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TRIUMVIRATUS ART GROUP

JAVOR GARDEV
Born February 23th, 1972
Sofia, Bulgaria


EDUCATION

1998 M.A. degree in Directing - Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 M.A. degree in Philosophy - University of Sofia, Bulgaria
1991 - 1986 Studies at the National Lyceum for Ancient Languages and Cultures, Sofia, Bulgaria

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION

2003 Goethe Institut, Berlin, Germany
2001 Academy for Educational Development, State Department, Washington, USA
1998 Academy Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
1996 European Directors School, Leeds, United Kingdom

DIRECTED THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES

2003Life x 3” by Yasmina Reza (Theatre 199, Sofia)
2003Marat/Sade” after Peter Weiss (Internationally co-produced by Triumviratus Art Group, Association THEOREM, Hebbel Theater – Berlin, “La Rose des Vents” – Scene Nationale de Villeneuve d’Ascq – France, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht – Netherlands, Varna State Theatre – Bulgaria)
2002In the Air” after Alexej Schipenko (Haskovo Drama and Puppet Theatre)
2001 "Bastard" after William Shakespeare, Friedrich Durenmatt and Adso of Moutier-an-Der (Produced by Varna State Theatre in the Underground Wine Cellar 'Dimyat', Varna )
2000 "Nosferatu, celui du dedans" after David Le Breton (Theatre du Plessis-les-Tours / Companie Jose Manuel Cano Lopez, Tours, France)
2000 "Verona" by Alexey Schipenko (National Theatre, Sofia)
1999 "Russian People's Post" by Oleg Bogayev ("Bulgarian Army" Theatre, Sofia)
1999 "Quartet" by Heiner Muller (Theatre-laboratory "Sfumato", Sofia)
1997 "Somnium Ulixis" after Heiner Muller, Joseph Brodsky, Georgi Tenev and Kiril Merjansky (Theatre-laboratory "Sfumato", Sofia)
1996 "Tanya-Tanya" by Olya Mouchina (Little city theatre "Off the channel", Sofia)
1995 "The March" by Georgi Tenev (State theatre - Lovech)
1995 "The Maids" by Jean Genet (State theatres Haskovo and Dimitrovgrad - co-production)
1994 "Parts of the Night" by Georgi Tenev (State theatre - Sliven)
1994 "Two Little Plays about the End" after F.M.Dostoievski and L.Petrushevskaia (State theatre - Dimitrovgrad)

ACTING IN THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

1999 The young Bataille in "Story of the eye" by Georges Bataille, directed by Ivan Stanev (Passages" festival, Nancy, France / "Concept for theatre" foundation, Sofia - co-production)
1997 Germancho in "Apocrypha" authors' performance of Margarita Mladenova & Ivan Dobchev (Theatre-laboratory "Sfumato", Sofia / "Passages" festival, Nancy, France - co-production)

AUTHOR'S VIDEOS

2002 “Oh Sweet Home of Mine / Discovery Channel Redone” (Triumviratus Art Group, Javor Gardev and Kalin Nikolov)
2002-2000 “Bedspotting” (Triumviratus Art Group, Pro Helvetia, Companie Jose Manuel Cano Lopez)
1998 "Der Solitudebolero oder Raskolnikowbesessenheit"
(Akademie Schloss Solitude production, Stuttgart, Germany)

DIRECTED RADIOPLAYS AND ACOUSTIC PRODUCTIONS FOR RADIO

2003 "The Gate of Europe" co-directed by Daniel Wedel / Vedrana Vrhovnik / Javor Gardev (Bulgarian National Radio / Danish Radio / Croatian Radio – co-production in English language)
2001 "The Citadel" audio-project of Assen Avramov / Georgi Tenev / Javor Gardev (Bulgarian National Radio / Triumviratus Art Group and Ars Digital co-production)
1999 "The Atoll" audio-project of Javor Gardev / Assen Avramov / Georgi Tenev (Bulgarian National Radio / Triumviratus Art Group and Ars Digital co-production) Awarded "Grand Prix Europe", Best European Radio Drama, Berlin '99, Germany

PERFORMANCE ART

1998 "Doppelmond oder Ihre Sprache im Koerper unserer Sprache", Stuttgart, Germany literary and video performance together with the writers Georgi Tenev and Dubravka Ugresic
1995 “The Tiger’s Funeral“- Sliven, Bulgaria (on the roof of the local theatre)
1994 “Entrance in the Night“ - Sliven, Bulgaria / Summer Theatre University

AWARDS

2002 Best Performance of the Year / Academy ASKEER Award for „Bastard“
2002 Best Director of the Year / Academy ASKEER Award for „Bastard“
2002 Union of Bulgarian Performing Artists Icarus Annual Award - Best Director for "Bastard"
1999
Berliner "Grand Prix Europe" / Best European Radio Drama Production for "The Atoll"
1999 Best Director Award in Vratza Chamber Theater Festival for "Quartet"
1999 First Prize at the Blagoevgrad Annual Theater Festival for "Quartet"
1997 Union of Bulgarian Performing Artists Annual Award - Best Director for "Tanya-Tanya"
1997 First Prize at the Blagoevgrad Annual Theater Festival for "Tanya-Tanya"
1991 Bulgarian Philosophers Society Award / National Philosophy Students Contest
1991 National Students Literary Competition First Prize for Best Essay

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2000 Lectures, Parcours de creation et stage formation avec des comediens de Region Centre, Theatre du Plessis-les-Tours, Companie Jose Manuel Cano Lopez, Tours, France / ‘Nosferatu’
1999 Workshop at Duke University - ‘Chekhov’s Seagull’ at the University of Chapel Hill, USA Duke Center for International Studies, Chapel Hill Slavic Department, Duke Drama Department / Fall ‘99

AFFILIATIONS

2002 – 2001 – BULGARIAN THEATRE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION (member of the board)
2002 – 1994 – TRIUMVIRATUS ART GROUP
(founder and member)


Since 1991 until now - publications in the fields of philosophy, esthetics and art in several Bulgarian philosophy and humanities journals, culture-oriented weeklies.


Javor Gadev's Texts


Triumviratus Art Group Projects Chronology
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