Marieta Golomehova

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2026

 

  • Scenography and costumes for “Love As A Summer”, directed by Veselka Kuncheva, produced by “Lindy Hop” Bulgaria.

 

 

2025

 

  • Scenography and costumes of “Invisible Child” to the music of the P.I.F. band, directed by Veselka Kuncheva, production of the “Racho Stoyanov” Theater in Gabrovo and the Stara Zagora Puppet Theater;

 

  • Scenography and costumes of the musical “Hair” at the Plovdiv State Opera.

 

 

 

2024

 

  • Scenography and costumes of “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, directed by Veselka Kuncheva, production of the Nikolay Binev Youth Theater, Sofia, Bulgaria;

 

  • Head of the directing creative laboratory “Without Roots” at the Stara Zagora Puppet Theater;

 

  • Head of a creative laboratory on Jacques Prévert’s poems at the Puppet Theater – Ruse;

 

  • Scenography and costumes for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde, directed by Veselka Kuncheva, produced by the “Racho Stoyanov” Drama Theatre in Gabrovo.

 

 

2023

 

  • Head of the workshop “To Lose Yourself” based on the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde, “Racho Stoyanov” Theater, Gabrovo;

 

  • Scenography and costumes of “Metamorphosis” based on the novel of the same name by Franz Kafka, directed by Veselka Kuncheva, production of the Nikola Vaptsarov Theatre – Blagoevgrad.

 

 

2022

 

  • Scenography and costumes of “Don Quixote” based on the novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes, directed by Veselka Kuncheva, production of the Nikolay Binev Youth Theater;

 

  • Scenography and costumes for “The Old Man and the Sea” directed by Krasimir Rankov, produced by the Plovdiv Drama Theater;

 

  • Head of the laboratory “The Poets of Stara Zagora” production of the Stara Zagora Puppet Theater;

 

  • Scenographer of the creative laboratory “Invisible Child” with the special participation of the group “Pif” Workshop of AKT – UNIMA, directed by Veselka Kuncheva;

 

  • Scenography of the performance “Loneliness in the Modern Man/World”, co-production of the Stara Zagora Puppet Theater and the Ivan Radoev Dramatic Puppet Theater Pleven, director Veselka Kuncheva;

 

  • Scenography, puppets and costumes in the performance “Flight of the Mole” by the Puppets Lab NGO. Directed by Veselka Kuncheva;

 

  • Master class leader at the Dimitri Theatre Academy, Switzerland.

 

 

2021

 

  • Head of the creative laboratory “Loneliness in the modern man/world” of AKT-UNIMA, Bulgaria at the Stara Zagora State Puppet Theatre;

 

  • Scenography and costumes for the performance “Burnout” at the Stara Zagora State Puppet Theatre.

 

 

2020

 

  • Head of the creative laboratory “Master and Margarita” at the Stara Zagora State Puppet Theater;

 

  • Scenography and costumes for the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar”, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Plovdiv State Opera;

 

  • Head of the scenography workshop “Touch the Scene” at the Sofia Culture Program and “Azaryan Theater”.

 

 

2019

 

  • Stage design, puppets and costumes of the stage production “The last man” in The State Puppet Theatre, Stara Zagora

 

  • Stage design, puppets and costumes in the Tango Opera “Maria de Buenos Aires” in State Opera Plovdiv, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Puppets in the performance “Caged” by Gaia Dance Company

 

 

2018

 

  • Leader of the International Director’s Masterclass “Metamorphoses”, Magdeburg

 

  • Stage design and costumes in an International Creative Laboratory “1984” in State Puppet Theatre, Stara Zagora

 

  • Stage design and costumes in an International Creative Laboratory “Animal Farm” in State Puppet Theatre, Stara Zagora and Pace School of Performing Art – New York, USA

 

  • Stage design, puppets and costumes in the stage production “The Nose” in Theatre 199 “Valentin Stoychev”, Sofia, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2017

 

  • Stage design, puppets and costumes in the stage production “Life as a Rage” in State Puppet Theatre, Stara Zagora, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2016

 

  • Scenography of the play “The Last Temptation” based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis at the Ivan Vazov National Theater. Directed by Veselka Kuncheva.

 

  • Scenographer of the ninth international creative laboratory “Against Myself” at the Stara Zagora Theatre. Director Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Scenography, puppets and costumes for the performance “The Queen of Spades” at the Plovdiv State Theatre. Directed by Veselka Kuncheva.

