Petel.bg – news – The nominees for the “Varna” award in the field of culture have been confirmed

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The nominations for the “Varna” award in the field of culture for 2024 were unanimously approved by the relevant committee of the Municipal Council, the press center of the municipality reports.

The grand prize this year goes to Dimitar Traichev for his overall creativity and his undeniable contribution to establishing high artistic standards in the visual culture of Varna.

In the “Literature” section, Krasimir Mashev was nominated for his book “Mud Baths”, published in 2023, in which he describes the heroes of the transition. Prize winner in the “Fine Arts” category, Hristo Hristov, who in 2023 successfully presented his jubilee exhibition in Varna, Plovdiv and Germany, contributing to the establishment of a positive image for our city.

In the “Theatre” section, the individual award is shared between the actors Konstantin Sokolov and Maria Tomova. The actor from the Drama Theater “Stoyan Bachvarov” – Varna was awarded for his exceptional acting skills in the construction of the image of the shoemaker Peter in the performance “The Boot”. The young actress is nominated for her captivating portrayal of Pippi in Pippi Longstocking. The collective award goes to the team of the State Puppet Theater – Varna for the successful realization and impressive acting work in the musical “Peter Pan”.

Nominated in the category “Opera” (performing arts) is the Symphony Orchestra of the State Opera – Varna for high professional mastery and artistic achievements in symphonic concerts – “100 years since the birth of Dobrin Petkov”, “Fifth Symphony” – Mahler, “On the eve of Christmas”.

Among the prize winners are their colleagues from the ballet troupe at the State Opera – Varna. They receive recognition for high artistic achievements in the new choreographic edition of the ballet performance “Romeo and Juliet”.

Journalist Zoya Cheresharova – Mihailova from RTTVC – Varna has been nominated in the “Cinema” section for her work as the author of the documentary “Flight to Dreams…”, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Varna Children’s and Youth Opera.

In the “Journalism” section, the award goes to the photojournalist Plamen Gutinov for his exceptional photo exhibition “The pulse of the city” and to the team of the BTA Correspondence Bureau for the intensive coverage of the cultural and public life of Varna and on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the Agency.

The awards will traditionally be presented on the eve of May 24. Before that, the nominees for the award must also receive the approval of the Municipal Council.

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The Choir of Varna girls and women at the Choir School “Prof. Marin Chonev” to the Municipality of Varna in the name of master Zaharina Milkova. This was voted by the culture committee of the local parliament on the initiative of current and former choristers, as well as other creative personalities from Varna.

The choir, one of the three ensembles within the Choir “Prof. Marin Chonev”, was established in 1976, and from 1981 to 2022 it was invariably led by Zaharina Milkova – Nikitasova.

Maestra Milkova will remain in the history of Varna as a person who devoted her entire professional life to the promotion of the Varna choral art in the world and in our country, which is why her name deserves to be remembered with respect. “We believe that in this way we will keep Zaharina Milkova’s work alive and this will give a new creative boost to our self-made composition,” argue the proponents of the proposal.

The councilors also approved placing a bust monument of Lyuben Karavelov in the courtyard of the school of the same name. In 2022, SU “Lyuben Karavelov” celebrated its 60th anniversary. On this occasion, the teaching staff and the student council initiated the placement of a bust – a monument to their patron in the school yard. The author of the project is the famous Varna sculptor Zhivko Donchev, who created the sculptural figure of the mayor Mihail Koloni. The project has gone through all the necessary procedures. After the approval of the initiative by the Municipal Council – Varna, the final coordination of the project for the monument to Lyuben Karavelov with the Ministry of Culture is pending.

Among the topics of today’s meeting was the financing of the Culture Fund projects. Councilors voted for eligible expenses to accept expenses incurred by the organizations before the conclusion of the co-financing agreement with the fund, but only on the condition that the projects are approved.

A call for project proposals is currently underway. The deadline is May 12 inclusive, and the approved candidates will become clear in the middle of the year.

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