"What is the Bulgarian laughing at?" musical and poetic performance by Ivaylo Dimanov

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ART MARCONI GALLERY Awarded the "Varna" Award 2022. presents "WHAT IS THE BULGARIAN LAUGHING AT?" A musical-poetic performance on INAILO DIMANOV 18.30 hours 04.09./FRIDAY/ 2026 Varna, 22 Ohrid Street, Art Marconi Gallery Even if we don't feel like laughing, he, laughter often springs from our essence. Honest, contagious, unpredictable. And not because everything is fine with us, but precisely because of that. Because our senses, sharpened to the limit to fight our daily battles, react quite spontaneously at first sight to both the strangest situations and the most harmless occasions, with laughter. We want to outsmart this life so much that we are able to make even God laugh with our plans… Here's what they say about Ivaylo Dimanov's latest book: "Man lives well, he is suddenly struck by elections, drones, inspiring electricity prices, inexhaustible optimism for the bright future of the Motherland. This is precisely why we should never lose our sense of humor. The best remedy for this is the first and only encyclopedia of humor: "WHAT IS THE BULGARIAN LAUGHING AT?" The new bestseller by Ivaylo Dimanov and the publishing house "Bulgarian writer" was snatched up even before the entire edition was printed. At the crowded premiere in Sofia, Shkumba lost his Cambridge diploma for best joke teller, and the legendary TV show "The Comedians" went bankrupt. Read and re-read the unique Bible of Laughter!” Ivaylo Dimanov is a journalist, writer and bard from Sofia, author of 16 books of poetry, fiction and theater criticism. Laureate of many national and international literary awards. He had hundreds of concerts with his original songs and poetry in various cities of Bulgaria, in the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, France, Russia, England, Hungary, South Korea, Greece, Sweden, Belgium, Canada and the USA. He has released a solo album with his own songs "Cheers, Loneliness!", with which in 2018 the poet presented Bulgaria at the International Poetry Festival in the legendary "Santa Cecilia" in Rome. He has been translated into 12 languages, a member of the SBZ and SBP, a doctor of journalism. His latest book "What is the Bulgarian laughing at?" was recently published.