A PIECE OF THE MOON FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
The newest performance of the Puppet Theater in Stara Zagora is "A Piece of the Moon", which premieres on May 10 at 6:30 p.m. The author and director is Anna-Valeria Gostanyan.
MoreIn 2024, the Stara Zagora Puppet Theater produced its first puppet theater short film – RENT, which has already been made and included in the selection of two international short film festivals. The official premiere of the film in Bulgaria will be this September within the framework of the 14th International Puppet Theatre Festival for Adults "Pierrot".
The story of "RENT" takes place in a mysterious mansion, shrouded in mist and shadows, that offers refuge to a tenant seeking peace or a new beginning. But behind the walls of the house lies a sinister secret. Every corner is covered with mirrors that not only reflect reality, but also reveal the deeply hidden sins and desires of its occupants.
The owners are a strange couple with icy smiles who welcome their new tenant with the promise of privacy, but he quickly realizes that the house has a life of its own. Five mysterious rooms, hidden behind locked doors, lure him with promises of revelation and power, but each is a trap that confronts him with one of the deadly sins.
With no way out and the lines between reality and fantasy blurred, the tenant must accept his own shortcomings to find a way out – if there is one at all. "Under Rent" is a surreal and mysterious tale of human nature, temptation and the price of redemption, revealed through dreams and quiet emotions.
▪️ Producer State Puppet Theater Stara Zagora
▪️ Idea and realization Monkey's Theatre
▪️ Director Lyubomir Zhelev
▪️ Scenography and puppets: Evgeniya Lacheva, Alexander Garalov and Petar Chekurov
▪️ Costumes: Lyubomir Zhelev, Maria Vaskova, Veska Nedelcheva
▪️ Music QsensX
▪️ Cinematography Elena Nikolaeva
▪️ Assistant cinematographer Dimitar Sulev
▪️ Editing Andrea-Nikol Kostova
▪️ Post-production Andrea-Nikol Kostova
▪️ Sound design Dragomir Dimchev
▪️ Color corrections Dragomir Dimchev
▪️ Poster Nikol Sultanova
▪️ Participants: Anna-Valeria Gostanyan, Nora Taneva, Lyubomir Zhelev
▪️ Assistant: Orlin Prodanov
Special thanks to: The Architect's House – Stara Zagora, Restaurant “Arti’St” with Ivan Agafinov, Sergey Koval – QsensX, Andrea Nikol-Kostova, Dragomir Dimchev, Boryana Kanidu, Darin Petkov, Tatyana Kalcheva, Maria Vaskova, Veska Nedelcheva, Ivan Agafinov, Denitsa Agafinova, Slavka Mincheva, Orlin Prodanov, Boncho Bonev, Zhivko Kanev, Yanita Dimova, Zlatina Karaeneva, Mia Ivanova, Dynaphos, Nanlite, and others.
Currently, "RENT" is in the official selection of two international film festivals: Independent Shorts Awards and TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival.