Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual
2020•44m•Released
Documentary
Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go into a music-induced trance and dance on bonfires in a display of religious passion.
Director
Sibylle Smolka
Writer
Sibylle Smolka
Languages
Bulgarian, German
Studio
MDR
Cast
Stefan Kaminski
Narrator
Production
Company
MDR
Company
ARTE
Company
Telekult
Producer
Heike Kunze
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