The desire of artists, who come from different cultures and music styles, to speak in one language, gave birth to the project "Estruna - Arkanhel with "Novi bulgarski glasove" ("New Bulgarian Voices"). The deep emotional program, in which the Bulgarian folklore inspires the flamenco, will be presented in stunning concert on December 5 in Hall 1 of National Palace of Culture at 19.00, with the special participation of the amazing flamenco dancer Patricia Guerrero.

The project subdued the scenes of the most important flamenco festivals in Spain (Granada and Madrid 2014, Seville 2015). Estruna steps on the traditional song, and the jazz-language of Antonio Forchone (acoustic guitar), Yelsi Erediya  (contrabass) and Agustin Diasera (percussions) takes us out of the genre frames. Conductor of "Novi Bulgarski glasove" ("New Bulgarian voices") is Georgi Petkov.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the stage premiere of emblematic work "Lyubovna magia" ("Love magic") of Manuel de Faya, the spectators will be able to enjoy this masterpiece of music and dance.

The project "Lyubovna magia" ("Love magic") was conceived and implemented as a dialogue between the chamber orchestra and flamenco ensemble starring the unique Rocio Bassan (flamenco singer), unattainable Patricia Guerrero and David Perez (flamenco dance), Dani De Moron (flamenco guitar), Agustin Diasera (percussion).

The adaptation was made by Maestro Yorg Birhans, who will conduct the chamber symphony orchestra.

The ballet of  "Lyubovna magia" ("Love magic") illustrates the the impact of traditional culture on contemporary music,
with a focus on the specific for the flamenco music cante jondo (deep singing) and the drama, that tears the characters in "Tantsa na oganya" ("The dance of the fire").

The classics, inspired by flamenco and rethinking of Spanish and Bulgarian song traditions, projected in a contemporary and imbued with a modern sensibility, transfer us to a different world of the wonderful and unknown.

The premiere of the project took place in April 2013, and in the summer of 2014 was presented at the most prestigious festivals in Spain - at X festival Suma Flamenca in the oldest theater in Europe - Teatro Espanol in Madrid, at the festival La Noche Blanca del Flamenco in Kordova, at 63 Festival de Musica y Danza in Alhambra Palace in Granada, at the Teatro Colon in Huelva and at 20 Festival La Mar de Musicas in Cartagena. More than 6500 people became witnesses the magic performance of Estruna.

The project was approved euphorically by the Spanish critics and audiences with long and endless ovations at every performance.

The famous critic Jose Manuel Fernandez Kobo, after the concert in Madrid, exclaimed: “I still can not realize what happened last night in Teatro Espanol at the concert of Arkanhel and New Bulgarian voices – real magic”. RTVE made short documentary about the project, that represents the meeting of both traditions of the crossroad of the artistic challenge.  The concert of Estruna from the palace of Karlos V in Alambarta in Granada, was broadcast on the National Radio of Spain and international - via the European association for radio broadcasting.

The concert in Bulgaria is organized by courtesy of PICE, the Embassy of Spain and Instituto Cervantes.
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