FIESTA | @Ivan Vazov National Theatre (BG) | FLOW5

As the title already divulges without any discretion, the performance is about a party. The occasion is irrelevant, it is the experience itself that matters for each unique spectator. Everyone is given the freedom to recognize themselves, others, or just society in general at this party. The unconventional space in which it takes place – the national theatre's first-floor foyer – has the necessary means to bring the audience closer to the performers, so they can get a better approach (literally) to this journey they are about to get in. This way, the spectators will not be just voyeurs watching from the dark, they will be able to actively attend this energetic experience.

This performance involves multiple challenges: separation from the "black box", a nonstop 59-minute soundtrack that keeps you breathless, having eight performers on stage all the time, the carefully built-up transition from sobriety/control/self-awareness to unleashing/brutishness/state of trance. All of these adjectivesare not meant to ridicule or point a finger at society, all viewers have the freedom to extract their own message and, most importantly, to appreciate the artistry behind it. "Fiesta" is a physical theatre performance with highly elaborate movement material that makes the most of every second. There is no spoken text to explain the events happening, the physicality of the actors does it all. This way, the audience will perceive not only with their intellect but with their instinct and emotions as well.

Performers: Yavor Valkanov, Plamen Dimov, Snezhina Petrova, Nadia Keranova, Ioana Titkova, Elena Ivanova, Kire Gyorevski, Asen Dankov 
Choreographer: Andrea Gavriliu