The Naughty Nose and the Lady of the Lake

Bell Tower Art & Milena Maat present

"The Naughty Nose and the Lady of the Lake" by Master Milena Maat

A puppet show for children ages 3–10

Get ready for an extraordinary journey that begins with… a fall from outer space!

The curious explorer Naughty Nose travels through the Universe on his comet until he falls from it straight into the heart of an earthly lake. There, his true adventure begins — encounters with strange creatures, trials, and discoveries that reveal the secrets of water, stones, and the heart.

In the magical world of the lake, Noselet will learn that every action matters, attention is power, and gratitude and love are a guiding light. The Lady of the Lake will show him that we are all connected and that sometimes the most important journey is not outward, but inward — toward oneself.

The performance teaches us that we are all connected. Every action changes the world around us, so it is important to live with attention, gratitude, and love.

Playwright: Master Milena Maat Director: Vanya Ivanova Set Designer: Hanna Schwartz Composer: Nikolay Ivanov OM Visual Artist/Animator: Maria Ilchovska AI Content Creator: Vladi Nikolov Featuring the actors: Ekaterina Kazakova, Debora Georgieva, Mihail Petrov

Playwright Master Milena Maat is a Zen teacher, spiritual mentor, lecturer, creator, inspirer, business consultant, entrepreneur, and innovator. Founder and head of “Milena Maat Academy” and the school “Kondora - Melchizedek”, for more than 30 years she has been creating and leading projects for individual, spiritual, and business growth and development, changing the understanding of personal development and opening new horizons for seekers. She is the author of “Alchemy of the Mind. The Path to Inner Freedom and Success,” the first book in Master Milena Maat’s Alchemy of the Mind series, “Zen Adventures of Naughty Nose,” Part 1, and “Zen Contemplation Lucky Scrolls.” Milena Maat made her debut as a playwright in April 2023 with the monodrama “Bow, Bend, Bow,” performed by actress Ekaterina Kazakova. www.milenamaat.com

🔖 https://milenamaat.com/poklon-chupka-poklon-monospectacle/ 🔖 https://kambanaart.com/%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%bd-...d0%ba%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%bd/

Director Vanya Ivanova has more than 40 years of experience as a director creating children’s puppet shows, theatrical performances, and documentary films. She is the creator and director of the BNT television programs “Why?”, “Pedya Chovek – Laket Brada,” “Bon-Bon,” “Bedtime Stories,” and others, as well as a participant in European projects related to the development of civil society. As a dubbing director, she has directed films such as “Inside Out,” “Angry Birds: The Movie 2,” “Snow White,” and others. Her work has been awarded diplomas from Disney for the dubbing of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Moana 2,” and in theater she is the author of numerous productions and has a strong interest in experimental forms of stage art.

Set designer Hanna Schwartz graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia in the class of Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Nikolov and has worked for more than four decades as a professional set designer in theater, film, and television. She has realized productions in a number of leading Bulgarian theaters, as well as in North Macedonia, Serbia, Russia, and Turkey. Her work has been honored with numerous national and international awards, including Icarus 2018 and 2019 for Best Puppet Performance. Schwartz has taught сценography and puppet design at NATFA and Burgas Free University, as well as in various puppet design workshops. As a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists and an active curator, she has taken part in numerous exhibitions and international projects, including the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space.

Project leader Ekaterina Kazakova is an actress, director, producer, and theater educator with many years of experience in the field of social and educational theater. She is one of the founders of Theater “Flower” and has participated in more than 200 projects dedicated to civic education and social integration. She is known to audiences from the big screen in the role of Ana in the film “Women Do Cry” by the duo Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva, as the teacher in the series “My Dear People” by Boya Harizanova, and as Antonia in “Through Our Thorns” by Tsvetoslav Tsonev and Lyubomir Georgiev. She is the founder of the organization “Kambana Art.” For 30 years, as artistic director of Theater Studio “Kambana,” she has continued to develop and inspire young talents. She works in the field of social theater, using unconventional theatrical techniques in her productions. www.katia.kambanaart.com

Kambana Art is a cultural organization founded in 2016 with a mission to encourage the spiritual development of the individual and their social engagement through art. Its main activities include creating and staging theatrical performances, educational programs, and social projects for children, young people, and adults. Within the organization operate the Puppet Theater “Katerichotsi,” Forum Theater “Forum KA,” and the Theater Studio “Kambana” for children and youth, which combine creativity, education, and social impact. The Kambana Art team works with professionals from the independent sector and partners with state and municipal institutions, schools, non-governmental organizations, and private entities.

We believe that through art every person can discover and unfold their true potential. https://kambanaart.com/

The puppet performance "The Naughty Nose and the Lady of the Lake" by Master Milena Maat was created under the project "The Naughty Nose and Time" by Kambana Art Ltd., implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund.

Partners Milena Maat Academy, Adli Ltd., Activist 38, Potential Synergy, Teal Creative Ltd. NBU, Toplocentrala, Theater Hand - Plovdiv, Chitalishte Brothers Miladinovi - 1917

Media partners BNR, Sofia Plays