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“From a young age I had the desire to gain experience and then bring it back to Bulgaria, so I headed first to New York and then a little closer – to Venice.” – BNR Blagoevgrad, Latinka Pavlova

“Uncommon Wisdom is about sharing those habits or stories that we wouldn’t normally think to share. This is why we asked a bunch of high-performing creatives and entrepreneurs a few questions about awareness, energy, and productivity.” – Awera, Yasmin Tezdjan

“Such is the mission of the young choreographer, dancer, and director Kosta Karakashian – an artist and activist at heart, who has dedicated most of his life to the world of dance.” – WebCafe, Margarita Kapitanska

“They were looking for very strong dancers who could improvise. The tricky thing was that they were not just learning choreography, they had to have a very strong female energy,” revealed Kosta Karakashyan” – COOLt, BTV

“Can there be a dance in the kitchen? In the main roles are chef Alexander Tsekov and choreographer Kosta Karakashyan, who combined their skills in a real spectacle.” – Преди обед, Veneta Georgieva, BTV

“Kosta Karakashyan’s pursuits, interests, and energy seem to be inexhaustible. He impressed us with the dance culinary performance “Kitchen” with director Antonia Georgieva and pastry chef Alexander Tsekov, which presented an extraordinary look at the emotions that thrive in the professional kitchen.” – Vij!, Maya Stefanova

“Choreographer Kosta Karakashyan and director-dramaturg Antonia Georgieva teamed up with the accomplished chef Alexander Tsekov, to offer their sight-specific, performative journey through the real-life kitchen facilities of HRC Culinary Academy in Sofia.” – The Theatre Times, Ina Doublekova

“Kosta Karakashyan looks like a man with limitless energy.” – Capital, Svetoslav Todorov

“An original performance that crosses traditional boundaries and touches the audience through an alternative culinary experience on a non-traditional stage” – ELLE Magazine

“Karakashyan’s presence is ethereal and graceful fills the space with the broad smile of faith in a better future.” – Egoist.bg, Desislava Mihaylova

“This conversation tastes like love and a hundred other things” – ViewSofia

“Director David France and HBO’s film “Welcome to Chechnya” became the first doc ever shortlisted for the Visual Effects Oscar. The identity of the subjects has been protected through activist volunteers, one of which is Bulgarian Kosta Karakashyan.” – 24 Hours

“The HBO film ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ tells the story of the difficult life of LGBTQ+ people in Chechnya. Choreographer Kosta Karakashyan is one of the people who gives his face to protect the anonymity of the subjects.” This Morning, BTV

“Documentary reveals the horror lived by LGBTQ+ people” This Sunday, BTV

“I met Kosta through a dance movie project he set up to address the situation for LGBTI-people living in Chechnya. His movie ‘Waiting For Color’ got featured by many international media. As a Bulgarian citizen, he appeared several times on national television to speak about LGBTI-rights.” – Rémy Bonny

“It’s hard to concentrate on the dance because the words are so chilling, but Karakashyan moves with hard jolts and swift stealth, a body of expression, skill and power; a body standing its ground and not about to give up.” – The Guardian, Lyndsey Winship

“The youngest participant on the Vietnamese edition of Dancing with the Stars, a graduate of Columbia University of New York, director, choreographer – the 25-year-old from Plovdiv is a cosmopolitan man”. – ELLE Magazine, Theresa Voskanyan

“He believes in socially engaged art, and for him, his driving topics are the LGBT community and developing a political culture.” – Bloomberg TV, Vasya Nikolova

“Made up of students from Columbia’s undergraduate colleges and affiliates, this group presents its fall showcase, which includes new works by Zhong-Jing Fang, Silas Farley, Kosta Karakashyan, Stefano Nappi, Emily Schoen, and Eryn Renee Young.” – Gia Kourlas, The New York Times

“Tell us a little about yourself. Imagine you are auditioning to go on Big Brother Bulgaria, how would you describe yourself?” – The New East is Queer, Luke Stamps