Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Venue Accessibility 

Please note that registrations for this activity are now FULL.

This pre-meeting overnight stay will start on Monday 10 June, 13:00 and last until Tuesday 11 June, 22:00.

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Address: Sofia Center, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd 15, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Ending point: Toplocentrala
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinsnt Map |  Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Freedom Lives Here.

Sofia boasts a relatively small but unpredictable and diverse independent scene. Discover the city through the perspective of grassroots venues, legislative loopholes and sustainable models of venue management. Learn about the ways our turbulent recent past and current political vacuum made it possible for venues and collectives to emerge and thrive, creatively challenging the seemingly impossible circumstances. 

Guide: Stephan Prohorov

Accessibility: The walk is 3km and will take 2 hours.

Maximum number of participants: 25. This session requires pre-registration.

Please note this session is now full.

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

CCA Toplocentrala presents a retrospective exhibition following the birth and development of the project from its dream-phase to the active cultural institution that it is today. ‘A Dream For a Space 7+3 Years Toplocentrala’ is a recollection of official, archival material enriched with the private database of the people, who have helped build the art centre, thus combining the institutional narrative with that of the individual. 

The Toplocentrala Gallery - Cube will be the host of a spatially non-invasive exhibition titled 'ToploCentering', which occupies the walls in such a delicate way, as to allow for the hall to become a platform for the numerous events and meetings on the IETM agenda. Opposed to each other will be two centres aka clusters of data (visual, textual and tangible), revealing the past of Toplocentrala on one side and the present on the other. The rich history of planning, fighting for and defending the realisation of this project will face or mirror its vivid present of organising, maintaining and preserving this haven for theatre, dance, music, painting, sculpture, photography and many more.

An extension to the cluster of operative years of Toplocentrala will be a smaller-scale exhibition situated in front of the Cube - in the dedicated ‘Project Space’. There will be a key timeline of Toplocentrala with additional photographs and video, as well as a display of the most important achievements for the performative and visual art worlds, including a variety of statistics that emphasise the colourful, diverse and ever-growing world of Toplocentrala and the local art scene. The exhibitions aim to pay homage to the many years and people, efforts and ambitions that sparked this dream and continuously create the flame that keeps burning today. 

Accessibility: You can take the walk at your own pace. See the Practical Information for details about accessibility at Toplocentrala.

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

A quiet space for participants to unwind.

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

A quiet space for participants to unwind.

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Offering so many impressions, IETM meetings can be intense for the mind. Тo sustain your energy, good mood, freshness and curiosity, we’re offering this gentle physical session with your body - which is always here and now and ready to support your ‘burn in’ experience.

Maximum number of participants: 30

Just turn up - first come, first served. Please consider bringing spare change of clothes.

Moderators

Veselin Dimov, Toplocentrala, Bulgaria
Martina Atanasova, Toplocentrala, Bulgaria

Address: pl. "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski" 6 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

The City Sensory Journeys present an unusual point of view towards the city and its many dimensions. These journeys allow us to reach a deeper state of awareness about the space outside and within ourselves. An experience beyond words engaging all senses of the participants (sights, hearing, touch, smell, taste).

These are journeys for those of you who like to explore and experiment, and those of you looking for poetry and the soul of the world around you. Last but not least, these are journeys which help you slow down, stop time, even lose yourself completely. It depends entirely on you how far you will go.

Guide: 

Sensory Theatre Sofia and the Institute for Silence Research

Accessibility: 

The walk is about 3.5km long and participants will be blindfolded for most of the walk. It is not suitable for people with mobility difficulties. 

Maximum number of participants: 20. This Artistic Walk has reached its maximum capacity.

Price: Free of charge with an optional discretionary donation at the end of the walk

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

CCA Toplocentrala presents a retrospective exhibition following the birth and development of the project from its dream-phase to the active cultural institution that it is today. ‘A Dream For a Space 7+3 Years Toplocentrala’ is a recollection of official, archival material enriched with the private database of the people, who have helped build the art centre, thus combining the institutional narrative with that of the individual. 

