Magura Cultural Center

Magura Cultural Center is pledging to raise funds to support the world-famous Choir The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices, conducted by Professor Dora Hristova. COVID-19 prevented the ensemble from performing live concerts, and is in need of financial help to complete the production of new stage costumes. Please join our efforts to raise the necessary funds!

You can enjoy their upcoming live and online concert on May 22nd, 2021. More info here >>https://fb.me/e/X2t03qDp

The Grammy award winning female vocal choir truly represents one of the most amazing success stories in music. Created in the early 1950’s, the choir’s first mission was to record authentic folk songs arranged for multiple voices to be broadcast first on the radio and later on TV.

The Swiss music producer Marcel Cellier discovered the beauty of the Bulgarian folk songs and singers and their unique voices and choral skills, and in 1975 released his first album with songs performed by the choir – Volume I. Later he released Volume II,  which in 1990 won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Records. Since then, and under the direction of Dora Hristova, the choir has performed more than 1,500 concerts outside its homeland in some of the most prestigious venues in the world. Choir members have also worked with artists  such as Kate Bush and U2, and the choir songs have been sampled and remixed by Drake, DJ Tiesto, FKA Twigs, Bring Me The Horizon and many others.

Once described as "the marriage of the avant-garde and the Middle Ages", the magic of the ensemble stems from its success in mastering Bulgaria’s diverse, age-old vocal traditions while simultaneously sounding strikingly modern and original, thanks to the unique choral music structure - multi-part a cappella arrangements that transform its collective sound into strange colours as if something other than the human voice is being heard. Dora Hristova describes it as "a natural, piercing sound for the outdoors to carry across the fields or from hilltop to hilltop. The sound is created in the larynx and resonates in the chest. It requires great pressure of the breath to create the sound and you must be very strong to sing in this fashion."

Contact our team at 1.224.800.1538 or 1.708.220.3841

 

Dear Bulgarian and American friends, 

We have finally decided to start a GoFundMe campaign for a cause, very close to our hearts. We are reaching out to YOU because our team needs your support, and we want you to become a part of our first project. 

Most of you have heard about Rose Valley Theatre Group, produced by Magura Cultural Center and member of the League of Chicago Theatres.

We are the first ever Bulgarian-American theatre company devoted to English-language world premieres of modern, award-winning Bulgarian plays. 

Our very first production of Sunday Evening (2009 Best New Bulgarian Play) by Zachary Karabashliev is coming very soon to the Greenhouse Theatre Center in Chicago.

Please don’t forget to join us between January 16 and February 9, 2020.

Final preparations are going on before the start of rehearsals, and your generosity is very important to us today. 

Your greatly appreciated gift will be put to work immediately and 100% of your donations will fund our remaining expenses for theatre and rehearsal rentals, set and costume construction, press release, and marketing materials.

Thanks to you, we can proudly share our culture and the work of talented, young Bulgarian playwrights with the wonderful American audiences.

By providing even a small donation, you can help our team of directors, actors, and designers, composed of professionals of both American and international backgrounds, to successfully mount our first production. 

Our donation process is simple and quick. To show our appreciation for your generosity, you will receive the following gifts based on the category of your donation:

$50: Mention on the donor page of our program and a shoutout on the Rose Valley Theatre Group and Magura Facebook pages

$100: The previous category + an autographed poster by the whole cast

$200: All previous categories + shoutout on opening night

$300: All previous categories + your name or business logo will get a half-page print in our program

$500: All previous categories + two complimentary tickets to a performance date of your choice

$1000+: All previous categories + your name or business logo will be printed on all posters displayed at the Greenhouse Theater Center and Magura Cultural Center

Magura Cultural Center NFP, producers of Rose Valley Theatre Group, is a 501c3 charitable organization, and your tax-deductible contribution is invaluable to our efforts of continuously bringing groundbreaking international plays to Chicago and producing them to the highest standards of artistry and professionalism. 

For more info >>>>
Rose Valley Theatre Group, Sunday Evening 
Sunday Evening, Greenhouse Theater Center


Sunday Evening will be directed by Rose Valley Artistic Director Zlatomir Moldovanski*, co-directed by Reginald Robinson*, and it will feature Chicago-based actors Maria Margaglione, Rachel Sepiashvili, Logan Hulick*, Melanie McNulty, Whitney Pipes, Grant Johnson, and Jordan Kulow. The team of designers and coaches includes Chloe Streif (Stage Manager), Sam Clapp (Sound), Scott Wagner (Lights), Chas Mathieu (Set), Julia Stoyanova* (Costumes), Bernard Balbot* (Dialects), and Chloe Baldwin (Intimacy Designer/Fight Choreographer). Our production will also feature original music by Bulgarian-American Hip-Hop Artist Pauna.

*Rose Valley Theatre Group Company Member

These funds will benefit our production in the following ways:

Theatre and rehearsal studio rental: $3000
Set and Costume construction: $3000
Press Release and Marketing: $1500

Live theatre thanks you for your support!