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DRAMA THEATRE

By Henrik Ibsen Translation: Maria Nikolova Director: Kris Sharkov Scenography: Ralitsa Toneva Photographer: Georgi Enchev Cast: Vasil Chitanov, Kamelia Hatib, Adrian

Filipov, Evgeni Doichinov, Krasimira Kuzmanova, Sergei Konstantinov, Veselin Plachkov Drama and Puppet Theatre “Ivan Radoev”, Pleven www.theatre-pleven.bg

Ralitza Toneva Ralitza Toneva is a stage and costume designer since 2007. She works for theatre, dance productions, and films. Ralitza is also designing sets, costumes, and light. Her latest works are exclusively based on light design. Some of the performances she’s done lately are: “Neon” by Garage collective, ”The Boy From The Last Row” dir. Kris Sharkov, “Perfectly pink” by Iva Sveshtarova. Since 2011, she and Spartak Yordanov have collaborated to develop a specific visual technique, similar to painting under the camera. They also experiment with video and live performance, interacting with musicians and poets in the projects “MacroStation”

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AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

DRAMA THEATRE 8

ANTIGONE By Jean Anouilh Translation: Hristo Mitskov Stage editing and staging: Ivan Dobchev Director: Ivan Dobchev

Assistant director: Hristo Mitskov Set design: Stanislav Pamukchiev Costumes: Petya Boyukova Music: Hristo Namliev Photographer: Simon Varsano

Cast: Daria Simeonova, Katalin Stareyshinska, Bozhidar Yordanov, Iriney Konstantinov, Yordanka Lyubenova, Nikolay Varbanov, Rosen Belov, Nikolay Dimitrov, Ivan Krumov

Sofia Theatre, Sofia www.sofiatheatre.eu

DRAMA AUTORS THEATRE

Stanislav Pamukchiev graduated in Mural Painting from the National Academy of Art, where he is now a professor. His works have been exhibited in over 50 solo exhibitions in Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, the USA, France and Belgium and in numerous group exhibitions. He is the winner of the 1st Class Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius in 2016; The national award “Vladimir Dimitrov – Maistora” in 2015 and Zahari Zograph Award in 2004 and the Grand Prix of International Painting Triennial in 1996.

Petya Boyukova Petya Boyukova works as a stage and costume designer for theatrical performances. Her latest projects are “Happy Beckett” and “Shopping & fucking” with director Mariy Rosen. Petya has been nominated for the Bulgarian Theater Awards – ASKEER in 2013 for Stage and Costume design for the performance “The eyes of others.” Together with the director Mariy Rosen, Petya works for several projects in site-specific theatre including “Shopping and fucking.” She takes part in national and international festivals and exhibitions. She is an Assistant Professor and Ph.D. candidate at National Academy of Arts in Sofia.

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Stanislav Pamukchiev

DRAMA THEATRE 12

AS YOU DESIRE ME By Luigi Pirandello Translation: Ernestina Shinova Director: Stefan Moskov Set design: Chavdar Ghiuselev Costumes: Svila Velichkova Choreography: Rosen Mihaylov

Music: Antoni Donchev Photographer: Atanas Kanchev Cast: Vyara Tabakova, Elena Telbis, Zhoreta Nikolova, Iliana Kodzhabasheva, Lyubomir Petkashev, Marin Yanev, Nikola

Dodov, Sava Dragunchev, Snezhina Petrova, Stoyan Aleksiev, Tsvetan Aleksiev. National Theatre â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ivan Vazovâ&#x20AC;?, Sofia www.nationaltheatre.bg

DRAMA AUTORS THEATRE

Chavdar Ghiuzelev is one of the most prominent Bulgarian visual artists in recent decades. His works cover graphic design and illustration for VOGUE, VANITY, MAX, etc., photography, painting, and others. As a scenographer, he has worked with many renowned Bulgarian theatre directors such as Stefan Moskov and Yavor Gardev. His work has been produced in Bulgaria, Italy, and Germany, among others, and he has been nominated and has won different awards.

Svila Velichkova Svila Velichkova is among the most interesting and innovative set and costume designers in the field of drama and puppet theatre in Bulgaria. Velichkova graduated from the National Academy of Art in Sofia. Right after graduation she started working in the puppet theatre in Sliven. She has also worked in other countries – Serbia, Italy, Germany, etc. Along with the director Tedi Moskov, she worked on the TV show “The Street” and is a costume designer for his movie “Rhapsody in white” (2004). She has been nominated and won several awards.

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Chavdar Ghiuzelev

DRAMA THEATRE 16

ATTEMPT TO FLY By Yordan Radichkov Director: Stoyan Radev Set design: Venelin Shurelov Costumes: Elitsa Georgieva Music: Teodosiy Spasov Photographer: Stefan N. Shtereff

Cast: Blagovest Blagoev, Valentin Tanev, Valeri Yordanov, Georgi Mamalev, Darin Angelov, Deyan Angelov, Zafir Radzhab, Yosif Shamli, Marin Yanev, Maria Kavardzhikova, Nikolay Urumov, Pavlin Petrunov, Hristo Petkov

National Theatre “Ivan Vazov”, Sofia www.nationaltheatre.bg

DRAMA AUTORS THEATRE

Venelin Shurelov graduated in Scenography from the National Academy of Art in 2004. He is a co-founder and lecturer in the master’s program “Digital Arts” there. Also a co-founder of DA Fest – International Digital Art Festival, founder of “Subhuman theater” and art group “Via Pontica”, co-curator of the National Pavilion Scenofest of the Prague Quadrennial PQ 15. His projects are diverse and include drawing, interactive installation and performance, scenography, digital technologies, video and art theory. His work has been presented in Bulgaria, Europe, and the USA. He has been awarded numerous awards for his work in the field of theatre and contemporary art.

Elica Georgieva Elica Georgieva has done numerous scenographic and costume designs for Bulgarian and international projects, some of which have received prestigious awards. Elica has worked for various theatres in Bulgaria. Some of the recognition for her work includes the award for stage design at the National Festival of Small Theater Forms – Vratsa 2009 for “Flame” by DT Rousse, directed by Alexander Berovski and 2017 for “Vasa Zheleznova,” directed by Margarita Macheva. Winner of IKAR 2013 together with Venelin Shurelov for the performance “Cancun” DT ‘Stoyan Bachvarov’ Varna. She is the inner of ASKER 2014 for the costumes of “Photocameras” at the Vazrazhdane Theater.

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Venelin Shurelov

DRAMA THEATRE

By Naomi Wallace Translation: Haralampi Anichkin Director: Vasil Duev Scenography: Mira Petrova Music: Petya Dimanova Choreography: Stefania Georgieva Photographer: Ivan Donchev

Cast: Alexander Hadzhiangelov, Nikola Stoyanov, Yaroslava Pavlova, Svetoslav Dobrev, Petko Venelinov, Stilian Jeliazkov Youth theatre “Nikolai Binev”, Sofia www.mlt.bg

Mira Petrova graduated Scenography from the National Academy of Arts In 2009. Since then she’s been working in many countries around the world - Bulgaria, Wales, France, Monte Negro, Italy, Canada. She’s always been fascinated by the idea ot turning matter into a life object with kinethic qualities. Most recently she got to explore that notion in her colaborations with the director Vasil Duev in the projects “Birdy” and “The bold soprano”. Lately she’s been working mostly in the feilds of graphic design and illustration.

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Mira Petrova

BIRDY

DRAMA THEATRE

By Sarah Ruhl Translation: Haralampi Anichkin Director: Petar Denchev Scenography: Petar Mitev Music: Hristo Namliev Photographer: Toni Perec

Cast: Bilyana Stoeva, Nikolay Bozhkov, Veselina Mihalkova, Simeon Lyutakov, Milena Kaneva and Polina Nedkova Drama Theatre “St. Bachvarov”, Varna

Petar Mitev Petar Mitev graduated from the National Academy of Art and he has produced more than 120 drama and puppet performances in collaboration with many of the best-known Bulgarian directors. His work has regularly been presented at the PQ since 1987. Also, he has initiated several art collectives such as “Atelier 29” and “Kontrapunkt” theatre company, and organized different group exhibitions such as “The Chairs, the Chairs, the Chairs… In memoriam Ionesco” and others.

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DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE

www.dramavarna.com

DRAMA THEATRE

By Alexander Sekulov Director: Diana Dobreva Scenography: Mira Kalanova Music: Petya Dimanova Photographer: Georgi Vachev Cast: Alexey Koshharov, Venelin Metodiev, Dimitar Banchev, Dobrin Dosev, Ivaylo Hristov, Krasimir Vasilev, Maria Dalai,

Maria Sotirova, Nencho Kostov, Nikola Oreshkov, Patricia Pundeva, Petar Toskov, Radina Dumanyan, Simeon Alexiev, Stiliyan Stoyanov, Todor Durlynov, Troyan Gogov Drama Theatre, Plovdiv

Mira Kalanova Mira Kalanova studied at the National Academy of Art and since her graduation, her work has been related to some of the most interesting performances in Bulgaria. Among Miraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works are plays by both classical and contemporary authors such as Florian Zeller, Alexander Sekulov, Anton Chekhov and others. She works actively both in stage and production design and is a lecturer of set and costume design at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Art. She has curated several exhibitions, performances and interactive actions presenting the work of young scenographers.

