as. Boris Daltchev

Boris Dalchev is a set and costume designer with over 35 shows and performances in his biography. He has worked in various theatres in Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Shumen and Ruse. He has exhibited his graphics and illustrations in solo and group exhibitions. Most recently he participated in the group exhibition "In the past year" at the Sofia Arsenal - Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as "Dramaturgy of space" - SBH, section "Scenography". Together with Mihaela Dobreva they founded the association "Supromat" focusing on site-specific and interactive art. Currently Boris Dalchev is a PhD student in scenography at the National Academy of Arts, where he is also an assistant professor at the Department of Scenography. For his work Dalchev has been nominated twice for scenography at the national Icarus Awards. His collaborative work with Mihaela Dobreva has also been awarded a nomination at the national Ikar Awards in both the category of Scenography and Contemporary Dance and Performance. Also award for scenography at the 25th National Festival of Small Theatrical Forms, 2018, and diploma for contribution to the development and promotion of Bulgarian culture from the Ministry of Culture for 2021.

Performances:

• Scenography and costumes for "A Walk with Gogol" based on texts by N. Gogol, directed by Katya Petrova, National Theatre "Ivan Vazov", 2023;

• Scenography and costumes for "Horo" based on Anton Strashimirov's novel "Horo", directed by Vasilena Radeva, Ivan Vazov National Theatre, 2023;

• Scenography and costumes for "Liliom - Legend of Love" by Ferenc Molnar, directed by Ivaylo Nenov, Ruse Drama Theatre, 2022;

• Set design for "The Lady with the Camellias", based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas Jr.

• Bachvarov, 2022;

• Set design for The Marriage of Maria Brown by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, directed by Dragana Tanevska Anton Panov Drama Theatre, Strumica, (Republic of North Macedonia), 2021;

• Author's performance "Vision" by "Sopromat" (collective Mihaela Dobreva and Boris Dalchev) and Tsveta Doycheva, National Student House, 2020;

• Scenography and costumes for the performance "On Four Ears and Humiliation" by Peter Shaffer and Mike Bartlett, directed by Teya Sugareva, Sofia Theatre, 2020;

• Set and costumes for the performance "Consent" by Nina Raine, directed by Nedyalko Delchev, Sofia Theatre, 2019;

• Scenography and costumes in collaboration with Mihaela Dobreva for the performance "Crazy Grass" by Yordan Radichkov, directed and adapted by Margarita Mladenova, TR "Sfumato", 2018.

• Scenography for the performance "Bella Figura" by Yasmina Reza, directed by Anton Ugrinov, Bulgarian Army Theatre, 2018;

• Scenography for the performance "Nirvana" by Konstantin Iliev, directed by Maxima Boeva, UDT at NATFA "Krastio Sarafov" and DCT "Vasil Drumev", Plovdiv. Shumen, 2018;

• Scenography and costumes for the ballet "Alice's World" based on "Alice in Wonderland" by L. Carroll. Choreography and direction by Anna Pampulova, music by Assen Avramov, State Opera Plovdiv, 2018;

• Scenography and costumes in collaboration with Michaela Dobreva for the performance "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed and adapted by Margarita Mladenova, TR "Sfumato", 2017;

• Scenography and costumes in collaboration with Michaela Dobreva for the performance "Fiends" based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed and adapted by Ivan Dobchev, TR "Sfumato", 2017;

• Scenography and costumes in team with Yuliana Voykova-Nyman for the performance The Reviser by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, directed by Nina Dimitrova, State Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov" and NATFA "Krastio Sarafov", 2017.