A young woman with short hair, smiling, standing in front of a glass railing with lights behind her. She is wearing a dark green sleeveless vest and matching wide-leg pants.

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Gergana Bogdanova is a talented young individual with a strong interest in the arts and humanities. She graduated with honors from 105 Secondary School “Atanas Dalchev” in Sofia, where she studied in a class with intensive Italian language training, alongside advanced studies in English, Bulgarian language and literature, and history.

During her school years, she participated in various academic competitions and Olympiads. In 2021, she placed fourth nationally in the Italian Language Olympiad, and in 2023, she won third place in the Fifth High School Translation Competition at New Bulgarian University (Italian). She also took part in an Erasmus program project in November 2024. In 2025, she graduated with full honors and became a national laureate, winning first place in the Italian Language Olympiad. For her achievements, she received a National Diploma for high academic excellence and the “Excellence of Bulgaria” award from the newspaper “24 Chasa”.

Her empathetic character has led her to participate in initiatives such as the “Walk for Freedom” in 2024, raising awareness about human trafficking worldwide, as well as completing an introductory course in Bulgarian Sign Language.

Gergana has been engaged in amateur videography since 2021 and photography since 2022. Her experience is mainly connected to percussion-related events, including concerts, productions, open lessons, and workshops at the National School of Music “Lyubomir Pipkov” and the “Percussion Workshop RHYTHM”. Her first official engagement as a camera operator took place in December 2024 at the First Studio of the Bulgarian National Radio, where the Percussion Ensemble “Rhythm” recorded the Christmas song “The Little Drummer Boy”, later premiered on Christmas Eve on the official YouTube channel of the radio.