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DEBELIANOV AND THE ANGELS

www.dtp.bg/en

DRAMA THEATRE

By Sarah Ruhl Stage version and director: Stayko Murdjev Translation: Matthew Todorov Scenography: Marina Raytchinova Multimedia and interactive environment: Petko Tanchev Video: Georgi Vachev Music: Petar Dundakov Stage sculpture and circus

numbers: Benita Primo Photographer: Georgi Vachev Cast: Luisa Grigorova, Petko Venelinov, Stefan Popov, Damian Tenev, Mariana Yotova, Radina Dumanyan, Boryana Bratoeva, Todor Darlyinov, Troyan Gogov Plovdiv Drama Theatre, Plovdiv www.dtp.bg/en

Marina Raytchinova Marina Raytchinova has designed over 200 shows for art companies in Bulgaria, USA, Russia and Macedonia. Her design work has been featured at the Prague Quadrennial of Scenography (PQ) in 1987 and 19952011 and at various editions of WSD. Marina is Associate Professor of Scenography and the Department Head at the National Academy of Art and she is also faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. As Chair of the OISTAT Education Commission (2004-2012), she organized numerous design education conferences and workshops in collaboration with design schools from across the world. Since 2013, Marina is a member of the OISTAT Executive Committee.

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EURYDICE IN THE UNDERWORLD

DRAMA THEATRE

By Nick Dear on Mary Shelleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel Translation: Tatyana Ivanova Director: Stayko Murdjev Scenography: Marina Raytchinova Music: Petar Dundakov Choreography and sculpture: Stanislav Genadiev, Violeta Vitanova Photographer: Guergana Damianova

Cast: Daria Simeonova/Neda Spasova, Kalin Vrachanski, Martin Gyaurov, Martin Dimitrov, Mihail Milchev, Nikolay Dimitrov, Petya SilĂ˘nova, Plamen Manasiev, Rosen Belov, SimonaHalacheva, Julian Rachkov Sofia Theatre, Sofia www.sofiatheatre.eu

Marina Raytchinova has designed over 200 shows for art companies in Bulgaria, USA, Russia and Macedonia. Her design work has been featured at the Prague Quadrennial of Scenography (PQ) in 1987 and 19952011 and at various editions of WSD. Marina is Associate Professor of Scenography and the Department Head at the National Academy of Art and she was also faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. As Chair of the OISTAT Education Commission (2004-2012), she organized numerous design education conferences and workshops in collaboration with design schools from across the world. Since 2013, Marina is a member of the OISTAT Executive Committee.

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Marina Raytchinova

FRANKENSTEIN

DRAMA THEATRE

By William Shakespeare Director: Lilia Abadzhiieva Scenography: Vasil Abadzhiev Music: Lilia Abadzhieva Light design: Vladimir Aleksiev, Dimitar Aleksandrov Photographer: Ivan Abadzhiev

Cast: Alexander Kadiev, Anthony Penev, Asen Dankov, Vasil Vitanov, Vassil Ryahov, Georgi Katsarsky, Ilian Penev, Monu Monev, Nikola Dodov

Vasil Abadjiev Vasil Abadjiev graduated from the National Academy of Art in Sofia. In 2005, he did a Fine arts specialization in Paris, France. Abadjiev has 6 nominations for ASKEER and two awards (in 2009 and 2010). He is the set and costume designer for every project of Lili Abadjieva (Bulgarian theatre director and his wife).

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IF I DID NOT HAVE BAD DREAMS

Azaryan Theatre, Sofia www.ndk.bg/Theaters

DRAMA THEATRE

Tsenkova, Magdalena Slavcheva, Nadezhda Petkova, Petko Petkov, Svetoslav Slavchev, Tsvetelin Brankov. Drama Theatre “Racho Stoyanov”, Gabrovo www.dramagabrovo.com

Rin Yamamura was born in Kanagawa, Japan and works in the field of illustration, set design in cinema and theatre – drama and puppet. Rin graduated from NATFA “Kr. Sarafov” in the class of Prof. Maya Petrova and won a scholarship for 2 years (a program for the education of Japanese artists abroad, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture in Japan). For three years (2015-2017) she taught at NATFA . Rin is part of the art group “Via Pontica.” Together they create street performances and installations and present them at theatre festivals in Bulgaria and other countries in Europe.

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Director: Petrinel Gochev Scenography: Rin Yamamura Music: Stoyan Rumenin Photographer: Rosina Pencheva Cast: Gergana Zmiycharova, Dimo Dimov, Elizabeth Popova, Ivaylo Dragiev, Kristiana

Rin Yamamura

JOAN OF ARC

DRAMA THEATRE

Director: Diana Dobreva Scenography: Mira Kalanova Music: Petya Dimanova Live music: Giannis Pantazis Choreography: Deyan Georgiev Video: Petko Tanchev Assistant-scenography: Gabriela Kardzhilova Photographer: Alexander Bogdan Thompson

Troyan gogov, Deyan Georgiev, Petar Dochev, Diana Spasova, Vasilena Vincenzo, Kaloyan Trifonov, Dimitar Banchev, Venelin Metodiev, Georgi Bogdanov, Rumen Draganov, Maria Sotirova, Boryana Bratoeva, Patricia Pundeva, Slavena Zaykova, Bilyana Georgieva, Adelina Zhelyazkova, Nadezhda Koleva, Joanna Kircheva, Tanya Stones, PlamenaBozhilova, Krasimir Vasilev, Stiliyan Stoyanov, Georgi Sirkatov, Atanas Apostolov, Valeri Georgiev, Pavel Sapildzhiev Drama Theatre, Plovdiv

Mira Kalanova studied at the National Academy of Art and since her graduation, her work has been related to some of the most interesting performances in Bulgaria. Among Miraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works are plays by both classical and contemporary authors such as Florian Zeller, Alexander Sekulov, Anton Chekhov and others. She works actively both in stage and production design and is a lecturer of set and costume design at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Art. She has curated several exhibitions, performances and interactive actions presenting the work of young scenographers.

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By Aleksandar Sekulov

Cast: Konstantin Elenkov, Stiliyan Zhelyazkov, Dobrin Dosev, Alexey Kozuharov, Ivaylo Hristov, Simeon Alexiev, Ivana Papazova, Elena Kabasakalova, Margita Gosheva, Todor Durlyinov,Radina Dumanyan,

Mira Kalanova

ODYSSEUS

www.dtp.bg/en

DRAMA THEATRE

DANGEROUS LIASIONS AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD By Heiner Müller Translation: Georgi Tenev Director: Yavor Gurdev Edit: Maya Stefanova and Yavor Gardev Cinematographer and lighting artist: Orlin Ruevski Stage environment and costumes: Ogniana Serafimova Virtual Environment and costumes:

Vladimir Todorov Music: Kalin Nikolov Photographer: Adriana Yankulova Cast: Snezhina Petrova, Zahari Baharov National Palace of Culture, Sofia

Ognyana Serafimova Ognyana Serafimova graduated from the National Academy of Art and ever since her graduation project, “Tower of Babel” featured at PQ 2007, she has gained recognition for her work and it has lead to her invitation to curate the Bulgarian Pavilion at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial. Her work in the most prestigious theatres in Bulgaria, along with well-established and emerging directors, has brought her different theatre and art awards and nominations by the Artist Guild, Ministry of Culture, and others. She also works in painting, installation, and performance.

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QUARTET

www.ndk.bg

DRAMA THEATRE

By William Shakespeare Translation: Maria Zmiicharova Director: Petrinel Gochev Scenography: Juliana Voykova-Nayman Music: Dimitar Pentchev Photographer: Rosina Pencheva Cast: Gergana Zmijcharova,

Silvia Chobanova, Elizabeth Popova, Nadezhda Petkova, Dimo Dimov, Petko Petkov, Nikolay Barzakov, Svetoslav Slavchev, Miroslav Simeonov Drama Theatre “Racho Stoyanov”, Gabrovo

Yuliana Voikova-Naiman Yuliana Voikova-Neiman is a scenographer and costume designer. She has collaborated with numerous theatre companies in Bulgaria and abroad and over the course of her career she has been awarded many times for her achievements in stage and costume design. Yuliana’s works span a large variety of texts starting with ancient manuscripts (“The Egyptian Tale of the Heart”), modernist plays by authors such as Nikolay Gogol and Bertolt Brecht and contemporary plays by Woody Allen, Neil Simon, Teodora Dimova.

