Icarus awards were presented tonight: a complete list of winners
On the International Theater Day, March 27, the Icarus Awards were presented and the ceremony at the Ivan Vazov National Theater went under the slogan « Party Coalition ». Actor Yavor Milushev was honored with the Icarus Honorary Award « Icarus ». He was Awarded by the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev and with an honorary badge.
The special statuette of honor and dignity was presented to actor Stoyan Sirdanov, and the award of an act-score for a significant contribution to the development of Bulgarian puppet art was awarded to the PRF. Maya Petrova.
Samuel Finzi became the winner of « Icarus » in the category « Leading Men’s Role » for his incarnation in the image of Shibo in « The Venetian merchant » by director Yavor Gurdev. The production itself was awarded the highest award-the Best Spectacle Award.
List of all winners:
Best spectacle:
- « Venetian merchant » by William Shakespeare, directed by Yavor Gurdev, Ivan Vazov National Theater
Debut:
- Angela Kaneva, Victoria Vladova, Maria Kariloska, Dimitar Vasilev, Dimitar Biserov For « How nice we lived » the plays « Love », « Andante », « Chinzano » and « Three Girls in Blue » by Lyudmila Petrushevska, directed by Vanya Borisova, « Atelier 31 » Theater
Leading male role:
- Samuel Finzi About Shaylook at the « Venetian merchant » by William Shakespeare, directed by Yavor Gurdev, Ivan Vazov National Theater
Leading female role:
- Albena Pavlova For the mother courage in « Mother’s courage and her children » by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Stoyan Radev, Satirical Theater « Aleko Konstantinov »
Supporting male role:
- Leonid Yovchev For Peter Stockman in « Public Enemy » by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Chris Sharkov, Small City Theater « Behind the Channel »
Supporting female role:
- Bilyana Georgieva for Second woman in « XXL » – Grotesco -Piercing performance, inspired by Gargangua and Pantagruel by Francois Rable, based on copyrighted texts and quotes from Rable and Bakhtin, directed by Boyan Kracholov, Conclav Association, Regional Center for Contemporary Arts « Heat Center »
Directing:
- Zafir Rajab For the « tribe » by Nina Rhine, the Bulgarian Army Theater
Set design:
- Nikola Toromanov (set design), Svila Velichkova (costumes) For « Mother Courage and Her Children » by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Stoyan Radev, Satirical Theater « Aleko Konstantinov »
Master technical implementation:
- « Venetian merchant » by William Shakespeare, directed by Yavor Gurdev and « Moby Dick » On the eponymous novel by Herman Melville, text Alexander Sekulov, directed by Diana Dobreva, Ivan Vazov National Theater
Author music:
- Vladimir Ampov-Grafa For « Pippi Long Sock » by Astrid Lindgren, Adaptation of Juhan Gile, directed by Ventsislav Asenov, Youth Theater « Nikolay Binev »
Radina Kardzhilova has inspired Decan Donellan for the placement of Medea
A dramaturgical text broadcast by the Guild of theater, critics and playwrights:
- « Cones » by Ekaterina Georgieva
Critical text broadcast by the Guild « of theatupets, critics and playwrights:
- « Bulgarian dramaturgical canon. Formation, rearrangement, re -read » by Nikolay Yordanov, Sofia: Institute for Arts Research & Foundation Homo Ludens, 2024
Achievement in puppet art:
- Iva Gikova, Ivaylo Nikolov For the set design and dolls of the « Canthylian Ghost » by Oscar Wilde, dramatization and director Elitsa Petkova, State Puppet Theater – Plovdiv and « Nebulns with letters » on the book of Tsvetanka Brest
Puppet performance:
- « Cuff, Half Shoe and Mossy Beard » On Eno Raud, directed by Jordan Tinkov, Nikolay Binev Youth Theater
Modern dance and performance:
- Ivo Dimchev For « Metch » – Interactive solo performance, Regional Center for Modern Arts « Heat Center »
Dubing – Women:
- Elisabeth Gospodinova For Keriman in « Your Life »
Dubing – Men:
- Alexander Mitrev For Jimbo in « Fierce Playbips: A Legend of Hank »
Contemporary Bulgarian music:
- Denis Anastasov (Anomalycircles) For the Dust Delight instrumental play
- Kiril Peltekov (Stamely) For the author’s composition « Soft Whistle »
- Prof. Dr. Simeon Venkov For the author’s jazz concert « Moni Venkov – 60 years on stage »
Varrium art:
- Veselin Lyubomirov Savov – Veso « Shaw »
Attractive and stage art:
- Niki Kanchev for his contribution to the presentation and promotion of Bulgarian culture and art
Circus art:
- Emmy Velikova for high achievements in the implementation of air and ground number
