TALE OF THE BLUE BALL
About this event
by Andri Snair Magnason Translation: Aygir Sverison Dramatization and direction: Elitsa Petkova Scenography: Iva Gikova and Ivaylo Nikolov Music: Plamen Petkov Multimedia: Teodor Kiryakov Participants: Vasilena Chernaeva, Denitsa Yanakieva, Tanya Georgieva, Kiril Antonov, Kaloyan Georgiev, Lyuben Chanev On a blue planet far in space, only children live - free and carefree. But the appearance of a mysterious stranger changes everything: he teaches them to fly by shaking the pollen off the wings of butterflies. A dangerous and thrilling adventure through dark forests and open skies begins that tests their friendship, courage and ingenuity. About the author Andri Snair Magnasson is one of the most recognizable contemporary Icelandic authors and documentarians. A writer who knows how to turn the big themes of our time into stories with a human pulse. He writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction, as well as science fiction, and his work has been published and staged in over 40 languages. He is the winner of the Icelandic literary awards in all categories and of prestigious international awards. Magnasson is also an active defender of Icelandic nature and a strong voice in the conversation about climate change and its accelerating impact on the world. In 2019, his eulogy for Okjökull — the first Icelandic glacier to disappear due to the climate crisis — was shared by millions around the world. Only "The Tale of the Blue Orb" was translated into Bulgarian by him (translation: Aigir Sverison), published by ed. "Ergon" in 2017. Presented under contract with Nordiska APS, Copenhagen - www.nordiska.dk
ул.Ген. Гурко№46, Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora Puppet Theater is a 9-time winner of the IKAR national theater award for puppetry! In its more than 69-year history, more than 500 titles by Bulgarian and international authors, writing for children and adults, have been staged on its stage. The theater is the winner of 9 awards "Stara Zagora - for high artistic and creative achievements in the spiritual life in the Municipality of Stara Zagora" and 5 awards of the Ministry of Culture for high results achieved in the field of theater management and creative activity. Stara Zagora Puppet Theater is the creator and host of the international puppet theater festival for adults "PIERO". This is the only international festival in Bulgaria dedicated entirely to puppet theater for adults. Stara Zagora Puppet Theater organized and held the only international architectural competition of its kind in Bulgaria for the conceptual project of the Center for Experimental Puppet Art. The competition aroused exceptional international interest, as 98 projects from different countries around the world participated in it.