DRAMA AND PUPPET THEATRE „IVAN RADOEV“ – PLEVEN, BULGARIA
Drama and Puppet Theater "Ivan Radoev" - Pleven has been working as a professional theater since 1919.
In 1998 a puppet department was opened at the Ivan Radoev Drama Theater which ever since has been continuing the fruitful traditions established by the no longer existing Pleven State Puppet Theater.
The range of genres the company produces is broad - from classical drama to contemporary. It creates 10 new productions per year and presents nearly 200 performances.
The repertoire includes traditional theatrical pieces, experimental productions, various stage forms, unifying different types of art.
DEATH'S APPRENTICE - Pierrot 2021
Duration: 55 min.
Language: Bulgarian
based on the Polish fairy tale
Directing and text adaptation: Denis Simeonov
Stage design, puppets and costume design: Vanya Plachkova
Composer: Milen Apostolov
Cast: Ivan-Aleksandar Doychev, Valentin Vasilev, Iva Nikolova, Elitsa Aneva, Mariyana Petrova
The aim for glory, greatness and fortune. How insignificant our poor desires are, compared to the powers controlling the Universe! What is it like to reach all of your ambitions? How does it feel to possess knowledge and powers that no one else in this world does? Is it possible to leave everything behind and completely abandon your previous life?
Photography: Denis Simeonov