Am 25. Juni jährt sich der Geburtstag der großen österreichischen Schriftstellerin Ingeborg Bachmann zum 100. Mal. Aus diesem Anlass veranstaltet die Österreich-Bibliothek Sofia eine zweiteilige Reihe zu Leben und Werk der Autorin.
Nach der gelungenen Auftaktveranstaltung am vergangenen Montag mit der Präsentation der bulgarischen Übersetzung von „Herzzeit“ — der Korrespondenz zwischen Ingeborg Bachmann und Paul Celan — mit der Übersetzerin Ana Dimova folgt kommenden Dienstag die Vorführung des Films „Die Geträumten“.
Der vielfach ausgezeichnete Film von Ruth Beckermann erzählt die bewegende Beziehung zwischen Bachmann und Celan anhand ihres Briefwechsels. Zwei Schauspieler*innen sprechen die Briefe im Tonstudio ein und lassen so eine außergewöhnliche literarische und emotionale Begegnung lebendig werden.
📅 Dienstag, 19. Mai
🕟 16:30 Uhr
📍 Österreich-Bibliothek Sofia
🎬 Filmvorführung mit bulgarischen Untertiteln
Wir freuen uns auf einen gemeinsamen Kino- und Literaturabend!
#IngeborgBachmann #100JahreBachmann #PaulCelan #DieGeträumten #ÖsterreichBibliothekSofia
🎤✨ Eurovision fever is coming to Sofia! ✨🎤
The Austrian Embassy Sofia and Schrödinger Bar (@schroedinger.bar ) warmly invite you to join us for a special Public Viewing of the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest!
Get ready for an unforgettable evening full of music, excitement, glitter and great company as Europe’s biggest music event comes live from Vienna!
📅 Saturday, 16 May 2026 | 8:30 PM
📍 Schrödinger Bar
Bring your friends, cheer for your favourites and experience the Eurovision magic together! 💃🕺🎶
#Eurovision2026 #ESC2026 #Eurovision #PublicViewing #SofiaEvents #Vienna2026 #SchrodingerBar #AustrianEmbassySofia
Happy Europe Day!
Let us be brave, let us be confident, and let us celebrate Europe together.
✨ 9 May 2026 ✨
#EuropeDay #Europe #UnitedInDiversity #together
We warmly invite you to the premiere of the Bulgarian translation of “Herzzeit” (Hearttime) – the remarkable correspondence between Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan. Translated by Ana Dimova, the book opens a window onto one of the most important literary dialogues in 20th-century European poetry.
🗓 May 11, 2026 (Monday) | 6:00 PM
📍New Conference Hall (Mirror Hall), Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
With:
✨Ana Dimova
✨Nevena Panova
✨Moderated by Maja Razbojnikova-Frateva
The event is organized by the Austrian Library Sofia “Dr. Wolfgang Kraus” on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Ingeborg Bachmann’s birth.
We look forward to an evening dedicated to literature, translation, and the spiritual closeness of two extraordinary poetic voices.
#AustrianLibrary #Sofia #IngeborgBachmann #PaulCelan #Hearttime #BookPresentation #Literature #Poetry #Translation
Sofia Underground continues with Day 3 at OKI “Krasno Selo”
💫Doors: 18:00
💫Start: 19:00
@sofia.underground@synaesthesia.collective
You can expect a night of experimental performance and live art. Featuring Austrian artist Daniel Haas (@sturmherta ), whose work explores the tension between presence, sound, and perception in live space.
Part of a diverse international lineup, his performance brings a distinct voice from Austria into Sofia’s underground scene.
#SofiaUnderground #LiveArt #DanielHaas #AustrianArt #PerformanceArt #Sofia
Reading with Dimitré Dinev
in German
✨ 28 April 2026
✨ 18:00
✨ Mirror Hall, Sofia University
We are delighted to welcome Dimitré Dinev, winner of the 2025 Austrian Book Prize, for a reading from his latest novel “Zeit der Mutigen” (Time of the Brave).
