The Golden Dolphin International Puppet Festival was held in Varna, October 1 – 6, 2008.

The International Jury:

President – Rozalia Radichkova, theatre critic;

Shu-Ming, director, general manager of the Song, Song, Song Children’s Puppet Theatre – Taipei, Taiwan;

Hulio Michel Villacorta – manager of the Titirimundi International Puppet Festival – Segovia, Spain;

Professor Maya Petrova, stage designer, NATFA - Bulgaria;

Katya Petrova, director

Rumyana Nikolova, secretary, expert in Theatre, Music-hall and Circus Arts Directorate of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture

 

gave the following awards:
1. Greatest Award The Golden Dolphin for entire performance – “The Big laugh”, Capital Puppet Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria, staging Veselka Kuncheva, stage design Marieta Golomehova.

2. Special Award The Golden Dolphin for entire performance – “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Beyond the Frontiers”, Graduate Students Company – Sofia, staging Jeni Pashova.

3. Award for original Bulgarian puppet play – Maria Stankova, ”The Big Laugh”.

4. Award for stage adaptation of literary work – Slavcho Malenov, “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”.

5. Award for original music – Hristo Namliev for the music of the performances „The Big Laug” (Capital Puppet Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria) and “Beauty and the Beast” (State Puppet Theatre – Varna).

6. Award for musical setting – not given.

7. Awards for stage production:
-  Veselka Kuncheva - “The Bih Laugh”, Capital Puppet Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria;

-  Jeni Pashova and Petar Pashov - “Jack and the Beanstalk”, Graduate Students Company – Sofia

8. Awards for artistry – man’s part:
- Georgi Spasov as Baron Munchausen in “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” – Stage Puppet Theatre – Stara zagora and Theatre “Atelier 313”;

-   Mihai Dumitrescu in “Candide”, The Tandarica Puppet Theatre – Bucharest, Romania;

-   Rumen Gavanozov as Sancho Panza in “The Big Laugh”, Capital Puppet Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria.

 
9. Awards for artistry – woman’s part:

-  Maya Bejanska as Dulcinea in “The Big Laugh”, Capital Puppet Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria;

- Polina Hristova as the Mother in “Jack and the Beanstalk” – Graduate Students Company – Sofia, Bulgaria. 

10. Awards for stage design:
-  Marieta Golomehova for “The Big Laugh” (Capital Puppet Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria) and “Beauty and the Beast” (State Puppet Theatre – Varna);

-   Andrey Zaporozhskiy and Alevtina Torik for “The Moon of Salieri”, The Brest Puppet Theatre - Belarus;

11. Award for best technical team – State Puppet Theatre - Varna. 

12. Award for development of theatre’s means of expression – “The Cave and the Shadows”, State Puppet Theatre – Varna.

13. Award for debut, furnished by the Union of Bulgarian Artists – Graduate Students Company - Sofia.


The journalists from the Varna area give their award (a diploma and sculpture of Alexander Proynov – Aper, furnished by the Activ Art Gallery – Varna), to professor Rumen Rachev for the performance “Theatre Exhibition”.


The Golden Dolphin International Puppet Festival 2008 was organized with the kind assistance of:
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