Varna puppet theater description and photos - Bulgaria: Varna (Topic)

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The State Puppet Theater of Varna is the center of leisure, culture and aesthetic education of the young generation of the city. Located on the street. Dragoman in a building, technically equipped in accordance with the needs of the theater. The building of the theater has the status of an architectural monument and occupies an area of almost 2.5 thousand square meters, it includes: a rehearsal hall, workshops for making costumes and decorations, administrative premises, and dressing rooms. A cozy and small auditorium can accommodate 130 people.

A museum dedicated to theatrical puppets has been created on the basis of the theater. The museum exhibits feature at least 100 characters who have ever “performed” on stage. The exhibits are intended to illustrate the different stages of the history of the Varna puppet theater over a 60-year period of activity.

The theater was opened in 1952, and over the years of its existence the theatrical collective has presented to young spectators more than 250 performances of different genres.

The performances have repeatedly become laureates of not only regional, but also international festivals. The theater staff today includes more than 30 people, half of whom are actors graduates of the National Theater Academy, the other half are creative specialists, administrative and technical personnel. The theater's repertoire is rich and varied, the audience is offered both classic puppet shows and innovative performances of the theater of masks and shadow theater.

The theater team is open for experiments that are skillfully used in performances, making them vivid and expressive: visual effects , plastic play, video projections and more. The theater has an Art Studio, which is engaged in the implementation of creative projects that do not fit into the framework of the classical repertoire. The Studio creates performances for adults and children based on the works of classics and contemporaries. In addition, cognitive and educational lectures for teenagers and students are regularly held.

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