You always cover the same road. You always stand at the beginning of this road with empty hands. You always catch an idea, even not knowing where from, and in order to keep it alive, you transform it into an abstract drawing in your little pocket notebook and this very act appears to be the first step of your journey. The end of the road is the performance. And when the phantom of the black box is let out, you are at a beginning again and you try to cover the same road again. That is the Machine. Its simple mechanisms work the same way for hundreds of years. Slowly, but surely. The Machine is quite clumsy, sometimes groaning, sometimes grumbling, sometimes whistling, sometimes singing. The knowledge for the secrets, putting the mechanisms of the Machine in motion, are coming down like know-how to the following generations of scenographers. Carefully greased with wine, perseverance and passion, the Machine still works. Regardless of Time, Fashion, or Revolutions. It works with the same cogs and straps. Taking its breath in at the beginning, and letting its breath out with the rise of the curtain. The Machine – it is hiding in its guts a show. The entire mystery of the theatre closed in an old wooden chest.
- Cандра Клинчева (Sandra Klincheva)
Education: BA Fashion Design at Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design, London
Continuing collaboration with directors: Stoian Radev
Exhibiting works
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Henrik Ibsen: Куклен дом (A Doll's House),
Театър “Българска армия”
(Theatre of the Bulgarian Army),
2006, Director: Stoian Radev, , Cандра Клинчева - costume designer
- Весела Статкова (Vessela Statkova)
Education: MA Scenography at the National Academy of Arts - Bulgaria, Institute of Art & Design,Halle, Germany: Post graduate study
Teaching activities: Jr. Ass. Prof. in Computer Aided Design / Stage design at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv
Additional information: Born in 1962 in Varna. Stage and costume designer at the Dimitar
Dimov Drama Theatre in Kardgali. She exhibited at the PQ
in 1983 and in 1987 (school exhibitons).
Exhibiting works
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Irvine Welsh: Headstate (Headstate),
Drama Theatre Kardgali
(Drama Theatre Kardgali),
2006, Director: Dimitar Ignatov, ,
- Невена Кавалджиева (Nevena Kavaldjieva)
Education: MA Scenography at the National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
Collaboration with theatres: “Sofia” Drama Theatre, Sofia; Theatre of Comedy, Sofia
Teaching activities: Assoc.prof. Department Scenography, National Academy of Theatre and Cinema, Sofia; New Bulgarian University, Sofia
Continuing collaboration with directors: Prof. Zdravko Mitkov, Leon Daniel, Prof. Krikor Azarjan, Borislav Chakrinov, Nikolay Lambrev
- НИКОЛА ТОРОМАНОВ (Nikola Toromanov)
Education: MA, Scenography, National Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: Varna Drama Theatre, National Theatre
Continuing collaboration with directors: Javor Gardev, Marius Kurkinski
Exhibiting works
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Williame Shakespeare: Крал Лир (King Lear),
Народен Театьр
(National Theatre " Ivan Vazov"),
2006, Director: Iavor Gardev, ,
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Edward Albee: Пиеса за бебето (The Play about the Baby),
Театьр 199
(Theatre 199),
2006, Director: Iavor Gardev, ,
- Петър Митев (Petar Mitev)
* 1960, Plovdiv
Specialization: set designer, costume designer, lighting designer, scenographer
Education: MA Scenography at National Academy of Arts - Sofia, Bulgaria
Collaboration with theatres: Resident designer at the Plovdiv Drama Theatre; Binev Theatre for the Youth, Sofia; Sofia Drama Theatre
Continuing collaboration with directors: Vladimir Petkov,Georgi Mihalkov
Additional information: Born in 1960 in Plovdiv. Stage and costume designer. Studied scenography at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia. Currently works at the National Youth Theatre in Sofia.
- Andrea Králová
* 17.12.1970, Plzeň
Specialization: set designer, costume designer, painter , fashion designer, puppet designer, scenographer
Education: Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, PhD in the scenography of alternative and puppet theatre; history of art, Philosophical Faculty, Charles University (Prague)
Collaboration with theatres: Ústí nad Labem: Činoherní studio; Prague: National Theatre, Na Zábradlí, Komedie, Minor; Plzeň: Divadlo J. K. Tyla; Cheb: Západočeské divadlo; Brno: National Theatre; Ostrava: National Theatre
Teaching activities: Academy of Performing Arts, Department of Scenography for Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Continuing collaboration with directors: Jiří Pokorný, Zdeněk Bartoš, Viktorie Čermáková, David Drábek, David Czesany
Additional information: She graduated from art history at FF UK and KALD DAMU (1998). Since 1996 she has continuously co-operated with the National Theatre Prague, the J. K. Tyl Theatre Plzeň, National Theatre in Ostrava, the Drama studio Usti n/L., the Theatre Hadivadlo Brno, the Dejvické Theatre and the Drama Club Prague. She also devotes her time to fine arts (painting, graphic art, carving, ceramics) and film. She is a freelance lecturer at DAMU - she holds a scenography seminar. She held ten individual exhibitions, too.
- Иван Карев (Ivan Karev)
* 07.09.1960, Plovdiv
Specialization: set designer, costume designer, lighting designer, scenographer
Education: MA Scenography at the National Academy of Arts - Sofia, Bulgaria
Collaboration with theatres: Constantine Velichkov Theatre, Pazardzhik; Salza i Smyah Theatre, Sofia; Kardzhali Drama Theatre; Theatre of Satire; Ivan Vazov National Theatre; Kalejdoskop Teater, Malmö/Sweden; Skopje Drama Theatre, Macedonia
Continuing collaboration with directors: Dimitar Ignatov, Vladlen Alexandrov, Zeljko Santrac, Grisha Ostrovsky, Krasimir Spasov, Iskender Altin etc.
Additional information: He works in the areas of set and costume design for drama theatre, multimedia and installation art. He is the resident designer and technical director at the Drama Theatre Pazardjik.
Exhibiting works
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Shelagh Stephenson: Паметта на водата (The Memory of Water),
Драматичен Театър Пазарджик
(Drama Theatre Pazardjik),
2006
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Konstantin Iliev: Нирвана (Nirvana),
Национален Театар- Щип
(National Theatre – Shtip, Macedonia),
2006, Director: Vladlen Alexandrov, ,
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Alexander Galin: Сирена и Виктория (Sirena and Victoria),
Драматичен Театър Пазарджик
(Drama Theatre Pazardjik),
2007, Director: Vladimir Petkov,, ,