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ROMEO AND JULIET

www.dramagabrovo.com

DRAMA THEATRE 40

THE PITCHFORK DISNEY By Philip Ridley Translation: Lyubov Kostova Director by: Stayko Murdjev Scenography: Stayko Murdjev and Petar Mitev Music: Petar Dundakov

Poster: Radoslava Boor Photographer: Georgi Vachev

Drama Theatre, Plovdiv

Cast: Mariana Yotova, Stiliyan Stoyanov, Hristo Padev, Damyan Tenev

www.dtp.bg/en

DRAMA AUTORS THEATRE

Stayko Murdjev graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Bachelor in Directing (2004) and Master degree in Theatre arts (2017). Ever since he’s been directing in different cities around the country – Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Haskovo, etc. During the years Murdjev was nominated many times and won several prestigious theatrical awards such as: Ikar, ASKEER, “Audience award” from NEW PLAYS FROM EUROPE - Wiesbaden, Germany, Award for contribution to Bulgarian Arts and Culture from Ministry Of Culture, etc. While directing “The Pitchfork Disney” he also got involved with creating the set and costume design.

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Stayko Murdjev

DRAMA THEATRE

By Stefan Tsanev Director: Margarita Mladenova Scenography: Nikola Toromanov Music: Asen Avramov Photographer: Yana Lozeva Cast: Blagovesta Blagoeva, Deyan Donkov, Ivan Barnev, Iliana Kodzhabasheva, Yosif Shamli, Kaloyan Trifonov, Liliya

Geleva, Neda Spasova, Pavlin Petrunov, Plamen Peev, Reni Vrangova, Sava Dragunchev, Stefaniya Koleva, Teodor Elmazov, Teodora Duhovnikova, Hristo Petkov, Hristo Ushev National Theatre “Ivan Vazov”, Sofia

Nikola Toromanov Nikola Toromanov studied at the National Academy of Art. He has created the visual ambience for over 30 theatrical performances in Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Turkey, etc. In the past 20 years, his name has been related to Yavor Gurdev (director) and Kalin Nikolov (composer). He has many nominations and theatrical awards. The latest one is IKAR for scenography in 2018. Some of his recent work includes “The process against the Bogomils” – National Theatre Ivan Vazov and “The Libertine” – State Theatre Sofia.

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THE PROCESS AGAINST THE BOGOMILS

www.nationaltheatre.bg

DRAMA THEATRE

By William Shakespeare Translation: Valeri Petrov

Yorgova, Denitsa Darinova, Hristiana Peneva, Ivaylo Gandev, Dimitar Markov, Ivaylo Dragiev, Aleksandar Evgeniev

Director: Mariy Rosen Scenography: Antoniya Popova Photographer: Antoniya Popova

Drama Theatre “Stefan Kirov”, Sliven

Cast: Vyara Nacheva, Tanya

www.theatresliven.com

Antonia Popova Antonia Popova works in all aspects of scenography. Between 2002 and 2019, she designed more than 60 theatre and operatic productions in most theatres in Bulgaria and Macedonia. She has designed the Bulgarian participation in the EUROVISION song contest in 2007, 2008 and 2016. Antonia’s work in films includes the art direction of Bulgarian films such as “Benzine” and “Smart Christmas.” Also, she is a visual and special effects artist at Nu Image Bulgaria and Nu Boyana Film Studios. Antonia’s work has been presented in every PQ edition since 1999.

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TO BE OR NOT TO BE ROMEO AND JULIET

PUPPET THEATRE

Cast: Georgi Spasov, Kaloyan Georgiev, Darin Dimitrov, Vanya Kamyanska, Elitsa Stoyanova, Stanislav Matev, Tanya Georgieva, Kiril Antonov, Lyuben Chanev, Denitsa Yanakieva State Puppet Theatre, Stara Zagora www.pierrot-bg.com

Marieta Golomehova worked as a stage designer in theatres in Bulgaria, France, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, and the USA between 2001 and 2014. In Romania, she worked as an art designer in the workshops of Franco Chaporelli. She is winner of many national and international awards such as IKAR, Golden Dolphin, Valizka, Golden Spark, Pierrot. She is a laureate of the Union of Bulgarian Artists for the year 2014 and was awarded with the diploma of the Ministry of Culture for excellence in art. She has been collaborating with Bulgarian director Veselka Kuncheva for the last 17 years.

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By Veselka Kuncheva and Ina Bozhidarova Director: Veselka Kuncheva Scenography: Marieta Golomehova Choreography: Yavor Kunchev Light design: Tomas Moravek and Katarina Durikova Music: Hristo Namliev Photographer: Ivan Donchev

Marieta Golomehova

FEAR

PUPPET THEATRE 50

GELSOMINO IN THE COUNTRY OF LIARS By Gianni Rodari Dramatization and directing: Elitsa Petkova Scenography: Iva Gikova and Ivaylo Nikolov Composer: Plamen Petkov

Music: Alexander Kostov, Georgi Strozov Photographer: Guergana Damianova

Lyuben Chanev, Kiril Antonov, Yancho Ivanov, Stanislav Matev State Puppet theatre, Stara Zagora

Cast: Tanya Georgieva, Latina Berovska, Kaloyan Georgiev,

www.pierrot-bg.com

PUPPET AUTORS THEATRE

Ivailo Nikolov graduated Scenography for puppetry from the National Academy For Theatre And Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov” in 2011. He creates in the field of puppet and drama theatre. Nikolov has worked on over 30 performances together with Iva Gikova in Bulgaria and abroad. Together with her he was awarded for Best Scenography in Puppet Performance in 2017. Ivailo Nikolov participated twice in the students’ exhibitions at PQ.

Iva Gikova

Iva Gikova graduated Scenography For Puppetry from The National Academy For Theatre And Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov” in 2011. She works in the field of drama and puppet theatre and has over 30 successful projects in Bulgaria and abroad in partnership with Ivailo Nikolov. Together with Nikolov she won the award for Best Scenography in Puppet Performance “Ikar” 2017. Gikova participated twice in the students’ exhibitions at PQ. She became part of the team of Sofia Puppet Theatre in 2014, where she organizes a puppetry workshop for kids during the summer.

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Ivaylo Nikolov

PUPPET THEATRE

Cast: Stoyan Doychev The text is performed by Leonid Yovchev Puppet’s Lab Company and Theatre Azaryan, Sofia www.puppetslab.com/portfolio/ i-sisyphus/

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By “The Myth of Sisyphus” Albert Camus Directing and dramaturgy: Veselka Kuncheva Scenography: Marieta Golomehova Choreography: Maria Dimitrova Light design: Veselin Hristov Music: Hristo Namliev Photographer: Ivan Donchev

Marieta Golomehova

I, SISYPHUS

PUPPET THEATRE

Visual performance, based on ancient mythology.

Photographers: Gergana Damianova and Krassimir Koev

Director: Boyan Ivanov Consultant: Vera Stoykova Scenography: Silla Velichkova Software Development: Lyubomir Rusev Videomapping: Todor Todorov Choreography: Tatyana Sokolova Music: Hristo Namliev

Cast: Stoyan Stoyanov, Milyana Noškova, Teodor Hristov, Boyan Stoyanov, Veselina Kalcheva, Gergana Dalton, Ivan Shumarov, Diana Tsolevska, Krasimir Dobrev State puppet theatre, Varna

Svila Velichkova is among the most interesting and innovative set and costume designers in the field of drama and puppet theatre in Bulgaria. Velichkova graduated from the National Academy of Art in Sofia. Right after graduation she started working in the puppet theatre in Sliven. She has also worked in other countries – Serbia, Italy, Germany, etc. Along with the director Tedi Moskov, she worked on the TV show “The Street” and is a costume designer for his movie “Rhapsody in white” (2004). She has been nominated and won several awards.

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Svila Velichkova

ORPHEUS

www.vnpuppet.com/en/

PUPPET THEATRE

By A.S. Pushkin Director: Veselka Kuncheva Dramaturgy: Veselka Kuncheva and Ina Bozhidarova Scenography: Marieta Golomehova Stage design assistant: Eduardo Planas Abarka Music: Hristo Namliev Choreography: Stefan Vitanov Photographer: Ivan Donchev

Cast: Polina Hristova, Eva Danailova, Natalia Vasileva, Mihaela Andonova, Maria Dimitrova, Plamen Dimov, Velizar Evtimov, Zhivko Dzhuranov, Aleksandar Karamanov. Puppetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lab and State Puppet Theatre, Plovdiv www.pptheatre.com/en www.puppetslab.com/ portfolio/queen-of-spades/

Marieta Golomehova Marieta Golomehova worked as a stage designer in theatres in Bulgaria, France, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, and the USA between 2001 and 2014. In Romania, she worked as an art designer in the workshops of Franco Chaporelli. She is winner of many national and international awards such as IKAR, Golden Dolphin, Valizka, Golden Spark, Pierrot. She is a laureate of the Union of Bulgarian Artists for the year 2014 and was awarded with the diploma of the Ministry of Culture for excellence in art. She has been collaborating with Bulgarian director Veselka Kuncheva for the last 17 years.

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QUEEN OF SPADES

PUPPET THEATRE

RONIA THE ROBBER’S DAUGHTER By Astrid Lindgren Adaptation: Katya Petrova Director: Katya Petrova Scenography: Petya Karadjova and Boris Dalchev Composer: Hristo Yotzov

Animation: Sotir Gelev Choreographer: Anna Pampulova Photographer: Simon Varsano Cast: Martina Peneva, Aleksandar Tonev, Nikolay

Varbanov, Julian Rachkov, Simona Halacheva, Plamen Manasiev, Yuli Malinov, Nikolay Dimitrov, Ventsislav Sariev, students of Department “Theatre” NBU (New Bulgarian University)

Sofia Theatre, Sofia www.sofiatheatre.eu

PUPPET AUTORS THEATRE

Boris Dalchev works in different state theatres along with some of the most interesting and established directors. His work is focused on contemporary, modern but also classical texts and authors such as Franz Kafka, Lewis Carol, Fyodor Dostoyevsky as well as Daniel Harms and Yasmina Reza among others. He has won several young artist and student awards. He has been nominated for the most important Bulgarian theatre awards in Stage design. Boris has participated in different exhibitions with various installations.

Petya Karadjova

Petya Karadjova, Ph.D., works primarily in drama theatre, but also in puppetry, photography, painting and devised theatre. She has worked on numerous productions for different state theatres in Bulgaria while taking part in various exhibitions as well. Petya has been part of different creative laboratories, most notably the Rhodopi Theatre Collective (2005-2007). Some of her recent works include “Optical Illusions” by D. Harms and “Immigrant’s Paradise” by Dimitre Dinev. Since 2017, Petya Karadjova teaches at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Art in Sofia.

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Boris Daltchev

PUPPET THEATRE

By Oscar Wilde Translation: Mariyana Petrovich Dramatization and directing: Todor Valov Set and puppet design: Natalia Gocheva Costumes: Ankitsa Bordzhevich Music: Plamen Mirchev – Mirona Photographer: Ivan Stoyanovich

Cast: Militsa Vulevich, Milosh Milovanovich, Dariya Neshich, Milomir Rakich, Vladimir Tsokovich, Lyubitsa Radamirovich

Natalia Gocheva Natalia Gocheva is a puppet artist working mostly for different state and private puppet theatres, and private puppet collectors. She has collaborated with different companies and directors all across the Balkans on a vast range of source materials, including children’s classics, folklore and devised work.

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THE BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA

Children’s Theatre, Kragujevac, Serbia www.pozoristezadecu.com/en

PUPPET THEATRE

By motives of Shel Silverstein Director: Veselin Boydev Scenography: Hannah Schwartz Music: Vlado Kovachev Photographer: Guergana Damianova

Cast: Alexandra Eneva, Ivaylo Enev State puppet theatre, Burgas www.burgaspuppets.com

Hanna Schwarz is born in Sofia. Graduated from the National academy of arts – “Scenography”. Between 1981 and 1992 she is a set designer in the educational puppet theatre in NATFA “Kr.Sarafov”. From 1995-2004 she teaches scenography in NATFA . Hanna works as set designer for puppet and drama theatre. She is also working for the TV and commercials. Hanna has already been part of The Prague quadrennial. Many of her work has been shown and rewarded at international festivals. She is part of the commission for the “Ikar” award 2017.

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Hanna Schwarz

THE LITTLE PIECE

PUPPET THEATRE

Stage version and directing: Katya Petrova Scenography: Rin Yamamura Music: Hristo Yotsov Photographer: Ivan Grigorov

Bezhanska, Rumen Ugrinski, Rumen Gavanozov, Georgi Stoyanov, Dimitar Ivanov, Dimitar Todorov, Kamen Asenov, Marieta Petrova Sofia Puppet Theatre, Sofia www.sofiapuppet.com/en

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By William Shakespeare

Cast: Georgi Spasov, Maya

Rin Yamamura

THE TEMPEST

PUPPET THEATRE

By Robert Louis Stevenson Dramatization and directing: Emil Yordanov 2D/3D Design and puppets: Arto Chivizhiyan Software Development: Lyubomir Rusev Composer of the main theme: Georgi Strozov Sound Design: Lyubomir Goshev

Technical team: Studio Dolls: Georgi Tenev Cast: Georgi Tenev, Aleksandar Mitev, Desislava Yordanova, Silvia Teneva, Emil Yordanov Small Theatre Company, Gabrovo

Arto Chividzhiyan Arto Karekin Chividzhiyan developed a fascination with Art and Music and Biology and Chemistry. He holds a bachelor degree in Engineering and a master‘s degree in Multimedia and Computer Animation. In the late ‘90s, driven by his passion for video games, he started working in 3D Animation and spent a decade in the Film industry as a VFX artist and team leader. For the last ten years, he has been the Art Director of bTV, the leading TV station in Bulgaria. His love of VR brought his varied skill set to the fore in “Treasure Island V1.0.”

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TREASURE ISLAND V1.0

www. smalltheatrecompany. com/en/treasure-island-v-1-0

DANCE

2REPLICATE Idea: Violeta Vitanova Assistant director: Boryana Miteva Consultant: Borislav Stoyanov Set design: Evgenia Sareva Costumes: DEMOBAZA

Choreography: Stanislav Genadiev Sound: Mihail Stoyanov Interactive visual installation: Georgi Hristov (Elektrick.me) Light: Victor Georgiev Photographer: Marica Kolcheva

Cast: Violeta Vitanova, Stanislav Genadiev National Theatre “Ivan Vazov”, Sofia www.nationaltheatre.bg

DANCE AUTORS

Evgeniya Surbeva graduated in Scenography from the National Academy of Art. She’s currently working on various projects as a scenographer, but also as a visual artist, including specific materials (paper is one of Evgeniya’s favorites) and digital art tools. Evgeniya has collaborated with some of the most renowned Bulgarian directors such as Lilya Abadzhieva and Snezhina Tankovska. Also, she has worked on various classical and modern plays, and dance performances.

Georgi Hristov

Georgi Hristov studied “Telecommunication” in Paris and after that “Architecture” in Venezuela. His work is mainly related with computer design, 2D and 3D animation and 3D mapping as well. Together with Vladimir Grancharov and Stoyan Stoyan he co founded the firm “Elektrick me”. Some of his well known works are “The ring of the the Nibelung” in the National opera and Ballet Sofia and “2Replicate” in National theatre “Ivan Vazov”.

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Evgeniya Surbeva

DANCE

ALICE’S WORLD On the book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll Director and choreographer: Anna Pampulova Scenography: Boris Dalchev Video-Art: Nikola Nalbantov

Music: Asen Avramov Photographer: Valentina Bilareva

Diyan Raichev, Claudia Alie, Georgina Cartwright and the ballet of opera Plovdiv

Cast: Soloists - Maya Bebeska, Reya Galambosch, Radoslav Vladimirov, Stelian Radev,

Plovdiv Opera, Plovdiv www.operaplovdiv.bg

DANCE AUTORS

Boris Daltchev works in different state theatres along with some of the most interesting and established directors. His work is focused on contemporary, modern but also classical texts and authors such as Franz Kafka, Lewis Carol, Fyodor Dostoyevsky as well as Daniel Harms and Yasmina Reza among others. He has won several young artist and student awards. He has been nominated for the most important Bulgarian theatre awards in Stage design. Boris has participated in different exhibitions with various installations.

Nikola Nalbantov

Nikola Nalbantov is a scenographer and multimedia artist working in the fields of theatre, opera, ballet, performance, and multimedia art. He graduated in Scenography from the National Academy of Art and later obtained a master’s degree in “Visual Performance.” His work spans all fields of the performing arts in Bulgaria, but mostly 3-D mapping, video environments and multimedia for different performative forms. One of his latest works is “Alice World” – ballet performance at the State opera in Plovdiv. Nikola has been nominated and has won different awards.

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Boris Daltchev

DANCE

PR: Gergana Kutseva Photographs: Derida Dance Center archive Dance: Jungin Lee (South Korea) Derida Dance Center, Sofia www.derida-dance.com

Albena Baeva works in the field of interactive design, experimental video and performance art. She creates for civic spaces and galleries using new technologies, coding and DIY practices. Albena is one of the founders of the “Runabout” project, where she collaborates with musicians, dancers, poets, and directors in developping new interactive instruments. She is among the founders of the “Reaktiv” studio for interactive design. Albena’s work has been exhibited in various contemporary art museums and featured in exhibitions and video and performance art festivals in Europe and the USA.

AUTORS

Concept and choreography: Jivko Jeliazkov Set, costume design and visual space and interaction: Albena Baeva Graphic design: Polina Stoyanova Music: Ivan Shopov

Albena Baeva

ARTEFACT

DANCE

A25 Cultural Foundation Photographers: Martin Penev, Mariza Kolcheva, Phelia Barouh Cast: Stanislav Genadiev The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate “Andrey Nikolov”, Sofia

Martin Penev holds a master’s degree in “Theology” and a master’s degree in “Digital Arts.” Since 2010, he has participated in group and solo projects in a number of festivals and events in Bulgaria and abroad. In 2016-2018, he made six solo exhibitions: “Exploitation of the Erased Image”, “Appetite”, “Ritual”, “Wonderful Urban Story”, “Unforeseen”, “An Object of Concern.” In 2017, he was nominated for the BAZA young artist award, and in 2018, he won the award. Martin has interests in objects, installation, interactive design, media arts, and performance.

