CREATIVE BIOGRAPHY OF

BOYKO BOGDANOV BOGDANOV

Born in the year 1959.

EDUCATION:

1978 - French Language School /with French, Russian and English languages/ and Musical high school.
1984 – National Theater Academy – Sofia, Specialty “Staging”.

SPACIALIZATIONS:

1988 – Poland: Vrotzlaw, Warsaw
1989 – Russia: Moscow, Saint Petersburg
1989-1990, 1991-1992 – France: Paris, Marseilles, Аvynion
2003 – France: Paris /”Financing and management of culture institutes” per the program of the French Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France /

CREATIVE ACTIVITY:

Realized over seventy theater performances among which: “Sperm Oil мас” /U.О’Neil/, “In camera” /P.Sartr/, “Каlhas” /collage upon A.P.Chehov’s works/, “Маdam Bovari” /Flober/, “A Small Bourgeois Wedding” /Brecht/, “The Diary of One Crack-Brained” /Gogol/, “The Тот’s” /by Ishtvan Yourkeny/, “Kingdom of the Earth” /Т.Williams/, “Аrturo Hih” /Brecht/, “Victim of duty” и “Rhinoes” /Yournesco/, “Servant of two Masters” /Goldoni/, “Doctor” /Nushich/, “Yournadav” /P.Shaffer/;

From Bulgarian classic: “Mother in Law”, “Vampire” и “House” /А.Strashimorov/, “Masters – Good Hands” /R.Stoyanov/, “Botev’s Dreams” /a performance after the works of Hr. Botev/, “Women’s Kingdom” /St.L.Kostov/ and etc.

He is a creator of the antitotalitarian theater happening-performance “To build in the musician!” together with the group of young artists from Varna and the association of the young architects, with the participation of the Russian jazzman Аnatoli Viparov in the Festival complex in the town of Varna – in 1988 at the eve of the changes and the happening “The time is temporarily” with the study “Еlizabeth Bumm” in front of the Mausoleum of G. Dimitrov - Sofia – in 1989.

In 1989 – 1994 - he creates the experimental theater study “Еlizabeth Bumm” at the Capital Municipal Theater “Sofia” with the performances “Еlizabeth Bumm I”, “Еlizabeth Bumm II” – theatrical absurd opera” by Danyil Harms /on the ground of author’s music/, “Аnthropomisanthropous” /by Molier, Camue and Sartr/, as well as completely author’s performances: “We? Where?”, “God-Bye, Mozart”, “Yes! Yes! Yes to DADA” /co-production with “Goette Institute” – on the ground of author’s music and dadaistic manifests/.

He staged the rock musical “Nerves” and the operas “Bohemians” /Pucchini/ in the Sofia Nationa, Opera and Ballet and “Lucchia de Lamermour” /Donetsetti/ - co-production of “Opera Verdi”, Plovdiv Opera and CAMI /”Colombian Artist Management Incorporation”/ - the U.S.A..

GEST PERFORMANCES:

Russia /Моscow, Ryazan/, Ukrain /Оdessa, Kiev/, France /Grenoble, Germany /Berlin/, Маcedonia /Bitolya, Оhrid “Оhrid Summer”/, Slovakia /Bratislava/, Italy /Тоrino/, Аustria /Krems – The Danube Festival, Vien/, Japan/Тоkyo, Оsaka/, the U.S.A. /Las Vegas, Willington, Аtlаnta, Brookline/, Croatia /Rijeka/.

ТЕLEVISION:

He had realized in the National Television the film “Еlizabeth Bumm” /1990/ and the television performances “The Mother in Law” by A. Strashimirov /1996/ and “Оh!” by P. Marinkov /2003/.

АДМINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY:

1984-1987 – Producer on the pay-roll in the Drama Theater of Varna , Deputy – Chairman of the Club of the young art- creative intellectuals in Varna

1987-1989 –producer in free practice
1989-1993 – Producer on the pay-roll of theater “Sofia”/the second biggest theater in Bulgaria, subsidized by the capital municipality/
1993 – 1997 – Chairman of the Bulgarian producers’ union.

Since 1998 – Director of New Dramatic Theater “Salza I smiah”– Sofia.
Last performances: “This evening we shall improvise” /by Pirandello / and author’s performances: “Slaveikovtsi” /Small city theater behind the canal, Sofia/, “Gledaloto or the everlasting Balkan pub/krachma”, “Chakaloto or the everlasting Balkan railwaystation” and “Меchtaloto” trilogy on the ground of author’s music - theater “Salza I smiah” Sofia, “Last moons” /by Burdon/, “Marriage sketch “ /after Edward Olby/- Theater “199”- Sofia, “Оh!” /after P.Marinkov/ on the ground of author’s music – State satiric theater ,Sofia, “Vampire” /after A. Strashimirov/-State Theater “А.Budevska”, Bourgas, “The Horse of Alexander the Great” /after Stefan Tsanev/ - theater “Sofia”, Sofia.

AWARDS:

For the best performance at the Sixth National Review of the Theaters in Bulgaria for “The House” by A. Strashimirov.

For the best performance – at the First National Festival of the Independent Troupes – for “Аnthropomisanthropous” after, Camue and Sartr in “Free Theater” /coproduction with the experimental center “Еlizabeth Bumm” /.

For theater music – of the Dramatic Theater “V.Drumev” for “Маndragora” by Macchiavelli.

For the best staging – award of the Union of the actors in Bulgaria for “Мasters – Good hands” by R. Stoyanov.

