The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy is a performance that guides the audience through the spheres of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise—not simply as a journey through space, but as a dramatic inner journey of the human spirit.

The production embodies Dante’s philosophical legacy, in which human beings confront their own destiny, moral choices and the possibility of spiritual elevation. The gradations of sin and virtue, the idea of divine justice and the soul’s striving for perfection accompany us throughout, prompting us to ask questions about the meaning of existence.

Dante’s encounters with the condemned 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 Abadjieva’s production unfolds the philosophical depth of the work—reflections on free will, human responsibility, and the place of knowledge and truth in the life of the spirit. Through Dante’s poetics and metaphysical visions, the performance transforms the life of the spirit into a spectacular experience.

The Divine Comedy is a journey toward overcoming chaos, inner enlightenment and the discovery of divine order in the world. It is not merely a dramatization of a literary masterpiece, but a spiritual journey in which theatre becomes a bridge between humanity and eternity.

Dramatization: Lilia Abadjieva

Director: Lilia Abadjieva

Set design: Vasil Abadjiev

Costumes: Vasil Abadjiev

Camera, editing and video processing: Ivan Abadjiev

Musical score: Lilia Abadjieva

Assistant director: Albena Babeva

Cast: Kalin Vrachanski—guest, Toncho Tokmakchiev—guest, Alexandra Mihaylova, Antonia Veleva, Borislav Valov (Ei Bo), Vanessa Peyankova, Veselin Barbrokov, Kalin Pacherazki, Petar Andreev, Svetlio Ivanov, Stefan Maradjiev, Aleksandar Pritup and students from Lilia Abadjieva’s class.