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Dance performance Concept: Martin Penev Scenography: Martin Penev Choreography: Stanislav Genadiev Assistant choreographer: Violeta Vitanova Music: Pavel Terziyski PR and coordination:

Martin Penev

BIG GUN

www.redhouse-sofia.org

DANCE

Rehearsal director: Olessia Pantikina Scenography: Nicolina Kostova-Bogdanova Choreographer: Boriana Sechanova Music:Petar Doundakov Photographer: Svetoslav Nikolov Cast: Teodora Stefanova, Asen Nakov, Angelina Gavrilova, Vasil Dipchikov, Georgi Banchev –

guest soloist of the National Opera and Ballet, Mariana Krncheva, Alexandra Savova, Victoria Petrova, Marina Popova, Stefka Tabakova, Petya Koleva, Valeri Milenkov, Erwin Essen, Philip Milanov, Chan the Chung Ballet “Arabesque”, Sofia

Nikolina Kostova-Bogdanova Nikolina Kostova-Bogdanova is a visual artist, stage and costume designer. She is a graduate of the Moscow State University of Design and Technologies with a master’s degree in “Art Design of the Costume” and a specialization in the Department of Stage Design at the MGHPA, Moscow. Nikolina is a lecturer in Fashion Design at the Varna Free University. She is the author of stage design and costumes for a number of theatres, opera, ballet, and cinema productions. Nikolina is also Head of stage and costume design department at the State Opera Plovdiv. Her work has been nominated for various national awards.

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CARMEN COLLECTION

www.arabesque.bg

DANCE

GOLEM Concept and directing: Anna Dankova With the special dramaturgical collaboration of Svetozar Georgiev (ghostdog)

Set design: Stanimir Genov Costumes: Leda Ekimova Sound: “Trohi” Producer: Foundation “CulturaAnimi” and DNK – Space for contemporary dance and performance

Executive producer DNA: Petko Stoyanov Photographer: Boryana Pandova

DNK – Space for contemporary dance and performance, Sofia

Cast: Iva Sveshtarova, Violeta Vitanova, Irena Tsvetanova

www. ndk.bg/Theaters/DNK

DANCE AUTORS

Stanimir Genov graduated with a BA and MA in Painting from the National Academy of Art in Sofia. Between 2007 and 2012, he was primarily interested in installation, video, and sound. In 2011, the director Ani Vaseva invited him to work on the scenography for her theatre play “The Blue Room.” In 2012, he took part in designing the scenography for “Cosmonaut” and “Golem” by Anna Dankova. Following a solo exhibition „Paintings“, Stanimir returned to painting as his main medium. So far, his work has been presented in numerous solo shows in Bulgaria.

Leda Ekimova

Leda Ekimova graduated in Fashion from the National Academy of Art in Sofia in 2004. She works in the area of conceptual visual and sound arts and works with the following media: drawing, sculpture, photography, video, installation, performance, situation, text, voice, instruments. Leda was active as a fashion designer in the period 2008-2011 under the label “CHAIKA.” She is the co-founder and co-curator of “ESKIMO” (2002), founder and curator of “PISTOLET” Gallery (2006-2015). She has won various awards including BAZA Award for Contemporary Art (2012), Literature Short Trek – oneact playwriting competition, RFI Sofia, Art Hostel Sofia (2003), Max Mara Young Designer Award (2001).

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Stanimir Genov

DANCE

Dramaturgy, choreography and scenography: Miroslav Yordanov

Cast: Miroslava Zahova, Nikola Borisov

Composer: Yuriy Bondjukov Light: Ralitsa Toneva Assistent: Elena Dimitrova Photographer: Rossen Donev Producer: Kinesthetic Project, GRAFIT gallery (Varna) and “Structura” LTD

The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate “Andrey Nikolov”, Sofia www.redhouse-sofia.org

Miroslav Yordanov

Miroslav Yordanov works in the field of choreography and scenography for contemporary dance and drama theatre. He is the founders of the Vertigo festival for contemporary dance and is the author of more than 10 performances. Miroslav is in collaboration with artists like Ivo Dimchev, Christian Bakalov, Emilian Gacov (Elbi), Galina Borissova, Stanislav Genadiev, etc. His performances have been part of international festivals in Bulgaria such as One Dance Week, Antistatic, ITF Varna Summer and festivals abroad: Tanec Praha – Czech Republic, Balkan Dance Platform – Serbia, Masdanza – Spain, etc.

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MEDEA

DANCE

Idea and choreography: Jivko Jeliazkov

Maev (Bulgaria) and Dora Trifonov (Hungary)

Visual Environment: Polina Stoyanova Costumes: Snejana Papazova Music: Ivan Shopov Photographer: Jokuti Gyorg

Cast: Philip Milanov and Petya Muskova

Production Manager: Atanas

www.derida-dance.com

Polina Stoyanova is a freelance interdisciplinary artist working with multimedia and music. After graduating in Animation from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, she has been involved in all kinds of projects varying from graphic design and illustration to visual environments, installations and performance art works. Polina’s collaborations include many Bulgarian and foreign artists, as well as Derrida Dance Center – Bulgaria’s leading contemporary dance collective. She is also known in the field of music under the stage name Jo Iyaa.

Derida Dance Center, Sofia

Polina Stoyanova

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MONOCROSSING

DANCE

Burlesque performance by “Garage Collective”, Bulgaria

Music: Emilian Gatsov – Elbi Photographer: Orlin Ognyanov

Choreography, dramaturgy and performance: Irena Tsvetanova, Aleksandar Georgiev – Ace, Zhana Pencheva Scenography: Ralitsa Toneva

DNK – Space for contemporary dance and performance, Sofia www.ndk.bg/Theaters/DNK

Ralitza Toneva

Ralitza Toneva is a stage and costume designer since 2007. She works for theatre, dance productions, and films. Ralitza is also designing sets, costumes, and light. Her latest works are exclusively based on light design. Some of the performances she’s done lately are: “Neon” by Garage collective, ”The Boy From The Last Row” dir. Kris Sharkov, “Perfectly Pink” by Iva Sveshtarova. Since 2011, she and Spartak Yordanov have collaborated to develop a specific visual technique, similar to painting under the camera. They also experiment with video and live performance, interacting with musicians and poets in the projects “MacroStation”.

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NEON

OPERA

TANGO OPERA Music: Astor Piazzolla

by arrangement with Warner Chappel Music Limited Text: Horacio Ferrer Translation: Daniela Messa Conductor: Konstantin Dobroykov Director: Veselka Kuncheva Set design: Marieta Golomehova Assistant stage designer: Gergana Mantarlieva Costumes: Mirela Vasileva Choreographer: Yavor Kunchev Stage manager: Maya Lacheva Photographer: Alexander Bogdan Thompson

Solists: Lucy Dyakovska, Momchil Karaivanov, Zhivko Dzhuranov, Vladimir Nikov Painter performers: Mircho Mirchev, Adriana Bedros, Pepa Nikolova – Pesha, Peter Matanski Concertmaster: Wyeslaw Nowak Bandonenon: Kaloyan Kumanov Collaborative pianists: Ralitsa Boteva, Zarina Gotseva, Anna Nedkova, Rositsa Dimova Orchestra, choir and ballet of State Opera – Plovdiv State Opera – Plovdiv

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MARIA DE BUENOS AIRES

www.operaplovdiv.bg

OPERA

THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG: THE WALLCUATA By Richard Wagner Conductor: Erich Beciter Directed by: Plamen Kartalov Scenography: Nikolay Panayotov

Music training: Richard Trimborn Musical Preparation: Velizar Genchev Directed by Multimedia: Vera Petrova Video-Art: Georgi Hristov

Multimedia: Lora Runevska Artist Lighting: Andrey Haydinak Assistant Director: Vera Petrova Photographer: Stanislav Nikolov

National Opera and Ballet, Sofia www.operasofia.bg

Cast: Orchestra and Ballet of the Sofia Opera

OPERA AUTORS

Nikolay Panayotov graduated in Murals at the National Academy of Art and later worked with frescoes, mosaics, murals. He has had numerous solo exhibitions and participations in group exhibitions all around the world. He established the “Art Space” cultural center in the village of Stokite in Bulgaria. As a scenographer, he collaborated with director Plamen Kartaloff and video artist Georgi Hristov on “Wagner’s Ring Cycle” at the National Opera and Ballet in Sofia – the first full production of the Ring cycle on the Balkans, with great international success.