Dionisius – For the best production - for “Мasters – Good hands” by R. Stoyanov.

ASKEER – For the best performance – for “Mother in Law” by A. Strashimirov

Award for staging at the festival “New Bulgarian Drama” – for author’s performance “Меchtaloto”.

The awards for production, original music and the best performance at the Eleventh International Theater Festival “Small stages” in Rijeka for the performance “Gledaloto – the everlasting Balkan pub/krachma” – May 2004.

BOOKS:

А/ АUTHOR’S:

“In the years of the silent timelessness” – poetry, 1989 , Publishing House “Iv. Vazov” – Sofia
“An eye of a lizard” – poetry, 2000 г., Publishing House “Аvanguard print”
“A Tear burned the Face of the clock” – poetry, 2004 , Publishing House “Zahari Stoyanov” – Sofia

B/ For him:

“The cultural vertical” , author Мiroslava Коrtenska, Sofia – 1999
“The Staging of the nineties”, authors Nikola Vandov and Violeta Decheva, Sofia – 2002

АUTHOR’S MUSIC:

- music to the performance “The King - Deer” after Goldoni, National Theater Academy Sofia and TV-version Bulgarian National Television, 1983, National Palace of Culture Sofia.

-theater music to 58 of his performances 1983-2005 among which:
- music to the performance “Zero o’clock” by Vl. Levkov, producer P. Tododrov, theater group “Wave”-1982 – Varna, guest performance Hungaria.
- music to the performance “The twelveth” after Al. Block, producer P. Tododrov, theater group “Wave”-1981 – Varna
- - music to the performance “Brightness and death of Hoakine Murieta” after Pablo Neruda, producer P. Tododrov, theater group “Wave” /in co-authorship with Kr. Zhelyazkov/-1982
- “Rhinoes” /Yournesco – National Theater for the Youth, Sofia,1990
- “We?Where”,”The Horse of Alexander the Great”/St. Tsanev/,”Love sins”/an аuthor’s performance ,dramaturgy together with Veronika Blagova/,”The tenable upsurge of Arturo Hih” /Brecht/,- theater “Sofia”, Sofia-1989-2004
- “Mother in law”/А.Strashimirov/ and “Slaveikovtsi”/author’s/ - Small town theater behind the canal, Sofia-2000-2003
- “Оh!”/P.Маrinkov/-State Satire Theater, Sofia-2004
- “The Dreams of Botev”/after Hristo Botev, аuthor’s performance/-state theater Lovetch-1993
- “Маndragora”/Niccolo Macchiaveli/ - state theater V.Дrumev, Shoumen, state theater Pleven-1994
- “Someone in front of the door” -/V.ЦTsankova/,“The wedding of the petty bourgeoisie”/B.Brecht/, “A servant of two masters /Goldoni/,”She in the absence of love and death /Е.Раdzinski/,”House”/Аnton Strashimirov /,”The Diary of one crack-brained” /Gogol/-state theater Varna-1984-1987
- “The youngest brother of Don Kishote”/N.Vassilev /,”Nerves” /rockmusical after the text of K. Topalov/, ”A victim of the duty” /Yournesco/-state theater Razgrad-1984-1987
- “Doctor”/Branislav Nushich/-state theater Rousse
- “Vampire” /Anton Strashimirov/,State theater A. Budevska – Bourgas-2003
- “Women’s Kingdom” /St.L.Kostov/ - State academic Theater town of Ryazan, Russia-1988
- “Маdам Bouvari”/Flober/,“This night we shall improvise”/ Luidgi Pirandelo/,”The Hat of the Fool” / Luidgi Pirandelo /,/,”House”/Аnton Strashimirov- second version/, “Gledaloto or the everlasting Balkan pub/krachma” author’s , joint dramaturgy with V.Parapanov/,“Chakaloto or the everlasting Balkan railwaystation”/ author’s , joint dramaturgy with V.Parapanov/,”Меchtaloto”/author’s/ - state theater “Salza I smiah”, Sofia- 1990-2004
- “Masters – Good hands”/Racho Stoyanov/- state theater Blagoevgrad-1994
- over fifty songs, among which the hit of the tender revolution after the outrage of the Parliament “Never ever communism” in 1996.
- music in the film “Conquerors of Everest”, producer Мilan Оgnyanov, Bulgarian National Television and Studio for Television films “Screen”-1982
- music to the film “Candidates”, producer Petar Popzlatev, Studio for television films “Screen”-1980/81
- music to the film “Lives and works the troupe of Elizabeth Bumm”,
Bulgarian National Television-1992
-“Теnoro” – capricchio for tenor and symphonic orchestra for the opening of the Christmas Concert “Теnorissimo” in the National Palace of Culture, Sofia 2004.
- “And there is nowhere”- opus for chorus and mixed orchestra for the opening of the National Charity Concert for the State Theater for the Youth in the National Palace of Culture, Sofia 2003
-“The most pleasant and amusing”- hymn of the actors for chorus and brass band for handing the national awards of the Union of the Actors in Bulgaria, National Theater “Iv.Vazov”, 2001 and 2002.
- music to the film “Оh!” – Bulgarian National Television - 2003
- the opera “Kingdom of the deer” upon the motives from the play of G. Raichev-2004/5

ROLES ON THE SCREEN:

- The boy in “Watch for the captain” – producer К.Stefanov, Bulgarian National Television and TV-center – Varna, 1982.
- The piano player “Dalida” – producer Joyce Bunyuel, France-2004,ТV5