Nikola Toromanov - set designer
born in Sofia, Bulgaria on 5.12.1968  

Education: Studies at University of Veliko Tarnovo, Fine Arts Department - 1989.  
Studies at The Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia (1989 - 1995) M.A. Degree in Stage design.  

Additional training:
"Forum Junger Buehnenangehoeriger", Berliner Festwochen - 1998

SET AND COSTUME DESIGN FOR THEATRE PRODUCTIONS  
"Two little plays about the end"
based on texts by F.M.Dostoievski and L.Petrushevskaia
(State theatre - Dimitrovgrad) 1994

"Uncle Vanya" by A.P. Chekhov
(Theatre-laboratory "Sfumato") 1994

"The parts of the night" by Georgi Tenev
(State theatre - Sliven) 1994

"Three sisters" by A.P.Chekhov
(Theatre-laboratory "Sfumato") 1995

"The maids" by Jean Genet
(State theatres Haskovo and Dimitrovgrad - co
-production) 1995

"The march" by Georgi Tenev
(State theatre - Lovech) 1995

"The Mother / Vassa Zheleznova" by Maxim Gorky
(State theatre - Varna) 1995

"Tanya-Tanya" by Olia Mouchina 1996
(Little city theatre "Off the channel", Sofia)

"Das Haus N13" after A.P.Chekhov
(Thalia Theater - Hamburg / Germany) 1997

"The dream of Odysseus"/"Somnium Ulixis" based on
Texts by Heiner M
üller, Joseph Brodsky, Georgi Tenev and Kiril Merjansky
(Theatre-laboratory "Sfumato", Sofia) 1997

"Three sisters" by A.P.Chekhov
(Municipal theatre 'Sofia' - Sofia) 1998

"Henry IV L. Pirandello
(Theatre of Bulgarian Army, Sofia) 1998

"Gun powder box" by Dejan Dukovski
(Theatre of Bulgarian Army, Sofia) 1999

Quartet” by Heiner Müller & Co.
(Theatre-laboratory “Sfumato”, Sofia) 1999

  EXHIBITIONS

"Paintings"  Gallery "Antique", Plovdiv 1992

"Pictures at an exhibition"  Gallery "Party Club", Sofia 1993

"Black"  Gallery "Party Club", Sofia 1994

Participation in Prague Scenography Quadriennial 1995

"fe-mail" project in progress 1999

Since 1992 until now - designed several TV productions, books and catalogues. Sporadic performance art activities.

Since 1994 - co-creator and member /together with Georgi Tenev (playwright) and Javor Gardev (director and actor)/ of  TRIUMVIRATUS ART GROUP