Fire of Anatolia Bursts on Sofia Stage

Society | April 14, 2005, Thursday // 00:00
Fire of Anatolia Bursts on Sofia Stage Less than half of all 120 dancers from the world-famous The Fire of Anatolia performed on Sofia stage Wednesday evening. Bulgarian audience see the unique show for the first time, since the group started globe-trotting in 2002. Photo by K. Atanasova (SNA)

The spirit of Sheharazada's tales has been vested in dance and life as the famous dance group The Fire of Anatolia swung under Oriental rhythms in Sofia.

The grand dance show, compared only to the Lord of the Dance, brought to stage 50 of all 120 dancers from the group who have two spectacles on Wednesday and Thursday in the capital city.

The fascinating dances of The Fire Of Anatolia tapping you deeply into the cultural history and mythology of a tiny piece of land situated in Minor Asia are a product of Turkish choreograph Mustafa Erdogan.

The Turkish dancers perform Oriental and modern Turkish folk dances. They have been traveling around the world since 2002 acting as cultural ambassadors of their native land. The Fire of Anatolia has seen more than 560 performances before 5 million people globally.

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