4 Hours X MUSICAL (Free Entry)

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📅 April 30 (Thursday) | 16:00
"4 Hours × MUSICAL"

The performance presents an artistic synthesis between three world-famous musicals intertwined with Bulgarian folk dances.
"The Lion King" combines a cappella music and elements of African ethnic tradition; "The Color Purple" reveals the characteristic expressive means of jazz music; "Hamilton" introduces rap as a contemporary form of musical and theatrical expression. Bulgarian folklore emphasizes the resilience of traditions and their place in modern cultural and stage products.

Director:
Simeon Simeonov

Musical Director:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ana Lincheva

Scenography:
Theodor Kiryakov

Costume Designer: Tatyana Dimova, Assistant Eliza Simeonova

Assistant Director: Maria Zhelyazkova

Choreography and Movement: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Margarita Krusteva-Stoychevska, Venelina Todorova (student in the MA "Dance Art")

Musical Arrangement: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsanimir Baychev and Ayhan Karaoglan (student from the BA "Music").

Assistant Scenographers and Costume Designers: Viktoria Negrieva, Viktoria Gaidarova, Natali-Yoana Raikova, Eliza Simeonova, Yanitsa Stefanova with instructors: Tatyana Dimova and Theodor Kiryakov from the Department of Fine Arts.

Participants: Antoaneta Angelova, Alexandra Nuneva, Alina Sotirova, Boyana Valcheva, Dimitar Somlev, Veselin Daskalov, Gabriela Boykova, Gergana Nacheva, Evgenia Ruseva, Ilinka Petrova, Liliya Dishlyanova, Maria Kostadinova, Maria Hristova, Maya Gocheva, Mihaela Tosheva, Nikol Nedyalkova, Nikol-Naomi Decheva, Nikol Tsolova, Nia Stoyanova, Raya Kartaliyska, and Tervel Ivanov.

Students studying in the programs of "Music" and the minor program "Theater" with instructors: Honorary Prof. Dr. Etien Levi, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Antoaneta Petrova, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neli Marinova, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iliyan Paraskov, Alexander Baychev, and Tsvetelina Spasova. Students from the TF "Tropanka", led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Margarita Krusteva-Stoychevska.

With financial support from the CFSR, Student Council, and the Educational Programs Fund of the FBO at NBU.