Velina Kokalova

Velina Kokalova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1987.

Education:

2023 – NHA, Graduate qualification Art teacher from I to XII grades of general education and

vocational schools

2022 - NHA, PhD student in Scenography,

2016 - specialist in the Master's program Digital Arts, National Academy of Arts

2012 - two-month creative residency at the Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France

2012 – NHA, Master of Photography

2010 – NHA, Bachelor of Scenography

2009 – studied Scenography and Photography at Toneelacademie and Zuyd Hogeschool,

Maastricht, Netherlands

Creative projects:

2016 - video for the performance "Hospital at the End of the World" - director Dino Mustafich -

Small City Theater - "Behind the Canal"

2016 - interactive installation "Ethereal" - festival "urn on the city" - Burgas; Small season

Sfumato - Sofia; Creative Media Lab - Night of museums and galleries - Plovdiv

2015 - video for the performance  "Svalyachi" - director Plamen Panev - Open Stage Theatre

Tear and Laughter

2013 – video installation "The mirror room - 243 sq. m. Nezavisim - Bulgarian Rose State

Laboratory, Sofia

2013 - costumes for Some Like it Hot... - Youth Theater =Nikolai Binev= - directed by

Vencislav Asenov

2012 - costumes for the performance"A pack of wolves whispers love in the dark", foundation

Sideya Graffiti Performance Series - gallery Grafit, Varna

2010 - scenographer of the play The Stronger; based on August Strindberg, director Ivan

Tanev, Theater - LaboratorySfumato - Small Season