Dimitré Dinev is one of the most important voices in contemporary German-language literature. His works often explore themes of migration, identity, and the complex ties between Eastern and Western Europe, shaped by his personal life experiences. In “Zeit der Mutigen” (Time of the Brave) he tells the stories of people facing difficult choices in times of upheaval. With powerful storytelling and deep empathy, he paints a rich portrait of courage, hope, and human connection.
✨ We look forward to seeing you there!
The reading takes place as part of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Austrian Library “Wolfgang Kraus” in Sofia.
📸СНИМКИ от прожекцията на филма "Мечтатели" (оригинално заглавие: "Die Geträumten", в партньорство с Австрийски културен форум София, на 26 март 2026 г.
Откриващи думи бяха произнесени от Антония Бийрбаумер, заместник-посланик на Австрия и директор на Австрийски културен форум София.
Благодарим ви за споделената кино вечер!
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📸RETOUR EN IMAGES sur la projection du film « Rêveurs rêvés » (titre original : « Die Geträumten »), en partenariat avec le Forum culturel autrichien de Sofia le 26 mars 2026.
Les mots d’ouverture ont été prononcés par Antonia Bierbaumer, vice-ambassadrice d’Autriche et directrice du Forum culturel autrichien de Sofia.
Merci pour cette soirée cinéma partagée !
@francebulgarie@if_bulgarie@acf_sofia
🎶 We’re excited to share the program of the International Festival for Classical Music and Arts “Artis”!
The Austrian Cultural Forum Sofia is proud to be a partner of the 5th edition of the festival, highlighting cultural exchange between Austria and Bulgaria and supporting young talented performers.
✨ Opening concert: “Illuminated by Music” – featuring young Austrian and Bulgarian musicians
📅 March 28 | 🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Hall 8, National Palace of Culture (NDK), Sofia
The “Artis” festival brings together concerts, masterclasses, and stage projects with renowned European musicians and professors. A special focus is placed on masterclasses led by professors from music universities in Vienna and Graz, fostering the next generation of artists.
👉 Explore the full program and get your tickets at the NDK box office!
https://artisfoundation.bg/artis-festival/
#ArtisFestival #ClassicalMusic #Sofia #CulturalExchange #Austria #Bulgaria
🤍 At least 4 hugs a day, at least 30 seconds each 🤍
The State Institute for Culture and the Austrian Cultural Forum Sofia present an exhibition by Maya Spasova and Iris Dittler.
@art.majaspasova@irisdittler
In a world increasingly shaped by digital interactions, where presence is reduced to pixels, this exhibition brings the body back to the center. It explores the urgency of touch as something fundamental to our existence.
Through photography, drawings, installations, and performative interventions, the artists reflect on connection, intimacy, longing, love, and loneliness, inviting us to rethink how we relate to one another and to ourselves.
📍 Mission Gallery, Sofia
📅 April 2 – May 7, 2026
We look forward to welcoming you.
#contemporaryart #exhibition #sofia #artandconnection #touch #austrianart #bulgarianart
Austrian Cultural Forum Sofia and the French Institute in Bulgaria invite you to a film screening:
🎬 Die Geträumten
🗓️ Thursday, March 26, 6:30 PM
📍 French Institute in Bulgaria, Slaveykov Square 3
Austria, 2016, Documentary, Drama, 89 min
Director: Ruth Beckermann
Cast: Anja Plaschg, Laurence Rupp
Film in German with Bulgarian subtitles
In the cozy intimacy of the “Funkhaus” studio in Vienna, two young actors bring to life the literary world and atmosphere of the immediate post-war period through the reading and interpretation of the correspondence between the poet Paul Celan, born in 1920 into a Jewish family in the Bukovina region (then part of Romania), and the Austrian poet Ingeborg Bachmann, daughter of an activist of the former National Socialist Party.
Free entry with registration: 🔗 www.institutfrancais.bg
