Our exposition at the Prague Quadrennial 1987 differs significantly from our presentation in past years. The concept of our exhibit, the work of mostly young scenographers, is an expression of our motto: „The artisťs imagination seeks its implementation". The exposition is composed of ten individual sections, each of which presents one stage production The artists have attempted to show the visitor the path they themselves have taken to the theatre, in the context of various creative problems working conditions existing in various theatres, the produced drama itself and the process of mutual interaction with stage direction procedures They present not only designs, visual ideas, but also their implementation and the documentation concerning the production itself. They
have attempted to capture not only the artistic, but also the organizational and technical aspects of theatrical operations. Their point of departure is the concept that a scenographer in a theatre exists only through his or her stage designs; they present their work as „small stage designs", integrated into „the large stage design of the whole
exposition.
They strive to come as close as possible to the visitor, end him of passivity and challenge his participation in the creative process. And finally with the help of audiovisual media they want to inform the visitor of the aim of each stage design, of art in action — the essence of the theatre.
- Мария Диманова (Maria Dimanova)
* 1950, Stara Zagora
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer, scenographer
Education: National Academy of Art, Sofia
Teaching activities: Assoc. Professor of Costume History, NATFA, Sofia
Continuing collaboration with directors: Leon Daniel, Krikor Azaryan, Slavi Shkarov, Nikolay Polyakov, Borislav Tchakrinov etc.
Additional information: She lectures in puppet design at the National Academy for Theatrical and Film Arts in Sofia.
- Силва Бъчварова (Silva Batchvarova)
* 1953, Plovdiv
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer, painter , puppet designer, scenographer, Illustrator, CG & 3D modeling
Education: National Academy of Arts - Sofia, Department of Scenography
Collaboration with theatres: Various theatres in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Mexico
Teaching activities: Painting and puppet scenography at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia
Participation in other important exhibitions: Solo exhibitions of scenography: Tolosa/Spain, Alicante, Spain, Zagreb/Croatia; general exhibitions in Prague/Czech Republic, Bratislava/Slovakia, Tokyo/Japan; “The Artist and Theatre”, Sofia/Bulgaria
Continuing collaboration with directors: Slavi Malenov, Peter Pashov
Awards: Many awards from Bulgarian and international puppet festivals
Additional information: Her name is associated with productions, which have
received international recognition. She lectured at the
National Academy for Theatrical and Film Arts in Sofia.
- Васил Рокоманов (Vasil Rokomanov)
* 1954, Sliven
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer, puppet designer, scenographer
Education: scenography, National Academy of Arts, Sofia
Collaboration with theatres: Various theatres in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Mexico
Teaching activities: Professor, history of the stage and scenography, technique and technology, puppet scenography, theatre anthropology, National Academy of Art, Sofia
Participation in other important exhibitions: Solo exhibitions of scenography: Tolosa/Spain, Alicante, Spain, Zagreb/Croatia; general exhibitions in Prague/Czech Republic, Bratislava/Slovakia, Tokyo/Japan; “The Artist and Theatre”, Sofia/Bulgaria
Continuing collaboration with directors: Slavi Malenov, Peter Pashov
Awards: Many awards from Bulgarian and international puppet festivals
Additional information: He is a puppet theatre designer, teacher of theatre technology and history of scenography. His design credits include posters for drama and puppet shows, illustrations for books and magazines, arrangements of exhibitions.
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- Стефан Popoff (Stefan Popoff)
* 1951, Sofia
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer, lighting designer, painter , media artist, scenographer, Masks; Curator
Education: MA in set design, National Academy of Art, Sofia
Collaboration with theatres: Numerous theatres in Bulgaria and the USA
Teaching activities: Associate professor in stage and costume design at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts (AMDFA)
Participation in other important exhibitions: 7th Trienial of scenography, Novi Sad (1984); “Theatre of the East and the West”, Japan (1985); “The Artist and Theatre”, Sofia (1986); Prague 1986; Bratislava 1987; The Artist and the Theatre, Moscow 1987
Continuing collaboration with directors: Snejina Tankovska,Nikolai Poliakov, Leon Daniel
Additional information: Works at the Regional drama Theatre in Sofia.
- Asen Stojčev
Additional information: Born in 1932 in Ruse. Works as a stage designer at the Tears and Laughter Theatre in Sofia. Since 1972 a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts. Exhibited at the PQ in 1987, 1975 and in 1979.
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Exhibiting works
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: (The Winter Queen),
Dramatičen teatar Salza i Smiah
0, Director: D. Stojanov,
- Virdžinia DOBREVOVÁ
Additional information: Born in 1956 in Elena. She exhibited at the PQ in 1979.
