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JAVOR
GARDEV |
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
2003 “Life x 3” by Yasmina Reza (Theatre 199, Sofia)
2003 “Marat/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)
2002 “In 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
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