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”