Georgi Hristov

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Nikolay Panayotov

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OPERA

TURANDOT Opera by Giacomo Puccini based on Carlo Gozzi’s fairytale of the same name Directors: Ognyan Draganov, Darin Petkov Scenography: Cătălin Ionescu Arbore (Romania), Vasil Rokomanov and Silva Bachvarova (Bulgaria)

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Light design: Vasko Lisichov Plastics: Hze Fu-Chen Libreto: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni Conductor: Vladimir Boshnakov Photographer: Georgi Petkov and Rad Dimitrov Cast from State Opera: Dragana Radkovich, Simeon Simeonov, Julian

Konstantinov, Dario di Vietri, Tsvetelina Vasileva, Aleksandar Krunev, Georgi Dinev, Ivaylo Yovchev, Neli Necheva, Hristiyana Hristova. Cast from State Puppet Theatre: Latina Berovska, Denitsa Yanakieva, Tanya Georgieva, Bilyana Raynova, Tatyana Andreeva, Dilyana Spasova, Elitsa Stoyanova, Yancho Ivanov, Tsveti

Penyashki, Kaloyan Georgiev, Kiril Antonov, Stanislav Matev, Lyuben Chanev. Choir, orchestra – State Opera State Opera – Stara Zagora and State Puppet Theatre – Stara Zagora www.operasz.bg

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OPERA AUTORS

Vasil Rokomanov graduated from the National Academy of Art in Sofia and is a professor there teaching history of scenography, technology of scenography, scenography for puppet theatre, theatrical anthropology, etc. He has a Ph.D. in arts and fine arts. He is a member of UBA, UNIMA, OISTAT. He is the set and costume designer of 100 puppet performances in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosna and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Belgium. Vasil has been part of more than 30 exhibitions in Europe, USA, Cuba, Mexico, Japan, etc. as well as the Prague Quadrennial.

Silva Bachvarova

Silva Bachvarova graduated from the National Academy of Art and in 1984 she specialized “Visual theatre” in France. Silva teaches scenography at NATFA “Kr. Sarafov” and painting in the National Academy of Arts. Silva has more than 25 individual exhibitions in different countries and has made 120 designs for performances (in and outside Bulgaria). She has around 30 prizes among which Golden Dolphin, Buratino, Pierrot, IKAR, etc. Silva is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Painters and UNIMA.

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Vasil Rokomanov

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PERFORMING ARTS

Experimental theatrical piece, based on the author’s texts. Director-Operative: Elitsa Yovcheva Scenography: Alexandra Yotkovska Musical environment: Hristo Namliev Photographer and videos:

Maria Tsvetkova Cast: Alexander Evgeniev, Elena Ivanova, Slavena Zaykova, Tsvetan Peychev Theatre-Laboratory Sfumato, Sofia

Aleksandra Yotkovska is a scenographer and a makeup artist. Since primary school and all through high school, she studied art. Her passion for theatre began at an early age when she participated in a children’s troupe for puppet theater. She graduated in Scenography from the National Academy of Art in Sofia in 2016. The latest projects that she has been working on are “11:27”, “Three” (Devised theatre), “Antigone” (by Sophocles) and “The love of Anatol” (by Arthur Schnitzler).

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Aleksandra Yotkovska

11:27

www.sfumato.info/en

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PERFORMING ARTS

Inspired by Samuel Beckett’s last play “Happy Days” Idea and directing: Mariy Rosen Script: Mariy Rosen and Ana Valchanova Scenography: Petya Boyukova Music: Konstantin Tymoshenko Photographer: Yana Lozeva Photographer trailer:

Maria Cvetkova Cast: Ana Valchanova, Mariy Rossen, Petya Boyukova, Konstantin Tymoshenko The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate “Andrey Nikolov”, Sofia www.redhouse-sofia.org

Petya Boyukova works as a stage and costume designer for theatrical performances. Her latest projects are “Happy Beckett” and “Shopping & fucking” with director Mariy Rosen. Petya has been nominated for the Bulgarian Theater Awards – ASKEER in 2013 for Stage and Costume design for the performance “The eyes of others.” Together with the director Mariy Rosen, Petya works for several projects in site-specific theatre including “Shopping and fucking.” She takes part in national and international festivals and exhibitions. She is an Assistant Professor and Ph.D. candidate at National Academy of Arts in Sofia.

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Petya Boyukova

HAPPY BECKETT

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PERFORMING ARTS

A performative piece by: Mladen Alexiev Scenography: Zlatna Mihaylova Graphic design: Stoyan Atanasov (Kontur Creative) Music: Kalin Nikolov Executive producers: Svetlozara Hristova, Petko Stoyanov (DNK -space for contemporary dance and performance)

Photographer: Boriana Pandova Cast: Ana Tabakova, Anna Manolova/Slavena Zaikova, Vassil Chitanov DNK – space for contemporary dance and performance at the National Palace of Culture, Sofia www.ndk.bg/DNK

Zlatna Mihaylova is a full-time traveler and an explorer of the visual field of stage and performative practices. After graduating from the New Bulgarian University, she has worked as a set designer mostly in Germany and Bulgaria for musical, operatic and experimental productions, along with film and TV. Her work includes “Mahagony” by Bertolt Brecht (opera), “Western”, dir. Valeska Griesbach (film) and some iconic experimental performance work such as “Cinderella GmbH” and “HYSTER.” She has collaborated with renowned avant-garde directors such as Mladen Alexiev, Mariy Rosen, Gergana Dimitrova, and others.

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Zlatna Mihaylova

HYSTER

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LOVECRAFT Lecture-performance about Howard Philips Lovecraft Director, author of text and music: Ani Vaseva Scenography: Stefan Donchev

Photographers: Georgi Dimitrov and Teodora Bambikova

Manchev and Tsvetan Tsvetanov Cinema house, Sofia

Cast: Leonid Yovchev and Galya Kostadinova and the voices of Boyan

www.domnakinoto.com

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PERFORMING AUTORS ARTS

Ani Vaseva is theatre director and performative arts theorist. She is the author of theatre plays, of critical and theoretical texts on dance and theatre and holds a PhD degree in performance studies from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Among her last performances is „Roadtrip to Hell” (2017). She is often the set and costume deisgner of her pieces. Ani wrote the book What Is Contemporary Dance (2017). Between 2015 and 2018 she has been teaching history and theory of theatre and literature at New Bulgarian University and the Luben Groys Theatre College.

Stefan Donchev

Stefan Donchev is a freelance artist. He graduated with a BA in “Poster design” from Veliko Tarnovo University and a master’s degree in “Digital Arts” from the National Academy of Art in Sofia. In 2011, Stefan joined the team of “1011” and the interactive installation “Sit and Sound.” He has taken part in various festivals such as “DA Fest”, “Hello World” and others.

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Ani Vaseva

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PERFORMING ARTS

Documentary - sensory performance

Georgi Atanassov, Vasilia Drebova and Denitsa Darinova

Director: Stefan Prohorov Scenography: Ketty Marinova Photographer: Ketty Marinova

The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate “Andrey Nikolov”, Sofia

Cast: Stefan Prohorov, Martina Novakova, Ketty Marinova,

www.redhouse-sofia.org

Ketty Marinova

Ketty Marinova is a Bulgarian set designer working in the fields of theater, performance, TV, and video. Her work varies from theatre and interactive performances, through well-known TV formats, short films to various music and advertising videos. She studied scenography at the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria and the L’École supérieure des beaux-arts in Montpellier, France. Her work related to theater includes “Prometheus” (2018) – a site-specific performance, “Mourning Diary” (2018) – a theatrical performance, “LOW COST” (2017) – a documentary-sensorial performance, “Cervantes, Shakespeare and Anton” (2016) – an interactive-educational performance.

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LOWCOST

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PERFORMING ARTS

An interactive theatre installation on the topic of quantum physics Director: Gergana Dimitrova Concept: Gergana Dimitrova jointly with Ivaylo Milenkov Improvisation on a pre-written text structure: Ivaylo Milenkov, Petar Meltev Scenography: Elena Shopova Video-art: Nikola Nalbantov Music: Ivaylo Milenkov Production Assistant: Lora Karavelova Sound: Yasen Toshev MULTISOUND

Coordination: Katrin Hrusanova Promotion: A25 Cultural Foundation Photographer: Zdravko Yonchev Cast: Angelina Gavrilova (dancer), Nathan Cooper (dancer), Peter Meltev (actor), Ivaylo Milenkov (physicist) Contemporary Alternative Art and Culture Organisation “36 Monkeys” Macedonia cinema, Sofia

Elena Shopova

Elena Shopova works as stage and graphic designer. She is active in the field of scenography and the design of theatre, opera, and TV productions. Over the years, she has worked for the National Opera’s program “Opera for Children.” Her work includes scenography, costumes, and multimedia projects such as “Movimento”, “Refuges Welcome”, “Quark Time”, “PO BOX Unabomber”, “Nordost”, “It’s a Short Life”, “Eva Bechstein”, “Stories of Natural Madness”, “The Tunnel Warriors”, “The Boy Through the Window” – a documentary about the artist Ivan Nenov, “Survivor – Cambodia” reality show, etc.

