The project Chocolate Formula is performed by students from the primary school The Tower and the National School of Plastic Arts and Design Acad Detchko Uzunov in Kazanlak under the leadership of Ani from Bulgaria and Johannes from Germany. Anna Kiriakova graduated from high school in Kazanlak and the National Academy, and works currently with Johannes on various projects in Stockholm. In Kazanlak they have chosen to implement a very interesting project aimed at conflict as a means for this is art. The first stage is called “chocolate formula”. Kazanlak children from two schools have made 5 kinds of candies in different flavors – sweet, salty, bitter, sour and flavor of seafood. With the help of master pastry and supported by Johannes and Ani, they submitted to the mayor of Kazanlak Stefan Damyanov their delicious products and promised to arrange an exhibition of photos of the whole process of production. The next step is to paint the wall surrounding the Roma neighborhood in Carmen.

Julia Mladenova
“Public Relations”
Kazanlak Municipality

A unique exhibition of hand made chocolates opens today in Kazanlak. The Exhibition is entitled “chocolate formula” and is the work of 15 students from two schools PS “Tower” and the National School of Plastic Arts and Design “Acad. Uzunov” Chocolate formula was launched as a joint project in July this year to bring together young people from Roma and Bulgarian origin of Kazanlak, by creating a situation where they each learn more about their different cultures, to overcome prejudices and start building a new dialogue. The authors of the project – Anna Kiriakova and Johannes Tolk found a unique formula for this: chocolate. The idea is that through its different taste and the creation of common candy project participants become ambassadors of change between Roma and non Roma .

Delyana Bobeva

Darik News

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