Evgeniya Shermeneva is the Curator of the International Relations Department at the Latvian Theatre Association. Maria Ibrishimova talks with her about her impressions from this year’s festival. Continue reading Festivals are places where new connections are created
Hasibe Kalkan, Head of the Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy Department at Istanbul University, was a guest of the Showcase programme. In an interview with Anita Angelova, she shares her reflections on the festival’s performances.
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“I can definitely say that my favourite performances from the international programme and the Showcase of this year’s Varna Summer Theatre Festival are “The Tempest” directed by Victor Bodo, “Triptych” by Ballet Arabesque and “Illusions” directed by Galin Stoev”, says Handan Salta, a critic, translator and organiser of TheatreIST Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, guest of the Showcase programme. Continue reading On the Balkans you should be prepared for many dramatic performances
Laurent Langlois is a cultural manager from Belgium, director of LANGLOIS4MUSIC. Maria Ibrishimova talks to him about his impressions of the festival, which he attended as guest of the Showcase programme. Continue reading In “Illusions” everything felt sincere, alive and completely convincing
The Hungarian theatre critic Tamasz Yaszay, editor-in chief of Revizor – the critical portal, guest of the Showcase, discusses some of the performances in the festival’s programme: “The Tempest”, “Behind You”, “Illusions” and “Albion”. Continue reading Bulgarian theatre culture seems to be very text-oriented
“The performance comes into being when everyone involved in it – characters, performers and spectators – assumes their role as creators of an illusory reality, which, however, proves to be our only means of authentic experience,” says director Galin Stoev in an interview with Zhaklin Dobreva about ‘Illusions’, based on the play by Ivan Vyrypaev and part of the festival’s international selection. Continue reading Galin Stoev on ‘Illusions’: Illusory reality proves to be our only means of authentic experience
