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Absolute winner in XVI “Black Sea Fest Euro folk – 2019”
is Children and Youth Folk Dance Ensemble “Yuzhnyache”
The absolute winner of this year’s 16th edition of the “Black Sea Fest Euro folk”, which took the Grand Prix
and the award “Golden Orpheus” for 2019 is Children and Youth Folk Dance Ensemble “Yuzhnyache” to “Nikola
Y.Vaptsarov” Community center - Stamboliyski. The artistic director of the group is Mrs. Zhaneta Ivanova, who
was awarded the title “Mastro”.
During the official closing ceremony of the festival, the jury with chairman Maestro Georgi Yankov (choir
conductor) and members: Mr. Damian Damyanov (choreographer) and Mrs. Mariana Nutsova (ethnologist and
program director of Internet TV Euro Folk), awarded the First Awards “Golden Orpheus” in the respective genre
categories to the following artists and ensembles:
Category “Folklore songs, authentic folklore” – Folklore formation
“Kenar” to “Saglasie” Community center, Teteven.
Category “Folklore songs, processed folklore” – Mixed folklore
choir to “Napredak 1869” Community center, Pirdop.
Category “Folklore dances, modern choreography” – “Mitan”
Dance group from Ardabil, Iran.
Category “Folklore dances, modern choreography” – Children’s
dance group
“Madzheri” to “Svetlina 2013” Beguntsi village.
Category “Groups for recreation of folk customs” – Group for
authentic folklore “Klobuchka kitka” to “Kruger Nikolov 1922” Peshtera village, Municipality of Zemen.
Category “Folklore ensembles – authentic folklore” – KUD “Pušća” – Zagreb, Croatia.
In the previous days of the Fest, the jury awarded the first awards “Golden Orpheus” in genre categories to:
Vocal trio “Avliga” from the town of Dupnitsa; Dobrinka Statelova – individual performer of old urban songs from
Lyaskovets; Emsemble “Georgi Chilingirov” Polkovnik Serafimovo village, Female group to Ensemble “Ograzhdenski
glasove” from the village of Lebnitsa and Female chamber group from Svilengrad.
The best performing participants also received the recognition of the hosts of the event:
The special award of the Town Hall Kiten with Mayor Katya Valcheva – Certificates for preservation, promotion
and worthy presentation at this year’s Black Sea Fest and statuette - received the groups from “Nadezhda 1900”
Community village – Chavdar village, Municipality of Chavdar.
The special award of the Municipality of Tsarevo with the mayor Georgi Lapchev - Certificate of Attendance
and Gift Set went to Dance group “Milanovo” to ”Probuda 1927” Community center - Milanovo village, Municipality
of Svoge.
In addition to the diplomas, the groups also received points for ranking in the World Ranking list of Folklore.
The President of the European Association of Folklore Festivals - Mr. Kaloyan Nikolov, officially closed this
year’s 16th edition of the “Black Sea Fest Euro Folk” with the words: “16 years, during which the scenes at the
Black Sea Council in Tsarevo and Kiten welcomed more than 20,000 performers, passed unnoticed. After 16
years, we continue to struggle for the preservation of our identity, for preservation of traditions, striving to pass
them on from our ancestors to our children - this is the most valuable mission of the musical feast.”
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