site.btaArtists from Bulgaria, North Macedonia Create Joint Theatre Project

Artists from Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia are uniting in a joint theatre project. "Endless Conversation. The Macedonia Project”. The premiere is on July 16 at the Toplocentrala cultural venue.

Martina Troanska and Marin Djishev are the stars of the show.

"The public debate on the topic of Bulgarian-Macedonian relations on one side of the border and the other is always emotional and often touches sensitive spots that provoke unceasing arguments. How does all this affect our ordinary communication, our friendships, our work contacts, our creative collaborations, our relationships as people and neighbours in general? These are just some of the seemingly simple questions that the team of the show ask themselves and try to debate with the audience. However, they provoke the most unexpected reactions," the show's team said. 

In their words, with the techniques of improvisational and game theatre, verbatim pieces and clowning, the artists, together with director Toni Karabashev, embark on a challenging exploration of their own experiences, of events on both sides of the border, of media commentary, political reactions and people's reflections on it all. 

Toni Karabashev is an actor, director and one of the founders of HaHaHa impro theatre. In 2007 he graduated from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) in the class of Prof. Krikor Azaryan and Assoc. Prof. Todor Kolev. He honed his acting skills in the USA, specifically street theatre. He is an interdisciplinary improvisational actor. 

Martina Troanska is an actress with interests in theatre and cinema. She was born in Sofia and in 2020 graduated in acting in the class of Assoc. Prof. Penko Gospodinov at NATFA.

Marin Djishev is a freelance actor, born in North Macedonia, where in 2017 he graduated in General and Comparative Literature. In 2021 he won third place in the Dubbing Contest (China Cultural Center in Sofia Dubbing Contest, 2021). In 2023 he graduated from NATFA, in the class of Prof. Ivan Dobchev.