“I managed to convince myself that I’d left Bulgaria behind for good. I chose to see emigration and globe-trotting as an escape, not as a loss. Nowhere to call home? No problem, the world is my oyster. Where are you… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“I chose to see emigration and globe-trotting as an escape, not as a loss. Nowhere to call home? No problem, the world is my oyster. Where are you from, they ask. Does it matter, I answer. But it does. Because… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“...dancing with someone who is causing you pain is a bit like trying to smile while having a tooth extracted.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“...what exactly is there in human existence that can lure you away from pleasure: peace of mind, a walk by the sea, moderation?” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“I managed to convince myself that I’d left Bulgaria behind for good. I chose to see emigration and globe-trotting as an escape, not as… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“I left Bulgaria when I was a seventeen-year-old East European, and I am now, by all appearances, a 32-year-old ‘global soul’. But everybody needs… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“Something must be done!’ ‘It’s because you don’t live here,’ Blago snorted. ‘You still believe in justice.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“I chose to see emigration and globe-trotting as an escape, not as a loss. Nowhere to call home? No problem, the world is my… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“History is written by the victors, they say, but it seems to me that history is written above all by those who weren’t there,… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“People die crossing borders, and sometimes just being near them. The lucky ones are reborn on the other side.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“It’s precisely when you have lost your roots that everywhere you go matters hugely.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“It’s funny,’ Rado says, ‘I can only be Bulgarian when I’m in France. Here, I’m semi-French. Everything is funny and bizarre, and I laugh… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“Traveling around the country where you grew up , lost some of your virginity and a few of your illusions, acquired some lasting neuroses,… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“sealed zinc coffins, like the fallen Russian soldiers in Afghanistan – so that no one would know how they had really died.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“...Tango is not just a dance. It's our human condition. To everyone who loves tango, it's what art is to the artist. A way… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
“But get this: you're free. Freedom is the greatest gift to the artist. Don't waste it. Go to Buenos Aires. Eat some steak. Get… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share
