About Us
FIRE THEATRE is an independent theatrical company with a specific presence in the theatrical and cultural life of Bulgaria. Since its inception in 1993, it has been active in the fields of Pantomime, Non-verbal Theatre and Open-air Theatre, and for the past 15 years has focused on the development of the Fire Drama – an innovative theatrical form, pioneered by the company, that relies on the synthesis between the ancient and poetical art of Mime, the play and dance with fire, masks, puppets and carnival performative techniques…
ELENA PAP
Name: Elena PAPDOPOVA
Creative nickname: Elena PAP
Rising name: Aurora
Year of birth: 1968
Palce of birth: Sofia
Etymology of the name: “bright”, “sunny”, “a torch”, “shining”, „chosen“ – from ancient Greek Ελένος [helenos]: “a light”, “bright”
Personal credo: “A shining Light forever shines, and darkness cannot overtake it. Bright light – it’s in us and everywhere!” (according to John 1: 5)
Areas of professional competence: theatre director-mimographer (expert in non-verbal theatre), choreographer, actress (pantomime, clowning, dramatic theater, fire drama, etc.), author of scripts and projects in the field of theater, art, culture, intangible cultural heritage and non-formal education, costume designer and technologist, puppet master and master of masks, decor and props, pedagogue, theater and cultural manager
PLAMEN RADEV
Name: Plamen RADEV
Year of birth: 1963
Place of birth: Stara Zagora
Etymology of the name: “a flame”, “flaming”, “fiery”. The name is Slavic and is associated with the cult of fiery deities, and more recently – with the seraphims – six-armed angels, depicted in Christian iconography as flames.
Personal credo: Yahweh Yireh – God will provide! (Gen. 22:14)
Areas of professional competence: theatre director-mimographer (expert in non-verbal theatre), actor (pantomime, clowning, dramatic theater, fire drama, etc.), author of scripts and projects in the field of theater, art, culture, intangible cultural heritage and non-formal education, maker (puppet, masks, decor and props), paper artist, pedagogue, theater and cultural manager, theater scholar (specialist in the field of outdoor theater)