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- Elena IVANOVOVÁ
Additional information: Born in 1952 in Plovdiv. She works as a stage designér at the Régional
Drama Theatre in Botevgrad.
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- Miglena KASASKOVÁ
Additional information: Born in 1957. Works at the Drama Theatre in Vratsa.
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- Майа Петрова (Maya Petrova)
* 1950, Sofija
Specialization: teacher, costume designer, puppet designer, specialization course at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France; Institut International de la Marionnette, Charleville-Mézières, France
Education: MA from DAMU (Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague), Department of Puppetry; studied scenography and puppet theater technology with Professor R. Lander and Assistant Professor V. Caburt
Teaching activities: Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, academic title of Professor (1992-2011); head of Puppetry Scenography department, taught scenography and puppet theater technology (1976-1992); taught scenography and puppet theater technology to students studying “Acting Arts” and “Directorship for Puppet Theatre”; teacher and responsible for internships and a workshop; Europe: Bulgaria, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Croatia; Asia: Afghanistan, Japan; Africa: Zimbabwe, Tunisia; Americas: Canada
Participation in other important exhibitions: Participated in scenographic exhibitions in Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, Russia; solo exhibitions in France and Belgium
Awards: Awards from international puppet theatre festivals in Hungary, Ukraine, Belgium, United Kingdom, USA, Japan, Serbia, Croatia; more than 30 awards at national and international festivals in Bulgaria, exhibitions of the Union of Bulgarian Artists; Annual awards of the Union of Artists in Bulgaria
Additional information: She is the founder and head of the Puppet Design Program. Petrova is a puppet theatre artist with design and teaching credits from theatres and universities all over the world. She served as a chair of the Bulgarian OISTAT Centre 1985-1995.
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- Roumen Dobrev (Rumen Dobrev)
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: Born in 1957 in Sofia. Stage and costume designer. Assistant-professor
in stage design at the National Academy of Fine Arts
in Sofia, He exhibited at he PQ in 1983 (school exhibition) and
in 1987.
- Чайка Петрушева (Chayka Petrusheva)
* 1951, Sofia
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer, scenographer
Education: National Academy of Arts, Sofia
Collaboration with theatres: Ivan Vazov National Theatre; Salza I Smiah Theatre, Sofia, Adriana Budevska Theatre, Burgas; and more
Teaching activities: Associate Professor, NATFA, Sofia
Participation in other important exhibitions: All national exhibitions of scenography in the past 30 years
Continuing collaboration with directors: Krasimir Spasov, Nikolay Lambrev, Mihail Sabev, Nedyalko Yordanov, Jiri Menzel
Additional information: Stage and costume designer. Studied scenography at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia. She currently teaches scenography at the National Academy for Theatrical and Film Arts in Sofia.
- Марина Райчинова (Marina Raytchinova)
* 1961, Plovdiv
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer, lighting designer, scenographer, OISTAT
Education: MFA, National Academy of Arts, Sofia
Collaboration with theatres: Resident designer at the Bulgarian Army Theatre; Ivan Vazov National Theatre; Theatre 199; Binev Theatre for the Youth, Sofia; Clarence Brown Theatre, Knoxville USA
Teaching activities: Associate professor, Department Scenography, National Academy, Sofia; taught set and costume design at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; has been guest lecturer at the University of Nebraska, University of Kansas, Furman University, USA; RITS, Hogesschool, Brussels; UT Design Seminar, Salzburg; North Karelia Polytechnic, Joensuu, Finland; Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul; University of the Arts, Belgrade; and others
Participation in other important exhibitions: WSD Gallery Exhibit Toronto 2005
Continuing collaboration with directors: Krikor Azaryan, Krasimir Spasov, Snejina Tankovska
Additional information: She graduated from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia. She is a scenic and costume designer with theatre credits in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, Switzerland, France and the USA. She is a temporary resident designer at "Bulgarian Army" Theatre, Sofia and Associate professor of History of Costume and Scenography at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia. Chair of the OISTAT Education Commission since 2004. Was actively involved in organizing Scenofest 2003 and Scenofest at PQ’07.
She exhibited at PQ in 1987, 1995, 1999.
- Nevena Kavaldžieva (Nevena Kavaldgieva)
Additional information: She graduated from the the National Academy of Art, Department Scenography. Now she serves as a resident designer for Theater "Sofia" and teaches puppet design at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts and at the Theatre Department of The New Bulgarian University.
She exhibited at PQ in 1967 - 1987, 1995, 1999.
