Elena Demireva
Paint to wax: Monika Ancheva on going from passion project to boutique
BY Elena Demireva POSTED 12/10/2026 6:30 PM
Monika Ancheva is a Bulgarian-born artist, graphic designer and founder of Ancheva Designs – a boutique creating bespoke, hand-painted candles for every occasion. Alongside candle-making, she runs painting classes and creative workshops across London, sharing the joy of hands-on creativity with others. Over the past five years, she’s turned a late-night passion project into a […] Read More
The Eastern European art events happening this August you won’t want to miss
BY Elena Demireva POSTED 20/07/2026 12:22 PM
We hope you’ve all been having a magical summer and to make sure you know exactly where you can go to feel a sense of bleonging and explore culture, we’ve curated a list of Eastern European artists you should know and where to see them this August in London and Edinburgh. In London: […] Read More
How Bulgarian literature offered us a story western fiction never could
BY Elena Demireva POSTED 06/07/2026 2:38 PM
This year, She Who Remains – a short novel by Rene Karabash, translated from Bulgarian by Izidora Angel – was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. The book was highlighted as one of the “Must-Read Books” on Dua Lipa’s book club Service 95, and literary critic Jack Edwards chose it as his “personal winner, in fact, a new favourite book of all time.” Dark, lyrical and spellbinding, it is a previously […] Read More
Privileged Enough to Enter, Not Quite Enough to Belong
BY Elena Demireva POSTED 08/06/2026 4:09 PM
It’s getting harder to be an immigrant, a woman, and a creative. The very characteristics that determine my identity – being an immigrant, a woman, and a professional in the creative industry – are also the traits that make me most vulnerable in 2026 as I navigate life in London’s changing political landscape. I moved […] Read More
Dance Around the World Without Leaving London
BY Elena Demireva POSTED 26/05/2026 10:42 AM
Dance around the world without leaving London In the UK’s unsettling climate toward immigrants, an urgent longing for connection, empathy and shared memory is born. A dance party in Stratford brings back Slavic disco, Eurodance, and Balkan turbofolk from the dyskotekas, family gatherings, and worn-out tapes of a generation’s childhood. Dance around the world without […] Read More
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- 31 May - 7 June 2019 (31/05/2019)
- 23 - 30 November 2018 (23/11/2018)
- 1 - 8 June 2018 (01/06/2018)
- 24 Nov - 1 Dec 2017 (24/11/2017)
- 2 - 9 June 2017 (02/06/2017)
- 25 Nov - 2 Dec 2016 (25/11/2016)
- 21 - 28 Nov 2014 (21/11/2014)
- 31 May - 7 Jun 2013 (31/05/2013)
- 22 - 28 Nov 2012 (22/11/2012)
