‘Musical-Cultural Practices’ Seminar

The third edition of the ‘Musical-Cultural Practices’ seminar for the year will take place on 27 October 2026 at 14:00 in Conference Hall 1 of the Institute of Art Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (21 Krakra Str.). 
The session will focus on the new monograph ‘The Dancing Man: Anthropological Concepts and Biographical Reflections’*. The author, Elka Tschernokoshewa, Doctor of Cultural Anthropology and Philosophy and a long-standing member of the Management Board of the European Institute for Cultural Studies ECURES, will be present. The book will be presented by Prof. Rosemary Statelova, DSc, an associate member of the Institute of Art Studies. Also taking part in the discussion will be Prof. Ventsislav Dimov, DSc, and other scholars from the Ethnomusicology Research Group. 
All scholars and doctoral students from the Music Sector and from the entire Institute, as well as colleagues from the professional community with interests in the topic under discussion, are most warmly invited to share their opinions and participate in the discussions. (The expected duration is up to 90 minutes.) 
In 2026, the ‘Musical-Cultural Practices’ seminar at the Music Sector is headed by Prof. Miglena Tzenova, PhD (from the Contemporary Music Research Group). 
*Information about the book: Tschernokoshewa, Elka. Der tanzende Mensch: Anthropologische Konzepte und biographische Betrachtungen. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2026. 216 S. (Postmigrantische Studien; Bd. 14. ISBN 978-3-8376-6526-0. ISBN 978-3-8394-6526-4.)