The Foreordained

by Elias Canetti

Translation: Veneta Peneva

Director: Teodor-Christiian Popescu

Set Designer: Sabina Reuss

Music: Andrei Raicu

Lighting: Cristi Niculescu

Choreographer: Flavia Giurgiu

Text Consultant: Dr. Sava Dragunchev

Cast:

actors Elena Azalova, Maria Eneva, Milenka Sotirova, Martina Georgieva, Yana Bozhanin, Simona Zhulyanova, Lilia Tihova, Ivelin Keranov, Kristiyan Negalov, Todor Kotsev, Tsvetomir Cherkezov, Georgi Ganchev, Georgi Nozhdelov, Tsvetan Peychev (guest), Paolo Lalev (guest)

And the children: Yoan Cherkezov, Eva Boncheva, and Teodor Raychev

The Nobel laureate’s play raises questions about fear, control over time, and choice—topics that feel strikingly relevant today.