Cinematographer: Vesselin Hristov
Editor: Polina Hristova

Based on the work “Queen of spades” by A. S. Pushkin

Directed by Veselka Kuncheva

Text: Veselka Kuncheva and Ina Bojidarova

Puppets, Stage and Costume design: Marieta Golomehova

Original music: Hristo Namliev

Choreography: Stefan Vitanov

Stage design assistant: Eduardo Planas Abarka

Soprano: Ana Kurtenkova

Vocal: Yavor Namliev

Curch slavic chants: Dimitar Elenski

Cast: Polina Hristova, Eva Danailova, Nataliya Vasileva, Mihaela Andonova, Maria Dimitrova, Plamen Dimov, Velizar Evtimov, Jivko Juranov, Aleksander Karamanov

The card game or the game of fortune. The game we dream of winning and thus achieve happiness, love, fulfilment, power. The game which whirls the desires within us. This is the theme explored by the team in the performance. The desires which slowly swell, obsess us, obey us and finally swirl us up into their power to spit us out – crooked and monstrous semi human. Or the desires suppressed, hidden, and concealed by fear or insecurity, which let us rehash the grey routine of our everyday existence while expecting the mystical salvation. What becomes of a man crucified between the forces of the darkness and the light?
“Queen of Spades” is a performance for the salvation and the curse, the tearing passion and the false humility.

Produced by State Puppet Theatre Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2016

Duration: 90 min

Awards:

Award for best stage design at the 17th International Puppet Festival “The Golden Dolphin”, Varna, 2017

Award for best director at the 17th International Puppet Festival “The Golden Dolphin”, Varna, 2017

Award for best original music at the 17th International Puppet Festival “The Golden Dolphin”, Varna, 2017

Grand Prix for best performance at the 10th International Puppet  Festival for Adults “Pierot”, 2017

Award for best director at the 10th International Puppet  Festival for Adults “Pierot”, 2017

 Award “Ikar” of Union of Bulgarian Actors for best puppet director , 2016

Award “Plovdiv” for best performance, 2017

Photos by Ivan Donchev

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