PRESENTATION OF THE NEW BOOK BY PROF. Kamelia Nikolova, DSc, “THE BULGARIAN THEATRE 1856 – 2026. Repertoire policies. Staging Practices”

On 5 March 2026, at 17:00, at the "SREDETS" Gallery at the Ministry of Culture, 17 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Blvd., the new book by Prof. Kamelia Nikolova, DSc, from the Theatre Sector, will be presented. It is an edition of the Institute of Art Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the "Antract" Association (ISBN 978-619-7619-62-1; ISBN 978-954-90705-3-8; 482 pages; 141 illustrations).
 
The book is dedicated to the 170th anniversary of the Bulgarian theatre and traces its history from its creation in 1856 to the present 2026. The study examines all significant facts, personalities, and processes across the different periods of its development by combining a conceptually consistent narrative with an analysis of emblematic cases (case studies). The main focus is on two of the defining elements of the theatrical process – the repertoire and the performance, and, respectively, the repertoire policies and staging practices in the Bulgarian stage art.
The fundamental research of Prof. Kamelia Nikolova, DSc, is the first comprehensive contemporary history of theatre in Bulgaria.
The book will be presented by Prof. Veneta Doycheva, PhD, and Prof. Nikolay Yordanov, DSc.