Zhaklin Dobreva speaks with director Stoyan Radev about ‘Cries from the Underground’ – Yordan Rаsin’s one-man performance based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s celebrated novella ‘Notes from the Underground’, presented as part of the Showcase programme. Continue reading Stoyan Radev on ‘Cries from the Underground’: Truth Can Only Be Cried Out
“For me, going through this text has something purifying about it. Almost like a personal sermon – both to myself and to the audience,” actor Yordan Rasin shares with Zhaklin Dobreva in a conversation about his role in ‘Cries from the Underground’, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s ‘Notes from Underground’ and presented as part of the Showcase programme. Continue reading Yordan Rasin on ‘Cries from the Underground’: The Underground Man speaks as if all of humanity were standing before him
Ballet Arabesque is.the only state dance compony beyond the system of the ballet ensembles. It comes to Varna Summer Festival with Triptych – a triple bill bringing together contemporary dance miniatures by choreographers Angelina Gavrilova, Arshak Ghalumyan (Staatsballett Berlin), and Filip Milanov. Zhaklin Dobreva speaks with Angelina Gavrilova, artistic director of the company as of this season, about the idea behind the production. Continue reading Angelina Gavrilova on ‘Triptych’ – Three Choreographic Worlds
The creative master of the stage, director Viktor Bodó is returning to Varna for the second time, now with his production of The Tempest, created with the Hungarian-speaking Tamási Áron Theatre from Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania. Born in Hungary and winner of the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities (Union des Théâtres de l’Europe) in 2016, Bodó has been working regularly in German-speaking countries in recent years. Sándor B. Nagy spoke with him right after the premiere of ‘The Tempest’ in December 2024. The production, awarded with major prizes in Romania, opens the international programme of the festival on 6th June. Continue reading Viktor Bodó on “The Tempest”: A difficult, but magical play
