31 May – 11 June Drama Theatre “Stoyan Bachvarov” - Varna

85th ANNIVERSARY OF DRAMA THEATRE “STOYAN BACHVAROV” – VARNA

EXHIBITION: THEATRE IN VARNA
Organized by State Archive – Varna
Drama Theatre “Stoyan Bachvarov” - Varna
Curator Rumiana Dimitrova
Graphic Design Dimitar Traichev

The exhibition “THEATRE IN VARNA” includes original photos and documents from the archive’s fund of the foundation of a theatre company of the town in 1921, its maintenance and financing, of the building of the theatre. Exhibited are also letters, directors’ notes, memoirs, posters, program books, photos of performances, that present emblematic for Drama Theatre – Varna persons – managers, directors, actors.

EXHIBITION: TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THEATRE
Photoexhibition of Emil Penchev

The photoexhibition collects shots from the most interesting moments of Varna theatre troupe’s life during the last three years. It consists out from two parts:

“The actors at close” presents 23 portraits of actors at DT “Stoyan Bachvarov” – Varna
“The stage, the performances” includes shots of 14 performances, created on the stage of Drama Theatre – Varna in the period 2003 – 2006.

EXHIBITION: “SCENIC SPACES”
Set design projects by Todor Ignatov
The exhibition presents 7 miniature models of set design projects and several set design etudes by Todor Ignatov on the occasion of his 65th anniversary and 25 years artistic activity.

1 June 21:30 – 21:50 Archeological Museum

“INTERVAL”
Projection of the film
/A diary of a day at Drama Theatre “Stoyan Bachvarov” – Varna/
Idea Georgi Toshev
Director Dobry Dobrev
Cameraman Emil Zhulov
Produced by Bulgarian National Television/ Regional TV Centre – Varna

“Interval” is not a documentary but an interval behind the scenes of a theatre in which the magic continues.

2 June – 11 June City library

EXHIBITION: 150 YEARS BULGARIAN THEATRE: FROM THE SHUMEN POZORISTE TO DRUMEV THEATRE DAYS”
Opening: 2 June 18:00
Organized by “New Bulgarian Drama” Association
Regional library “Stilian Chilingirov” – Shumen

In 2006 is celebrated 150-years anniversary since the first theatre performance in Bulgaria – “Mihal Mishkoed” by Sava Dobroplodny in Shumen. The exhibition features printed materials from the libraries’ and cultural institutions’ funds in Shumen. The selection includes first prints of plays by Bulgarian playwrights, drama manuscripts, first translations of plays from the period before and after Bulgaria’s liberation, first issues and first publications of dramaturgical attempts, theatrical memoirs, writings about the great names of Bulgarian theatre, photo - archives.
The exponents are from the funds of Drama and Puppet Theatre “Vassil Drumev”, Regional library “Stilian Chilingirov”, Regional Museum of History, University “Bishop Konstantin Preslavsky” – Shumen, State archive, Cultural club “Dobry Voinikov” and the House-museum “Dobry Voinikov”.

9 – 10 June

CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN DRAMA AND ITS TRANSLATION
Organized by the European Atelier for Translation and ITF “Varna Summer”

9 June Business Hotel “Varna” – Hall “Dalli”

11:00 – 13:00 Establishment of Editorial Committee
15:30 – 16:30 Meeting “The Theatre of Novarina” – a stage reading of Valère Novarina
(in French)

10 June Festival and Congress Centre – Conference Hall

14:00 – 15:00 A reading of the play “ Оf Louis de Funès” by Valère Novarina
Actor Marius Donkin Translation Snezhina Rusinova-Zdravkova
15:30 – 18:00 Round Table Discussion “Contemporary drama in different European theatres. The role and the challenges of the translation for theatre.”

4 June 11:00 – 13:00 Festival and Congress Hall

MEETING WITH THE ACTRESS VESSELA KAZAKOVA
Moderation Bozhidar Manov, film specialist
The meeting includes a film show of
“Little Red Riding Hood” 27’
Script Valentina Dobrincheva, Svetoslav Ovcharov
Director Valentina Dobrincheva
Cameraman Kristian Minchev
Set Mira Kalanova
Music Bozhidar Petkov
Cast: Vessela Kazakova, Hristo Garbov, Viara Kolarova, Alexandar Doinov
Produced by National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, 2002

8 June 15:00 – 18:00 Festival and Congress Hall

Round table discussion “THE CLASSICS: THE UNIVERSAL THEATRICAL CODE”
Moderated by: Kamelia Nikolova, theatrologist
An open discussion among theatre specialists, journalists and professionalists on the program of ITF “Varna Summer” 2006

3 – 7 June The Garden between two theatre buildings

METAMORPHOSISIS
Action of students in “Scenography” at the National Academy of the Arts
Organized by Department of “Scenography” at the National Academy of the Arts and “Akrol” OOD

3 June – 7 June

Practical seminar “LIGHT AND SOUND SCORE IN THE PERFORMANCE”
Chair arch. Zarko Uzunov, Biliana Georgieva (graduate in “Scenography”)
In the seminar take part students at New Bulgarian University, Theatre Department, “Scenography” speciality) The seminar is realized with the support of New Bulgarian University

10 June 11:00 – 13:00 Puppet Theatre

PRESENTATION OF PARTS FROM PERFORMANCES BY GRADUATES OF DIRECTING FOR DRAMA THEATRE AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR THEATRE AND FILM ARTS

Programme:

THE ELEVATOR
By Georgi Markov
Director Kalin Angelov
Cast Lora Mutisheva, Kiril Boiadzhiev
The performance is realized at Drama Theatre “Geo Milev” – Stara Zagora

OSKAR AND THE LADY IN PINK
A video show
By Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Director Yordan Slaveikov
A monoperformance by Yordanka Stefanova
The performance is realized at Drama Theatre – Vratza

MERLIN MURLO
By Nikolai Kolyada
Director Georgi Georgiev
Cast Rositza Dicheva, Irina Andreeva, Zlatko Mitresky, Dimo Alexiev
The performance is realized at Student Theatre - NATFA

VAMPIRE
By Anton Strashimirov
Director Vassilena Radeva
Cast Martin Karov, Elizabetha Stefanovska, Tigran Torosiyan, Elena Azalova
The perfrormance is realized at Drama Theatre “Geo Milev” – Stara Zagora
Nominations: UBA’s 2006 for director’s debut (Vassilena Radeva) and actor’s début (Martin Karov)