Vetrishcha

The performance peers into the world of village gatherings, horo dances, dragons, and samodivas with a smile and plenty of the unmistakable scent of …

Not to mock it, but to discover within it what we still recognize today—the desire to be loved, the fear of what is different, and the irresistible attraction of the forbidden.

With a carefully crafted aesthetic, we will transport you into the world of Bulgarian myths, legends, songs, and fairy tales—but only those your grandmothers were too bashful to tell you.

We will tell stories of men and women, of love and passion—with a sense of humor, but also with sensuality, leaving nothing out, including the things that might make you blush.

What you’ll see

• Young lovers fall head over heels, and their families begin preparing for the wedding.
• A young woman must outwit the dragon who has fallen in love with her.
• An overconfident shepherd comes upon samodivas bathing in the river.
• And each story spills into the next, like a Bulgarian Decameron, proving time and again that things between men and women have never gone smoothly (nor, for that matter, particularly decently).

About the performance

You will laugh!

You will be moved!

You will discover what “Vetrishcha” means!

Fairy tales—but for grown-ups only!

Director: Maksima Boeva

Set Design: Vanya Yacheva

Composer: Mihail Shishkov Jr.

Cast:

Anelia Mangarova, Beatrice Blagoeva, Volena Apostolova

Desislava Stoyanova, Denislav Marinchev, Dimitar Gavrailov

Ivan Kolev, Mara Boneva, Mina Stoycheva, Milen Vangelov

Olena Shiderova, Petar Petrov, Svetlana Burgazova

Stefan Roglev, Toni Nikolov