Dragon’s Wedding – A Musical-Dance Fairy Tale

in three tableaux, based on the drama Dragon’s Wedding (1910) by P. Yu. Todorov

It is with great anticipation and genuine enthusiasm that we invite you to the premiere of the folklore performance DRAGON’S WEDDING, based on P. Yu. Todorov’s drama of the same name.

Experience the emotion, richness, and beauty of folk beliefs and traditional rituals, combined with the artistic expressiveness of the talented dancers and singers of the Shevitsa Folklore Ensemble and the fairy-tale quality of this tragic tale. It is a story about the pursuit of freedom and breaking away from society’s norms, at the cost of an ethereal and poetic folkloric illusion. An honest, moving, and deeply stirring story in which everyone will recognize a part of themselves.

The story becomes even more intimate when we explain that at the heart of the plot of Dragon’s Wedding lie the relationship between Peyo Yavorov and the author’s sister, Mina Todorova—the prototypes for the main characters, the Dragon and Tzena. No Bulgarian remains untouched by their tragic fate…

The performance is dedicated to the 111th anniversary of the poet’s death.

Team

• Concept, direction, and choreography — Petar Angelov
• Music — Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petyo Krastev
• Consultant — Prof. Georgi Kraev
• Set and costume designer — Tatyana Hristova

Featuring special guest actor Stefan Milkov