Bulgaria's Sozopol Launches Traditional Apollonia Fest

Culture | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 11:21|  views

The Apollonia Festival of Arts, held in the Black Sea town of Sozopol, is a long-running tradition in Bulgaria. File photo

Bulgaria's traditional Apollonia Festival of Arts launches its 28th edition in the southern Black Sea resort town of Sozopol on Thursday.

The festival, set to last August 30 - September 8, will feature as always a vast array of performances in music and theater, literary events, film showings, and visual arts exhibits.

The program includes 67 different events, organized by Foundation Apollonia and the Sozopol Town Hall, along with 9 concerts of classical, jazz, and pop music.

While some of these events start Thursday, Apollonia 2012 will be officially launched Friday with a concert at the open-air theater in downtown Sozopol featuring Bulgaria opera diva Alexandrina Pendachanska and pianist Lyudmil Angelov.

The event will be covered by the Bulgarian National TV and the Bulgarian National Radio.

Apollonia was Sozopol's ancient name 6th c. BC - 4th c. AD.

The program of the fest can be found on its Facebook page and the official site of Apollonia 2012.

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Tags: Apollonia, Festival of Arts, Sozopol, Bulgaria

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