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QUARK TIME

www.36monkeys.org

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PERFORMING ARTS

Multimedia anti utopian mono performance

Nikola Nalabantov Coordinator: Katrin Hrusanova

Director: Petko Stoyanov Text: Petko Stoyanov and Zdrava Kamenova Scenography and video-Art: Nikola Nalbantov Sound: Todor Stoyanov Soundtrack: Yassen Toshev MULTISOUND Photographer:

Cast: Nadezhda Panayotova Voice: Zdrava Kamenova and Kiril Boyadzhiev The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate “Andrey Nikolov”, Sofia

Nikola Nalbantov

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REYA

www.redhouse-sofia.org

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PERFORMING ARTS

By Boyan Manchev Director: Ani Vaseva Painted décor: Boris Delchev Apparatus and digital programs: Stefan Donchev Costumes concept: Ani Vaseva Costume manufacture: Katya Petrova, Darina Stoimenova, Teodora Bambikova Leather and special costumes: Emiliyan Bonev and Mihail Zhekunov Music and audio design: Konstantin Markov

Lyre music: Emona Ilieva Quartermaster: Mihail Zhekunov Photographer: Svoboda Tsekova and Orlin Ognyanov Cast: Leonid Yovchev, Emona Ilieva, Valeri Georgiev, Maria Panayotova, Martina Apostolova and Mihail Zhekunov DNK – space for contemporary dance and performance, Sofia

Ani Vaseva

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ROADTRIP TO HELL

www.ndk.bg/DNK

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PERFORMING AUTORS ARTS

Boris Deltchev studied at the École nationale supérieure des beauxarts in Paris. In 2000, he created “The Vrai-Faux Design” – a team of artists, working together on big scale site-specific artworks mainly in private residences. In their work, there is a curiosity of discovering the private side of the contemporary Occidental world. The Vrai-Faux team’s work has been often commissioned by designers. Boris Deltchev is a Van der Kelen graduate awarded with the Gold medal of the Painting Institute in Brussels. Most recently, he worked with the Bulgarian theatre director Ani Vaseva.

Emiliyan Bonev

Emiliyan Bonev is a young Bulgarian designer and a landscape architect, co-founder of the brand “EXIT.” He creates innovative products in the field of interior design, sports accessories, cinema, and stage props. His versatile talent and experimental style with new materials have lead him to innovative forms in his work. His latest work has been part of the performance “Journey to hell” by the theatre group “Metheor.”

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Boris Deltchev

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PERFORMING ARTS

By Mark Ravenhill Director: Mariy Rosen Scenography: Petya Boyukova Digital Artist: Albena Baeva Artists Assistant: Marina Genova Music: Konstantin Timoshenko Photographer: Delyan Georgiev

Cast: Blagoy Boychev, Boryana Peneva, Ivaylo Dragiev, Irina Andreeva, Milena Ermenkova, Milko Yovchev, Mihail Milchev, Ovanes Torosyan Replica Theatre, Sofia /shown in various locations/ www.replicatheatre.com

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SHOPPING AND FUCKING

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CINEMA

Director: Milko Lazarov Cinematography: Kaloyan Bozhilov Production Design: Agi Ariunsaichan Dawaachu Costumes: Vanina Geleva Music: Penka Kouneva Produced by: Alexander Bohr co-producer ZDF/ARTE Producer: Veselka Kiryakova

Associate producer: Ame Kohlweyer Co-producers: Guillaume de Seille, Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula Line producer: Georgi Skerlev Cast: Mikhail Aprosimov, Feodosia Ivanova, Sergei Egorov and others

Vanina Geleva graduated from the National Academy of Art in Sofia and since then she has worked mostly in production and costume design for films. Her work includes some of the most celebrated Bulgarian films of the last decade, including “Glory”, “The Lesson”, “Aga”, “Godless”, “Hindemith” and others. She has also been awarded the Artists’ Guild Award (Icarus) for the theatre production “Cuckoo” at the National Theatre in Sofia and the Best Production Design Award in 2011 and 2015.

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Vanina Geleva

AGA

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CINEMA

Director: Georgi Djulgerov Writing Credits: Georgi Djulgerov Cinematography: Georgi Chelebiev Production Design: Vanina Geleva Music: Mira Iskranova, Hristo Namliev Produced by: Assistant producer: Yuliyana Chalakova Producer: Nadejda Koseva, Svetla Tsotsorkova - Front film Line producer: Rousy Lyutskanov

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GLORY Executive producer in charge: David Varod Production: Front Film with the support of Bulgarian National Film Center in co-production with Nu Boyana Film Studios, Bulgarian National Television, Audiovideo â&#x20AC;&#x153;Orpheusâ&#x20AC;? Cast: Rousy Chanev, Stefka Yanorova, Rozalia Abgarian, Tigran Torosian, Hristina Ivanova, Snezhina Petrova, Ivaylo Hristov

Director: Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Writing Credits: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Decho Taralezhkov Cinematography: Krum Rodriguez Production design: Vanina Gelava Costume design: Kristina Tomova Music: Hristo Namliev

Producers: Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Co-producers: Konstantina Stavrianou and Irini Vougioukalou

CINEMA AUTORS

BUFFER ZONE

Cast: Margita Gosheva, Julia Staykova, Stefan Denolyubov, Tzanko Petrov, Ana Bratoeva, Kitodar Todorov, Stanislav Ganchev, Mira Iskranova, Milko Lazarov and others

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DIRECTOR OF THE WATERFALL Director: Svetoslav Draganov

Production design: Vanina Geleva

Scriptwriters: Svetoslav Draganov, Bogomil Dimitrov, Nevena Borisova DoP: Vesselin Hristov

Producers: Svetoslav Draganov and Katya Trichkova (Bulgaria) Calin Peter Netzer and Oana Iancu (Romania)

Production Information: Producer: Cineaste Maudit Production (Bulgaria) Co-producer: Parada film (Romania)

In co-production with: Contrast Films (Bulgaria) Digital Cube (Romania) Correct Media (Romania)

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Screenplay and directed by: Maria Veselinova Cinematographer: Georgi Chelebiev Set design: Mira Kalanova Costumes: Antonia Popova Props: Marina Chervenkova Music: Alexander Kostov, George Strezov Producer: Pavel Pavlov Co-producer: original theatre

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production: Krastyo Lambev Cast: Konstantin Gerginov, Kalin Vrachanski, Kratyyu Lafazanov, Orlin Pavlov, Poli Genova, Konstantin Ikonomov, Radoslava Nedelcheva, Konstantin Lungov, Sofia Georgieva, Stefania Koleva, Penko Gospodinov, Zhivko Dzhuranov, Stanislav Peev, Nikolay Brunzalov, Vasil Dimitrov and others

AUTORS

SMART CHRISTMAS

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Marina Chervenkova graduated from the National Academy of Art in 2011 with a master’s degree in “Set and costume design for TV and Film.” Since 2007, she has been working as a set/costume designer in commercials, theatre and music videos, numerous short movie projects, part of which were selected at national and foreign festivals. In 2016, she worked as a props master on her first feature film “Smart Christmas.”

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Marina Chervenkova

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CURATORS

Ognyana Serafimova / curator Ognyana Serafimova graduated from the National Academy of Art and ever since her graduation project, “Tower of Babel” featured at PQ 2007, she has gained recognition for her work and it has lead to her invitation to curate the Bulgarian Pavilion at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial. Her work in the most prestigious theatres in Bulgaria, along with well-established and emerging directors, has brought her different theatre and art awards and nominations by the Artist Guild, Ministry of Culture, and others. She also works in painting, installation, and performance. ogi.serafimova@gmail.com

Hanna Schwarz / co-curator Hanna Schwarz graduated in Scenography from the National Academy of Art. Between 1981 and 1992 she was a set designer at the educational puppet theatre at NATFA “Kr. Sarafov.” From 1995-2004 she taught scenography at NATFA. Hanna works as set designer for puppet and drama theatre. She is also working for TV and advertising. Hanna has participated several times in The Prague Quadrennial. Many of her works have been shown and have won at international festivals. She was part of the commission for the IKAR Award in 2017. hannah.sh@gmail.com

Petar Mitev / co-curator Petar Mitev graduated from the National Academy of Art and he has produced more than 120 drama and puppet performances in collaboration with many of the best-known Bulgarian directors. His work has regularly been presented at the PQ since 1987. Also, he has initiated several art collectives such as “Atelier 29” and “Kontrapunkt” theatre company, and organized different group exhibitions such as “The Chairs, the Chairs, the Chairs… In memoriam Ionesco” and others. studio29@abv.bg

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MANAGMENT Svetlomira Stoyanova / project manager Svetlomira Stoyanova studied Marketing in Varna and graduated from NATFA “Kr.Sarafov” - bachelor’s degree in Theatre studies and theatre management (2018). At the moment she’s finishing her Master’s in Stage Arts Management. She has worked for different independent theatre companies and been part of many festivals in Bulgaria as a writer and coordinator. She is part of the Association for independent theatre in Bulgaria. Recently she took part in the meeting of councils of ministers of culture of South-East Europe. svetlomira.stoyanova@gmail.com

Gabriela Evstatieva / manager

Gabriela Evstatieva is still a student in the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts “Kr. Sarafov”- NATFA, doing her bachelor’s degree in Theater studies and theater management. In 2017 she conducted student practices at the state theatre “Sofia”. Gabriela’s critical texts and interviews are published in various online medias and magazines. She worked for several international festivals in Bulgaria some of which “Mikhail Lakatnik” Puppet Theater Festival in Yambol, ITF “Varna Summer” and World Theater Sofia.

