Български народни танци и обичаи във видеоархива, заснети на Петия Национален събор на народното творчество в Копривщица през 1986
Bulgarian Folk Dances and Customs in the Videoarchives, Documented at the Fifth National Fair of Folklore in Koprivshtitsa in 1986

Summary/Abstract: In 1986the Institute of Musicology (now Institute of Art Studies) acquired modem video equipment (system Sony U-matic) and it gave the start of documenting music and dance folklore. The efforts of the specialists’ teams were directed mostly at the national fair of folklore in the town of Koprivshtitsa as well as at other regional fairs and places where folklore festivals are held. These teams successively included Todor Todorov, Sevdalin Kulev, Mira Pesheva, Yavor Dimitrov, Gergana Panova, Vihren Karaichev, Krassimira Mineva, Ruzha Neikova, Luben Botusharov, Bozhidar Kruchmarov, etc. At the Fifth National Fair held in Koprivshtitsa in 1986 folk dances from different places were photographed. Female, male and mixed hora and dances from separate folklore regions were documented. They were performed in different music measures and were accompanied by musicians according to the local instrumental and singing tradition. The documented material reveals the aesthetic criteria and necessities of the common people, who through dancing, music and customs reveal part of the folk tradition. The video archives show us the communicative abilities of folklore. Through it not only does man socialize in society, but at the same time he/she reveals his own personality and abilities as a singer, musician and horn-dancer. The video material convinces us that at the end of 20 century our people have preserved their inherent ability to reproduce and keep their music and dance traditions revealing the democratic character of folklore.

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