 

 

2015

 

  • Stage design and costumes of the stage production “Escapes” in Theater “Azaryan”, Sofia, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2014

 

  • Stage design, puppets and costumes in the performance “Momo”, director Veselka Kuncheva, Theater of Youth “Nikolay Binev”

 

  • Stage design, puppets and costumes in the performance “ Fear” in State Puppet Theatre Stara Zagora

 

  • Stage design of 8th International Art Laboratory – Atelier “Fear” in State Puppet Theatre, Stara Zagora

 

 

2013

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “I, Sisyphus” – independent project of production company ” Puppet’s Lab”, Sofia, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2012

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance „Immured” in the State Puppet Theater, Plovdiv, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance „Breath” in the Theatre of Youth, Subotica, Serbia, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2011

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the musical “On the edge of the sky” in the State Puppet Theater, Plovdiv, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Scenography, puppets and costumes of “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats in the Museum of Fairy Tales” at the Youth Theater, Banja Luka, Bosnia, directed by Predrag Belošević

 

 

2010

 

  • Set design and costumes for “Forever Yours” – an independent project of the production house “Contrast Films”, Sofia, directed by Veselka Kuncheva.

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “The Snow Queen” in The Baj Pomorski Theater, Poland, director: Kamil Jishka

 

 

2009

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Beloved Beauty” (Krasa Nenaglyadnaya) – Youth Theater, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, director: Kamil Jishka

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “In the Dark” – Theatre of Youth, Subotica, Serbia, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2008

 

  • Interior design of the hotel “Koukouriak”, Bansko

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “The Beauty and the Beast” – State Puppet Theater, Varna, director: Vera Stoykova

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “The Big Quixotic Jungle”, Sofia Puppet Theater, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2007

 

  • Production designer and costume designer of the Bluba Lu’s music video – Hold Back

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Lady Fantast” in the State Puppet Theatre, Vidin, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Beyond the Border” – Bobita Puppet Theater, Pecs, Hungary, directors: Jeni Pashova and Petar Pashov

 

 

2006

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “King Marko” – Youth Theater, Kragujevac, Serbia, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Crime” – State Puppet Theater, Vidin, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Riquet With the Tuft”, Sofia Puppet Theater, director: Jeni Pashova

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Pinocchio – Forbidden for Children” in Sofia Puppet Theatre, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2005

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Grandmas’ Tales” in State Puppet Theatre, Vidin, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Thumbelina” – State Puppet Theater, Varna, director: Vera Stoykova

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “The Tempest” – State Puppet Theater, Varna, director: Petar Pashov

 

 

2004

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Karlsson”, State Puppet Theater, Vidin, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Stage design in the performance “Idiot” – State Drama and Puppet Theater, Pazardjik, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2003

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, State Puppet Theater, Vidin, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

 

2002

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “The Little Zaches Called Cinnabar”, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann, in State Puppet Theatre, Plovdiv, director: Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Stage design and puppets in the performance “Above the Gods” – State Puppet Theater, Stara Zagora, director: Miroslav Stoilov

 

 

 

PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITIONS

 

 

2025

 

  • Exhibition of the “Scenography” section for Costume Design at the Union of Bulgarian Artists;

 

  • Scenographic plein air International Puppet Theater Festival for Adults “Pierre” in Stara Zagora “Invisible to the Eyes”.

2023

 

  • Exhibition “Inside / Outside” at the Art Gallery of St. Zagora

 

 

2019

 

  • Participation in the Prague Quadrianale, Czech Republic.

2015

 

  • Participation in the International Symposium “Lomea” – Ruse.

 

  • Participation in the 25th International Festival of Modern Art “Process-Space” – Balchik

 

 

2014

 

  • Co-author with sculptor Christian Thomas of the exhibition “Replica” in a castle – Brisson Gallery – France;

 

  • Participation in the “National Exhibition of Scenography 2014” Gallery “Raiko Alexiev”

 

 

2011

 

  • Participation in the Prague Quadrianale, Czech Republic.

 

 

2006

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the Puk Theater – Tokyo, Japan

 

 

2005

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the International Festival – Rosselaar, Belgium

 

  • Participation in the International Exhibition – Subotica, Serbia

 

 

2004

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the International Puppet Festival “Pierrot”, Stara Zagora

 

 

2003

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the Theater “De Marionette” – Paris, France

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the Prague Quadrianale, Czech Republic

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the International Puppet Festival “Two is Little, Three are too Many”, Plovdiv

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the International Puppet Festival, Charleville, France

 

 

2002

 

  • Participation in an exhibition at the International Puppet Festival “Golden Dolphin”, Varna.

