Mare Kõiva, Andres Kuperjanov.
January 28.-29, filming and photographing at the Pernik international
kukeri and survakari festival. In 2010, the process and festival was
participated by more than 6400 people, representing all Bulgarian masking
regions and their customs.
See exhibition
See papers
June 26. - July 15.Mare Kõiva, Andres Kuperjanov.
Interviews and observations on the topics: presentation of locality and
history, archeoastronomy, abbeys as nodes of traditions.
The Belogradchik observatory and conservation area. Topics investigated:
presentation of regionality.
The observatory, established in 1961, is not just a scientific centre
where hobby astronomers meet and conduct observations. Melnik, established
in the 5th century, with its abundant churches and chapels has various
means of exhibiting its history. The Rozhen abbey complex of 13th century
with frescoes from the 16th century is also noteworthy. One of the central
areas of investigation was once again the Rila abbey, the Rila Ivan
chapel, funeral site and the surroundings as an important national
religious centre. In 2010, the older part of the abbey was being renovated
and a visitor centre was being built nearby.
October 3.-15. Mare Kõiva, Andres Kuperjanov.
Recording the typically Balkan remembrance culture and commemoration of
holy sites in Sofia, Vitosha, and in nearby villages.
July
Mila Santova interviewed in urban environment in Tallinn, Tartu, etc.
Ekaterina Anastasova made fieldworks among Estonian Old Believers.
October
6.-20. October. Mare Kõiva and Andres Kuperjanov made fieldwork and interviewed at the Rila monastery.
October 4-6, 2008, field works in Plovdiv on subcultures of the Bulgarian minorities (Triinu Ojamaa)
Ruzha Neikova made the fieldwork with Triinu Ojamaa and her fieldwork team to record Setu polyphonic song culture.
Vanya Mateeva, made field work in the Estonian Foundation of the Visually Impaired to get acquainted with the organisation of the visually impaired in Estonia and the problems they need to tackle with.
Mare Kõiva and Andres Kuperjanov made fieldwork in Sofia and in close area: Churches and Monasteries.
June 2-4, 2007, Field works in village Bulgari (with R. Neykova): observation of the strategies of Bulgarian TV in mediating Nestinarstvo (T. Ojamaa).
May-June, 2007, Collecting the material about the Eurovision Song Contest reception in the Bulgarian printed media (T. Ojamaa).
Ekaterina Anastasova Interviewed Estonian Old Believers in Tallinn, Tartu, Raja, etc. villages.
November 3.-13. Mare Kõiva and Andres Kuperjanov made fieldwork and interviews in Rodopi mountains (Smolyan, Rozhen, Momchilovchi) and in Sofia.
May 2006, Collecting materials on Bulgarian hip-hop in the Bulgarian music media. (T. Ojamaa)