The Toplocentrala Gallery - Cube will be the host of a spatially non-invasive exhibition titled 'ToploCentering', which occupies the walls in such a delicate way, as to allow for the hall to become a platform for the numerous events and meetings on the IETM agenda. Opposed to each other will be two centres aka clusters of data (visual, textual and tangible), revealing the past of Toplocentrala on one side and the present on the other. The rich history of planning, fighting for and defending the realisation of this project will face or mirror its vivid present of organising, maintaining and preserving this haven for theatre, dance, music, painting, sculpture, photography and many more.

An extension to the cluster of operative years of Toplocentrala will be a smaller-scale exhibition situated in front of the Cube - in the dedicated ‘Project Space’. There will be a key timeline of Toplocentrala with additional photographs and video, as well as a display of the most important achievements for the performative and visual art worlds, including a variety of statistics that emphasise the colourful, diverse and ever-growing world of Toplocentrala and the local art scene. The exhibitions aim to pay homage to the many years and people, efforts and ambitions that sparked this dream and continuously create the flame that keeps burning today. 

Accessibility: You can take the walk at your own pace. See the Practical Information for details about accessibility at Toplocentrala.

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Offering so many impressions, IETM meetings can be intense for the mind. Тo sustain your energy, good mood, freshness and curiosity, we’re offering this gentle physical session with your body - which is always here and now and ready to support your ‘burn in’ experience.

Maximum number of participants: 30

Just turn up - first come, first served. Please consider bringing spare change of clothes.

Moderators

Veselin Dimov, Toplocentrala, Bulgaria
Martina Atanasova, Toplocentrala, Bulgaria

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

A quiet space for participants to unwind.

Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

CCA Toplocentrala presents a retrospective exhibition following the birth and development of the project from its dream-phase to the active cultural institution that it is today. ‘A Dream For a Space 7+3 Years Toplocentrala’ is a recollection of official, archival material enriched with the private database of the people, who have helped build the art centre, thus combining the institutional narrative with that of the individual. 

The Toplocentrala Gallery - Cube will be the host of a spatially non-invasive exhibition titled 'ToploCentering', which occupies the walls in such a delicate way, as to allow for the hall to become a platform for the numerous events and meetings on the IETM agenda. Opposed to each other will be two centres aka clusters of data (visual, textual and tangible), revealing the past of Toplocentrala on one side and the present on the other. The rich history of planning, fighting for and defending the realisation of this project will face or mirror its vivid present of organising, maintaining and preserving this haven for theatre, dance, music, painting, sculpture, photography and many more.

An extension to the cluster of operative years of Toplocentrala will be a smaller-scale exhibition situated in front of the Cube - in the dedicated ‘Project Space’. There will be a key timeline of Toplocentrala with additional photographs and video, as well as a display of the most important achievements for the performative and visual art worlds, including a variety of statistics that emphasise the colourful, diverse and ever-growing world of Toplocentrala and the local art scene. The exhibitions aim to pay homage to the many years and people, efforts and ambitions that sparked this dream and continuously create the flame that keeps burning today. 

Accessibility: You can take the walk at your own pace. See the Practical Information for details about accessibility at Toplocentrala.

Address: Sofia Central Railway Station | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

We will meet in front of the Central Railway Station Sofia at 21:00. You can find an exact drop pin here.

Тhe night train to Varna departs at 22:00 and arrives at 06:50. The duration is 8 hours and 50 minutes. It is recommended to bring your own food, water, cold or warm drinks with you, since it is not possible to buy those on the train.

Please note that this post-meeting stay starts on Saturday 15 June at 21:00 with an overnight train journey and will last until Tuesday 18 June

Please note that adding this activitiy to your schedule does not count as registration. You must complete your registration via the button below.

Find our more information about the post-meeting trip including practical information, programme and how to register below.

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