DIVINE COMEDY

"Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri is a performance that leads the audience through the realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise—not merely as a spatial journey, but as a dramatic inner voyage of the human spirit. The production embodies Dante’s philosophical legacy, in which the human being confronts their own fate, moral choices, and the possibility of spiritual ascent. The degrees of sin and virtue, the idea of divine justice, and the soul’s striving toward perfection accompany us at every step, constantly raising questions about the meaning of existence.

Dante’s encounters with the damned souls and the blessed become stage images of human weakness, suffering, and hope, while the figure of Beatrice shines as a symbol of divine love and spiritual enlightenment. Lilia Abadzhieva’s production reveals the philosophical depth of the work—the reflections on free will, human responsibility, the place of knowledge, and the truth about the life of the spirit. Through Dante’s poetics and metaphysical visions, the performance transforms the life of the spirit into a vivid theatrical experience.

"Divine Comedy" is a path toward overcoming chaos, inner illumination, and discovering the divine order in the world. "Divine Comedy" is not merely a dramatization of a literary masterpiece, but a spiritual journey in which theater becomes a bridge between humanity and eternity.

Dramatization: Lilia Abadzhieva Director: Lilia Abadzhieva Set Design: Vasil Abadzhiev Costumes: Vasil Abadzhiev Camera, editing, video processing: Ivan Abadzhiev Musical score: Lilia Abadzhieva Assistant Director: Albena Babeva Cast: Kalin Vrachanski - guest, Toncho Tokmakchiev - guest, Alexandra Mihaylova, Antonia Veleva, Borislav Vălov (Ei Bo), Vanesa Peyankova, Veselin Bărborkov, Kalin Pacheryzski, Petar Andreev, Svetlyo Ivanov, Stefan Maradzhiev, Aleksandar Pritup, and students from Lilia Abadzhieva’s class.