Iliyaz Ilyaz with a nomination for acting debut in puppetry
The actor from the Stara Zagora Puppet Theatre Iliyaz Ilyaz has been nominated for the "Sivina" Award - for an acting debut in puppetry for his roles of Tyrone and Jason in the play "Honourable Cross", directed by Tsveti Penyashki.
The "Sivina" award was established in 2009 by the director's board at AKT-UNIMA, Bulgaria on the idea of Prof. Petar Pashov and Kyriakos Argyropoulos. The initiative is supported by the Union of Artists in Bulgaria. The prize is to encourage young actors in puppetry.
Also nominated this year are: Alexa Mancheva for the roles of Margarita, narrator, employee of the Foreigners Bureau, Arkadiy Apollonov in "The Master and Margarita", State Puppet Theater - Sliven
Victoria Strilova for the role of Chimi in "Chimi", Vasil Drumev Theater - Shumen Dimo Savov for the roles of Master, Bengalski, Stepan Bogdanovich Likhodeev in "Master and Margarita", State Puppet Theater - Sliven and the clown Fernando and
The cyclist in "Little Max", Puppet Theater "Georgi Mitev - Zhoro" - Yambol
Kalin Kolev for the role of the Wolf in "The Stupid Wolf", Targovishte State Puppet Theater
Kalina Valcheva for the roles of Piglet in "Winnie the Pooh" and Ronya in "Ronya, the Robber's Daughter", State Puppet Theater Plovdiv
Marian Dulchev for the roles of Salesman and Snake in "The Greedy Dragon", Dramatic - Puppet Theater "Ivan Radoev" - Pleven
Mariela Bogdanova - Drama - "Ivan Radoev" puppet theater - Pleven
Nadezhda Georgieva - Capital Puppet Theater
The traditional award ceremony will be held on March 21, the International Day of Puppet Theater at the Metropolitan Puppet Theater. You can watch "The Honest Cross" by Robert Askins on March 7 on the stage of the Stara Zagora Puppet Theater from 7:30 p.m.