PROFFESIONAL POSITIONS

 

 

2014-now

Co-founder of Puppets Lab Theater Company

 

 

2006 – 2008

Stage designer in State Puppet Theater, Vidin

 

 

2003 – 2004

Stage designer in State Puppet Theater, Stara Zagora

 

 

2003 – 2008

Stage designer in a professional director’s workshop in the State Puppet Theater, Stara Zagora

 

 

1997 – 2000

Actress in Drama Theater “R. Stoyanov”, Gabrovo

 

 

1995 – 1997

Actress in Drama Theater “A. Budevska”, Bourgas

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

1999-2001

NATFA “Кr. Sarafov” – Sofia

Subject: Stage Design for Drama and Puppet Theater

Degree: Specialization

 

 

1990 – 1994

NATFA “Кr. Sarafov” – Sofia

Subject: Drama Theater Acting

Degree: Bachelor

 

 

 

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

 

 

2026

 

  • “Askeer” nomination for the Costumes of “Invisible Child”

 

 

2025

 

  • Costume Design Award of the Bulgarian Union of Artists

 

  • “Askeer” nomination for the costumes of “The Little Prince”

 

 

 

2024

 

  • Askeer Award for the set design of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Metamorphosis

 

  • Askeer Nomination for the set design of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Metamorphosis

 

  • Special Award for Puppet Design and Technology for the performance I, Sisyphus at the International Festival of Professional Theatres for Children and Youth “Novi Sad Theatre Games”, Novi Sad, Serbia.

 

 

2023

 

  • “Askeer” nomination for the costumes of “Don Quixote”

 

2021

 

  • “Icarus” nomination for team achievement in puppetry for adults for the performance “Burnout”

 

2020

 

  • Icarus Award for the scenography of the play “The Last Man”

 

 

2019

 

Nomination for best costumes Academy “Askeer” for the performance “The Nose”

 

 

2017

 

  • Nomination for best stage design Academy “Askeer” for the performance “The last temptation”

 

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

 

 

2015

 

  • Award for best stage design “Fear” at the 9th International Puppet Festival for Adults “Pierrot”, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, director Veselka Kuncheva

 

  • Nomination for best stage design Academy “Askeer” for the performance “Momo”

 

  • Nomination for best costumes Academy “Askeer” for the performance “Momo”

 

  • Nomination UAB “Ikar”2014 for best stage design for the performances “Momo”- Drama Puppet Theatre

 

  • “Nikolay Binev” – director Veselka Kuncheva and “Fear”- director Veselka Kuncheva ,Puppet Teatre St. Zagora

 

 

2014

 

  • National Award for best stage design of the Union of Bulgarian Artists

 

  • Award for scenography for the performance “Breath” by the UNIMA jury at the 43rd meeting of professional puppet theaters in Subotica

 

  • Award for scenography at the International Puppet Festival for Adults “Pierrot” for the performances: “Breath”, “Incorporation” and “I, Sisyphus”

 

  • The special jury award at the international festival of one-actor performances “BGMOT’14” – Gabrovo for the performance “I, Sisyphus”

 

  • Nomination UAB “Ikar” for best puppet performance for the performance “I, Sisyphus”

 

 

2013

 

  • Award for stage design for the trilogy “Balkan legends” (“Breath” – “Immurement”- “I Sisyphus”) at the 8th International Puppet Festival for Adults “Pierrot”, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

 

  • Award for best performance for the performance “Immured” at the 8th International Puppet Festival for Adults “Pierrot”, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

 

  • Award for Experimental and new forms for the performance “I, Sisyphus” at the 8th International Puppet Festival for Adults “Pierrot”, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

 

  • Award for stage design in the performance “In the Dark” at the first International Festival “Cynosure”, Poltava, Ukraine

 

  • Award UAB “Ikar” for best puppet performance for the performance “Immured”

 

  • Nomination UAB “Ikar”2013 for stage design for the performance “Immured”

 

  • Award “Plovdiv” for the performance ” Immured”

 

  • Award “Ivana Mirkov Vlachich” at the 63th festival of Serbian professional theatres for the best visual identity for the performance “Breath”

 

 

2012

 

  • Award for stage design in the performance “Breath” at the 43th festival of Serbian professional puppet theatres

 

  • Award of UNIMA jury for stage design and light design in the performance “Breath” at the 43th festival of Serbian professional puppet theatres

 

  • Grand Prix for “In the Dark” at the first International Festival of Puppet Art, Podgorica

 

  • Award for stage design in the performance “In the Dark” at the first International Festival of Puppet Art Podgorica

 

  • Award for stage design in the performance “Breath” at the 14th International Puppet Festival “Golden Flash”

 

  • Second prize for best performance of 14th international puppet festival “Golden Flash” for performance “Breath”

 

  • Award for best stage design in the performance “The wolf and the seven kids museum of fairy tales” at the 19th festival Subotica for children

 

