“...the most beautiful thing about tango is that it doesn't belong to anyone. It doesn't, but we'd like it to. We'd like to own it, each of us individually. We are all fiercely territorial about it. By being here despite… — 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
