Nikolay Iordanov

Prof. DSc

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n.iordanov@viafest.org

ORCID ID 0009-0001-1930-929X; Researcher ID MPI –9298–2025; Theatre Department

 

Education
1988 – Master of Art, National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts “Kr. Sarafov”
1998 – PhD, National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts “Kr. Sarafov”
2016 – DSc, Institute of Art Studies with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
 
Occupation
1988–1989 – Literary manager of the Festival and Congress Centre. Varna.
1989–1990 – Expert in Theatre Department with the Ministry of Culture. Sofia.
1990–1991 – Secretary-in-chief of the Union of Bulgarian Actors. Sofia.
1991–1992 – Art manager of the Youth Theatre. Sofia.
1992–1993 – Chief expert in Performing Arts Department with the Ministry of Culture. Sofia.
1994–1995 – Secretary-in-chief of the Union of Bulgarian Actors. Sofia.
1995–            Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow of 2nd degree, Professor at the Institute of Art Studies with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Sofia.
 
Specializations
October – December 1994 – with the British Council. London. United Kingdom.
 
 
Joined the Institute of Art Studies in
1995 – Research Fellow; from 2005 – Senior Research Fellow of 2nd degree; from 2012 –  Professor.
 
Major Publications (up to 10 – selection of important monographs, indexed and refereed studies and articles in our country and abroad).
Monographies: 

1. Йорданов, Н. Българската драма – поглед от периферията на текста. ИК „П. Венедиков”. 2002.
2. Йорданов, Н. Театрите в България между двете световни войни. ИК „П. Венедиков”. 2004.
3. Йорданов, Н. Театърът в България. 1989 – 2015. Институт за изследване на изкуствата & Фондация „Хомо луденс“. 2016
4. Йорданов, Н. Българският драматургичен канон. Формиране, пренареждане, препрочитане. Институт за изследване на изкуствата & Фондация „Хомо луденс“. 2024.

 
Articles:

1. Йорданов, Н. Културна политика и развитие на театралната мрежа. В: История на българския театър. Т. 4. Българският театър между двете световни войни на ХХ век.  Институт за изследване на изкуствата. 2011: 7–112.
2. Iordanov, N. From Written Drama Towards a Dramaturgy of Performance. In: Papers of BAS. Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 2, № 3-4, 2015: 248–254.
3. Йорданов, Н. Театралното образование и театралната наука като фактори за формиране на българския драматургичен канон. В: Изкуствоведски четения‘2018. Институт за изследване на изкуствата. 2019: 17–30.
4. Йорданов, Н. Танзимат и театър в Османската империя. Българската ретропектива. В: Проблеми на изкуството, 2020, № 3, Институт за изследване на изкуствата. 2020: 20–26.
5. Iordanov, N. Classics in Bulgarian Dramaturgy: recycling of Archetype Figures and Motifs. В: Изкуствоведски четения 2020. Модул Ново изкуство: Пътешествия, Институт за изследване на изкуствата. 2021: 157–165.
6. Iordanov, N. The actor between the “self ” and the “other”. A Model of transformations in performance. В: Изкуствоведски четения 2021. Модул Ново изкуство. Персоналия. Институт за изследване на изкуствата. 2022: 37–44.

 
Research projects
Project title (acronym). Funding institution. Deadline.
– “Encyclopaedia of Bulgarian Theatre” – a collaborative project of Theatre Department of the Institute of Art Studies, 1995–2000;
– “History of Bulgarian theatre. Bulgarian theatre in the interwar period of 20^th century” – a collaborative project of Theatre Department of the Institute of Art Studies, 2001–2011;

•  “Performing Arts and Screen Arts in Bulgaria – scientific researches, historical compendium and laboratory“ in the frames  of the project Heritage.BG BG05M2OP001-1.001-00. Operational Programmes of Structural Funds and Recovery and Resilience Plan. 2021–2023.

 
Conferences
Iordanov participated with papers in various international scientific forums in Bulgaria, Germany, France, Slovakia, Poland, Greece.
 
Lecture courses at universities
Analysis of theatrical performance at the National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts. Sofia.
Performance theory at the National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts and at the National Academy of Art. Sofia.
 
Scientific supervisor of doctoral student – 3.
 
Awards
 
1990 – Second Prize, Sociology of Arts section, the World Congress of Sociology in Madrid for his paper Le Théâtre et le monolithisme réglementé de l’espace socio–culturel;
2003 – Individual Award of the Union of Bulgarian Actors for his book Bulgarian Drama: A Look from the Text Margins, P. Venedikov, Sofia, 2002;
2012 – Collective award of the Union of Bulgarian Actors for the authors of the book History of Bulgarian theatre. Vol. 4. Bulgarian theatre in the interwar period of 20^th century. IAS, Sofia, 2011;
2015 – Award: Sign of Honour of Tsar Simeon the Great of the Ministry of Culture for his contribution to the development of Bulgarian culture;
2025 – Individual Award of the Union of Bulgarian Actors for his book Bulgarian Dramaturgical Canon. Formation, Rearrangement, Rereading. Institute of Arts Studies & Homo Ludens Foundation, Sofia, 2024.
 
 
Main areas of scientific research
History and theory of theatre; history of Bulgarian drama and theatre; performance theory; cultural policies in the field of performing arts
 
Research related activities
 
Editor and compiler of Homo Ludens – a journal for theatre history, theory and criticism.
Director of Via fest Foundation – programmer and organizer of the International Theatre Festival Varna Summer and of the platform World Theatre in Sofia.
Member of various expert committees with the EU, Ministry of Culture and Sofia Municipality.