  • Award for best stage design at the 13th International Puppet Festival of Professional Theatres “Lut festival” for the performance “The wolf and the seven kids in Museum of fairy tales”

 

  • Grand Prix for of the show the performance “The wolf and the seven kids in Museum of fairy tales” at the 13th International Festival of Professional Theatres “Lut Festival”, Eastern Sarajevo

 

  • Award UAB “Ikar”2012 for best puppet performance for the performance “On the edge of the sky“

 

 

2011

 

  • Grand Prix for “In the Dark” at the 6th National Festival of the Professional Theaters, Vojvodina, Serbia

 

  • Special award “Ivan Mirkov Vlachich” for stage design in the performance “In the Dark” at the 6th National Festival of the Professional Theaters, Vojvodina, Serbia

 

  • Grand Prix for the performance “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” from the Puppet Artists Union, Serbia

 

  • Award for stage design about “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” from the Puppet Artists Union, Serbia

 

 

2010

 

  • Award for Stage Design in the performance “In the Dark” at the International Festival in Banja Luka, Bosnia

 

  • Award for creative search in the visual performance “In the Dark” at the International Puppet Festival “Three are too many, two are not enough”

 

  • Grand Prix for the performance “In the Dark” at the 20th International Puppet Festival “Golden Spark”, Kragujevac, Serbia

 

  • Award for Stage Design in the performance “In the Dark” at the 20th International Puppet Festival “Golden Spark”, Kragujevac, Serbia

 

  • Special UNIMA award for the performance “In the Dark” at the 20th International Puppet Festival “Golden Spark”, Kragujevac, Serbia

 

  • Award for best performance of 2010 from the Unit of the Puppet Artists in Serbia for the performance “In the Dark”

 

  • Award for Stage Design in the performance “In the Dark” from the Unit of the Puppet Artists in Serbia for the performance “In the Dark”

 

  • Award for best creative team for the performance “In the Dark” at the 12th International Puppet Festival “Golden Spark, Kragujevac, Serbia

 

 

2009

 

  • Award for best performance of “The Big Quixotic Jungle” at the 6th International Puppet Festival for Adults “Pierrot”

 

  • Award for scenography for the performance “The Big Quixotic Jungle” at the sixth international puppet festival for adults “Piero”.

 

 

2008

 

  • Award for best performance for the play “King Marko” at the fourteenth “Festić” theater festival, Belgrade, Serbia

 

  • Grand Prix for the performance “Pinocchio – Forbidden for Children” at the 7th International Festival, Bania Luka, Bosnia

 

  • Award for Stage Design in the performance “Pinocchio – Forbidden for Children” at the 7th International Festival, Bania Luka, Bosnia

 

  • Award for puppets in the performance “Pinocchio – Forbidden for Children” at the 7th International Festival, Bania Luka, Bosnia

 

  • Award for Stage Design in the performances “The Big Quixotic Jungle” and “Beauty and the Beast” at the 14th International Puppet Festival “The Golden Dolphin”, Varna

 

  • Grand Prix for the performance “The Big Quixotic Jungle” at the 14th International Puppet Festival “The Golden Dolphin”, Varna

 

  • Award for Stage Design in the performance “The King Marko” at the 21st International Festival Walizka, Lomza, Poland

 

 

2007

 

  • Award for best team about the stage performance “King Marko” at the Annual Fair of the Puppet Art – Novi Sad, Serbia

 

  • Award for stage design about the performance “King Marko” at the Annual Fair of the Puppet Art – Novi Sad, Serbia

 

  • Award for stage design about the performance “King Marko” at the “Golden Spark” Festival – Kragujevac, Serbia

 

  • Award for puppets about the stage performance “King Marko” at the “Golden Spark” Festival – Kragujevac, Serbia

 

  • Grand Prix about the stage performance “King Marko” at the “Golden Spark” Festival – Kragujevac, Serbia

 

  • Award from the Bulgarian Artist Union about the stage performance “Pinocchio – Forbidden for Children” for achievements in the puppet art

 

 

2006

 

  • Award for stage design about the performance “Thumbelina” at the International Puppet Festival “Three are too many, two are not enough”, Plovdiv

 

  • Award for stage design about the performance “Pinocchio – Forbidden for Children” at the International Festival “Golden Curtain”, Targovishte

 

 

2005

 

  • Award for puppets in the stage performance “Thumbelina” at the International Puppet Festival “The Golden Dolphin”, Varna

 

 

2003

 

  • Nomination from the Bulgarian Artist Union about the stage design in the performance “The Little Zaches Called Cinnabar”

 

  • Award from the Bulgarian Artist Union about the stage performance “The Little Zaches Called Cinnabar”