Desislava Chuturkova / manager Desislava Chuturkova graduated from NATFA “Kr.Sarafov” in the speciality “Puppet Theater Acting” and in 2015 she did her master’s degree in “Therapeutic theatre”. Between 2012-2013 she studied in “Atlantic Acting School”, New York. Meanwhile she’s been and still is an actress in different cinema and theatrical productions. In 2007 Desislava founded a theater troupe for amateurs. In 2010 she became a Lecturer in NATFA. She also specialized in contemporary dance, tango and flamenco and creates choreographies for various cultural events.

Emilia Klayn / manager

Emilia Klayn is a communications consultant as well as a voiceover artist and interpreter working mainly in culture and the arts. Her professional background includes corporate communications, event management, PR, Public Affairs and employer branding. She has a B.A. in Media and Communications Studies, International Studies, and French and Francophone Studies from Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota. She studied French cinema and history of art at the Sorbonne in Paris. She has an M.A. in French Studies and French Literature from New York University, New York.

gabievst@gmail.com

emilia.klayn@gmail.com

Siyana Nedyalkova / manager

Stephan Prohorov / manager

Siyana Nedyalkova is graduating at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Her bachelor’s degree is connected with site-specific performances. Siyana is interested in creating and working for interdisciplinary art projects, which combine different genres and form a crossover between the arts. So far, she has worked for ACT Festival for Independent Theatre, ITF “Varna Summer” and Studio For Documentary Theatre “Vox Populi”. She also works as a radio host for a specialised theatre show „Without Masks“.

Stefan Prohorov is a stage director and a dramaturge. His work is mainly focused on site-specific and immersive performances, usually inspired by relevant social and political issues. His stage work is characterised by a minimalistic approach, deeply rooted in the traditions of traditional Asian theatre. Some of his latest work includes the fake political campaign “Me for you” (pop-up performance) and “Mourning Diary”, based on Roland Barthes. Stefan is a member of the executive board of ACT (Independent Theatre Association).

siyananedyalkova@gmail.com

stefcho93@gmail.com

Natalia Alexieva / manager Natalia Aleksieva is a third-year student in the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts. She is studying Theatre Studies and Theatre Management. For the past two years Natalia has worked for several theatre festivals as a writer and coordinator. She has written several critical reviews in Bulgarian magazines and mainly published in “KuklArt” Magazine – the only puppetry magazine in Bulgaria Her latest job is a coordinator for the Annual UTE (Union of Theatres in Europe). nataliaaleksieva13@gmail.com

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AR/VR/3D PROGRAMMING VR Lab BG

VAR Lab

/ The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory VAR Lab is part of the Research and Development and Innovation Consortium, managing the laboratory complex of Sofia Tech Park: Technology + Innovation Network. The aim of the laboratory is to develop and apply virtual and augmented reality and the related innovative technologies, work methods, tools and equipment in various fields of industry, science, education and social life.

vr-lab@sofiatech.bg

VR Lab BG is an organization managed by a team of professionals in the field of cinema, advertising, software and audio-visual industries. Its main purpose is to develop the VR, AR, MR community and fuel the growth of networking, brainstorming, skill sharing, fruition of projects and ideas as well as cutting the distance with investors.For the past six years the founder of VR Lab BG – Momchil Alexiev, scenographer and director, successfully achieve VR events and projects in Bulgaria and is also a pioneer in the field of “immersive technologies”. The company maintain partner relationship with institutions such as VR Days Amsterdam, Sofia International Film Fest, South-East European Centre. For Semiotic Studies. momchil.alexiev@gmail.com

Zlatka Uzunova / AR & 3D modelling

Momchil Alexiev / VR directing

Rubecula Dimo Chotrov

/ AR & VR development

Production house “Rubecula” is founded by associates with the goal of creating in the field of documentary and science-fiction cinema. Lyubomira Kostova and Kaloyan Nikolov are part of the team that works and develop its knowledge in the cultural sector with theatrical, digital and interactive projects not only in Bulgaria, but internationally as well.

Lyubomira Kostova

/ VR assistance and editing

Kaloyan Nikolov

/ VR assistance and editing

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PAVILION Ognyana Serafimova / concept

Tzvetana Vekova / concept

GRID Architects & Engineers GRID Architects & Engineers has 10 years of experience in the field of unconventional design, pavilions and installation in public spaces, interactive formations and conventional architectural projects. Georgi Rafailov and Gergana Tileva are the founders of the studio. They use the latest digital technologies for computer-forming in their work.

www.grid.bg

Gergana Tileva

/ architect

art consultant

Tsvetana Vekova was born into a family of painters and works mainly in the field of fresco, ceramics and painting. Tsvetana is author of decorative works for spatial layouts. Among her newer works in this area are maps and graphic drawings in the Varna Archeological Museum. Her work is also related to the activity of Yucca Art Gallery (Varna) where she is an artistic consultant. Her exhibitions were shown not only in Bulgaria, but also in Poland, Switzerland, USA, etc. vekoart@abv.bg

Emilyan Bonev / bee head masks Emiliyan Bonev is a young Bulgarian designer and a landscape architect, co-founder of the brand “EXIT.” He creates innovative products in the field of interior design, sports accessories, cinema, and stage props. His versatile talent and experimental style with new materials have lead him to innovative forms in his work. His latest work has been part of the performance “Journey to hell” by the theatre group “Metheor.” bg_exit@yahoo.com

Martin Radoslavov / bee head masks George Raffailov / architect

Martin Radoslavov is interested in working with different materials such as ceramics, glass and also paints. He has work as technical support for many events. At the moment Martin is doing his bachelor’s degree in the National Academy of Arts and he’s also working for “VeloBoost” as a consultant. His work for CONGLOMERATE is both artistic and technical, but at the same time related with managerial logistics, considering the preparation of the pavilion. martinrr2111@gmail.com

George Mitkov / architect

Violeta Bankova / bee head masks Violeta Bankova is from Varna. She graduated from “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo with Fine arts. Her work in CONGLOMERATE is mainly connected with creating the masks for the VR headset.

violeta.bankova79@gmail.com

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VOLUNTEERS

Dimitar Traychev

/ design logo CONGLOMERATE

Kalin Nikolov / music

Dimiter Traychev is cofounder and director of STALKER studio. He works in the field of graphic design, graphics, video art, photography and painting. The studio works for different municipalities, festivals, cultural institutions, investors and private orders. Conglomerate’s is designed by Dimiter Traychev.

Boris Manolov Kamen Dimitrov

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

/ light design

traychev@stalker.bg

Teodora Simova / design logo BG at PQ Teodora Simova is a graphic designer and founder of Studio for Visual Concepts and Design “Lunohod”. In 2016 she graduated from New Bulgarian University – master’s degree in “Design of electronic publications and web sites”. Its main activity Teodora to create a complete visual concept and identity for products in the field of culture and art - performances, festivals, exhibitions, etc. She has worked on projects by artists such as Yavor Gardev, Ivo Dimchev, Stefan A. Shterev, etc. teodorasimova.s@gmail.com

Mira Petrova / graphic design and layout Mira Petrova graduated Scenography from the National Academy of Arts In 2009. Since then she’s been working in many countries around the world - Bulgaria, Wales, France, Monte Negro, Italy, Canada. She’s always been fascinated by the idea ot turning matter into a life object with kinethic qualities. Most recently she got to explore that notion in her colaborations with the director Vasil Duev in the projects “Birdy” and “The bold soprano”. Lately she’s been working mostly in the feilds of graphic design and illustration. mira.petrova.design@gmail.com

Teodora Todorova / photographer Teodora Todorova studies Photography in the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts “Kr.Sarafov” in Sofia. Currently she is finishing her thesis exhibition for her bachelor degree. Teodora works as a freelance photographer and has experience in studio, theatre and event photography. She also has captured many birthday parties and proms. Teodora took part in the PUPPET FAIR 2018 in Sofia.

Marina Chervenkova/ graphic design Vanina Geleva / directing Mikaela Petrova / make up Tsvetan Peychev Byliana Dobreva Ilyan Dikov Diana Conrad Nikolay Petrov Hristo Petkov / performers

Sanya Lohovska / animation Rosen Dobrev Aleksander Asenov Aleksander Ivanov / technical support

theagtodorova@gmail.com

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PARTNERS

CONGLOMERATE is an Union of Bulgarian Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; project

With the general institutional and financial support of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture

Margarita Deneva Anton Tonchev Gavrail Zaburtov patrons of the project

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