAN KINGDOM 1878-1946
[presentation of objects related to the Treaty of Berlin, Interim Russian Government, Founding Assembly, Unification of Eastern Roumelia and the Kingdom of Bulgaria and more]
Until 2009

PRESERVED MINERAL DIVERSITY OF BULGARIA
Until June 19

MEMORIES OF THE FIRST BULGARIAN SCHOOL
Until May 23

BNR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
May 16, 19.30

BULGARIAN CHORUS PANORAMA
May 17, 19.00, small hall

LAKME
[opera by Leo Delibes]
May 17, 22, 23, 19.00; May 18, 25, 16.00; May 24, 15.00

ZORBA THE GREEK
[ballet by Mikis Theodorakis]
May 21, 19.00

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
[opera by Gioachino Rossini]
May 21, 18.00

THE ELIXIR OF LOVE
[opera by Gaetano Donizetti]
May 23, 18.00