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Juliana Saiska
2005 – 2007 MA in Artistic Psycho-Social Practices, Theatre
Department, New Bulgarian University, Sofia
1982 – 1986 National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Krastju
Sarafov” (NATFA)
Mastership in Acting for Drama and Film
Professional experience:
“One Hour before Midnight” is the first performance in my own
authorship. I aim to create a steady and permanent group – this
includes actors, multimedia artists and musicians, who share the
ideas and the artistic quests for the type of interdisciplinary
art, that I endeavor to explore. My interests are directed to
the non-conventional theatre sphere. What has ever concerned me
like an artist is to excite, to search for the most explicit
expression of the emotional life, to create new life and reality
from the unreal…
My last performance “Psychosis 4:48”, which premiere was held in
Guillotine Theatre, Stockholm, is an example of my self-realized
development in the work process. This period of catharsis lead
me to a different level in my artistic intentions, yet their
course have taken form before through my acquaintance with
Massaki Iwana and White Butoh, as well as in my work with Ivo
Dimchev and Galia Borissova and in the consequent realization of
ideas and plays.
I have participated in thirty theatre performances and in over
twenty festivals in our country and abroad. Most important for
me are “Master and Margaret” after M. Bulgakov, director Tedy
Moskov. The play was guest at the Avignon festival in 1999; the
performances of Kamen Donev “Cherry sisters”, directed by
Vazkresia Viharova; “Figures in love flight”, directed by Vlado
Petkov.
Awards and nominations:
2005 – “Askeer” nomination for supporting female part in “Figures
in love flight”
2003 – National festival for small theatre forms Vratza 2003, with
the part of Veruka from “Cherry sisters”, directed by Vazkresia
Viharova; the award of Euro-Bulgarian cultural centre for – “The
actress who makes music of her body”.
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Maria Atanasova
1995 - Graduates at the State choreographic school
1999 – Graduates at the National academy for theatre and film arts
“K. Sarafov”, Sofia
in the class of professor Dimitrina Gjurova
Professional experience:
Season 2005/ 2006 – Bulgarian Army Theatre, “Finale Grande” from
Kamen Donev
Season 2000/ 2001 – National theatre “Ivan Vazov” “At the level of
the eye”, performance with authorship of Kamen Donev
Season 1999/ 2000 – National Theatre “Ivan Vazov”, “The first
warning” from August Strindberg, directed by Dimitar Nedkov
Season 1997/ 1998 – Theatre “Sofia”, “Ghosts’ sonata” from August
Strindberg, directed by Elena Tzikova
Season 1997/ 1998 – “La Strada” Theatre – Sofia, “Comedy of
faults” from William Shakespeare, directed by Dimitar Nedkov
The “But not before” song with director of the clip Stojan Radev.
When they communicate, people usually very skillfully succeed
to hide their selves and their thoughts behind the words, that
is why it has always been more important to me what do their
eyes say when they touch each other or, in full silence, they
just stay together. It was just this special tenderness which
emerged in this performance; this tenderness, felt by people,
who don’t talk to each other, but who share every move of their
own, every breath, every glance; and what is more important is
that what they “talk about” is love! |
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Velislav Pavlov
Freelance actor, which has graduated Actor’s mastership in NBU
(New Bulgarian University). He presently plays on the stages of
“Sfumato theatre-laboratory” – “Cigarettes and Coffee”, director
Dessislava Shpatova; “199 Theatre” – “The fisherman and his
soul”, director Marius Kurkinski; The National Theatre – “King
Deer”, director Marius Kurkinski.
“In my childhood I spent a lot of time wondering what was hiding
out there behind the curtains, which covered an old
sewing-machine. It was exciting. Now I am older…And the
excitements as well as the curtains are different.” |
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Boris Georgiev
2003 – He graduates the National Academy for theatre and film arts
“K. Sarafov” as an actor. He actively works with the
choreographer Mila Iskrenova and he has parts in the following
plays:
“Love avenues” – Sofia Theatre
“Lynch” – Arabesque ballet
“Lynch – a desire for intimacy” – NATFA / Arabesque
“The Night before the forests” – Sofia Theatre, director Vladimir
Petkov, who staged one of my diploma performances “Chekhov, the
machine” in The Youth Theatre and the play “Figures in love
flight” (Sfumato theatre-laboratory), which is still in the
actual program of the theatre.
He has also worked side by side to the choreographers Tania
Sokolova (“Chekhov, the machine”), Mila Iskrenova (“Figures in
love flight”), Hristian Bakalov and others.
In 2005 he is co-organizer of two photo exhibitions, one of which
- “Crazy Industries” - in Vienna.
From the beginning itself, what mattered to me was my development
as an artist without need of stitching labels. I search, I try,
I struggle; I paint, I dance, I sing, I make photography, and I
do enjoy myself all the time.
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Emilian Gatzov
Music composer for theatre performances since 2003. In 2004he is
nominated for the “Askeer” award, in 2005 – for the “Ikar” award
by the Bulgarian Actors Union and in 2006 he wins the “Ikar”
award for the music to “Psychosis 4:48”, director D. Shpatova.
In this performance, he appears on the stage for 4 minutes. |
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Ivan Nikolov opnn
2000 – Graduates the Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski” –
bachelor in fine art
1995 – Graduates the College of plastic arts “Nikolai Rainov”
He works in the sphere of visual art, documentary cinema and
graphic design, and in the social-artistic projects. |
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Elena Panaiotova
She graduates the National Art Academy in 1989. Since then
she works in the field of painting, drawing, installations,
photography, and video. She has over 20 exhibitions and numerous
participations in general exhibitions and projects in modern art
in Bulgaria and abroad.
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Ivailo Mitev
Scenographer, he has graduated at the Theatre Department in NBU.
He works as a set and costume designer in theater and cinema productions.
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Diana nikolaeva
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Donka Boeva
Student in “Stage and screen design” in The National Academy for
theatre and film arts, Sofia. Occupation – make-up woman with
certificate in “Make-up and wigs” from the Professional high school
for stage staff, Plovdiv. |
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Jasmina Cholakova
Student in Mastership for actors in the “Ljuben Grois” College
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Photo by Adriana Yankulova
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