Author: Teodora Simova (Teodora Simova)

In a world that extracts articulation, optimizes breathing, and mechanizes every movement, what would happen if we surrendered to the unspoken—to that which refuses to be anything other than escaping air? What would happen if, instead of speaking, we sighed? In her new work, Iskra Prodanova, together with her collaborators, explores the sigh as a...

At a time when all contemporary discussions are related to politics and identity, to the phenomenon of post-truth and the rise of populism, our team distances itself from these tendencies, because we have our own manifestos and problems. At a time when everything is changing so rapidly, our team deals with its own centrifugal forces...

The performance is in English. Zornitsa Stoyanova’s latest solo, “Honesty and Other Fiends”, blends contemporary dance, stand-up, poetics, and visual effects into a sharp, darkly funny performance. Through humor and irony, the piece exposes our obsession with greatness and questions honesty as both a personal and political value in an age of “alternative facts.” Movement,...

What happens when the body embraces the grotesque as a form of liberation? “If Aphrodite Was a Monster” draws inspiration from the aesthetics of the carnivalesque and the grotesque female body as a way to unleash its full potential—an explosive force that spins out of control, seductive and threatening all at once. The performers enter...

With the solo “Atrás,” the choreographer Aleksandar Georgiev continues his long-term exploration of the “back side” of the human body, its phenomenology; and its cultural and political significance from a historical perspective. While his previous projects, “The Power of S” and “Echoes of S,” focused on “the anal body and politics”, “Atrás” expands the scope...

The performance is in English. IKARUS Award 2026  for contemporary dance and performance The words are at the heart of the latest performance by Iva Sveshtarova and Willy Prager, which invites us to think about power through the body – a body in whose memory it pulsates, not as an idea, but as a muscle,...

Known as а composer of music for tens of productions from the contemporary scene, Tsvetan Momchilov steps to the other side of the stage for a thrilling music experience of original pieces and dj set. Tsvetan Momchilov is a musician, French horn player, pianist, and composer. He graduated from the National Academy of Music “Prof....