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Flowers for Elias Canetti and photos from the day July 25th

On the day of the 115th anniversary of the birth of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, the International “Elias Canetti” Society gathered its members and friends for this symbolic gesture. From the first years of its establishment, the Society has been working in synergy with the Municipality of Ruse and the District Administration of Ruse. More...

July 28th, 2020|

15 Years Austrian library “Elias Canetti”

The Austrian Library “Elias Canetti ” in Ruse is now in its 15th year. Expect details about the upcoming celebration. Here is a video announcement by Prof. Penka Angelova, President of the International "Elias Canetti" Society in advance. You can watch it here in Bulgarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmxlYlGNwc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0GTsGXHzvtsDqFhmCMV5W2E3f_r_YlALIO7KlnEK_ydOxazKGspsn7ugg&ab_channel=InternationalEliasCanettiSociety

July 23rd, 2020|

The IECG celebrates 115 years from the birth of its patron Elias Canetti

115 years ago, on July 25th, Elias Canetti was born in Ruse (then Ruschuk). 76 years later, in 1981, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature for "works marked by a broad perspective, a wealth of ideas and artistic power." Bulgaria then missed the event. The name of the writer is little known to a More...

July 23rd, 2020|

This years chosen candidate to implement their project idea through the IECG’s “Sharing future” Artist in residence scholarship in Ruse is:

Sara Renar. She won in competition with 44 other candidates from Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Sara is a graduate architect and she is also a Croatian performing and recording musician. A calling she has answered successfully for years and her project idea, titled "Soundtrack Ruse 2020" was selected and won her the Scholarship. The More...

May 20th, 2020|

Residency Scholarship 2020 – RESULTS

Dear applicants, dear friends, We would like to sincerely thank you for your interest and applications for the Residence scholarship 2020 – Sharing Future! The decision on the winner of the scholarship was made by a four-member board of trustees of the Elias Canetti Society and the Danube Rectors‘ Conference. The exact composition of the Board More...

May 11th, 2020|

Celebrating the international EUROPE DAY with a concert by the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra

The first chords of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony will be played on May 9th, at 6 pm, on the square in front of the Ruse Opera. The International "Elias Canetti" Society and State Opera greet the public with a recording that in a way carries the symbolism of the European idea. In order to comply with More...

May 7th, 2020|

45 candidates are competing for the scholarship of the International “Elias Canetti” Society – “Sharing future” Artist in Residence

The number of this year's candidates is an achievement in itself: Last year, when the first Residence Scholarship 2019 was won by artist and visual artist Zora Kreuzer, there were less than ten candidates. This year, an international jury will choose one from all forty-five candidates from four continents and their project ideas. Most of More...

April 22nd, 2020|

The “Global dimension” exhibition of the IECS at the Sofia Library

The Sofia Library will celebrate the 10th of March with the exhibition of the Elias Canetti Society. This is the date on which we remember the rescue of nearly 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from deportation to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. On the same day, we commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. "The Global More...

February 27th, 2020|

The “Global dimension” exhibition of the IECS at the Sofia Library

The Sofia Library will celebrate the 10th of March with the exhibition of the Elias Canetti Society. This is the date on which we remember the rescue of nearly 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from deportation to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. On the same day, we commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. "The Global dimension" More...

February 27th, 2020|

The International “Elias Canetti” Society at the Library of BNT1 – LIVE

Watch the full interview at the following link: https://www.bnt.bg/bg/a/mezhdunarodno-druzhestvo-elias-kaneti-i-izdatelstvo-elias-kaneti

February 9th, 2020|