Issun Boshi
premiere date: 10th and 11th September 2021
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You should not be afraid of monsters, because they feed on fear. On the contrary! Laugh!
Fly to Japan with the performance
"Issun Boshi"
Issun Boshi is as small as a grain of rice! But he is smart and brave. He can read and write and also learns to be a samurai. With the help of a bowl, a needle and a charming koi fish, the Sun Boy reaches the big city of Kyoto! There he manages to find a job, meets the beautiful girl Hanako and confronts the terrible monster Oni.
Exciting and magical, the story teaches us how "important it is to help others!"
The show is a Bulgarian-Japanese collaboration, with great attention to the detail and the Japanese culture. The audience can enjoy handmade "Takeda" marionettes, as well as giant puppets, shadow theater, original music and poetry.
Age: 5+
Exciting and magical, the story teaches us how "important it is to help others!"
The show is a Bulgarian-Japanese collaboration, with great attention to the detail and the Japanese culture. The audience can enjoy handmade "Takeda" marionettes, as well as giant puppets, shadow theater, original music and poetry.
Age: 5+
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Even if you fall - get up and go!
They help you, and they help you!!
They help you, and they help you!!
Crew
Director: Lyubomira Kostova
Mentor: Senju Takeda
Scenography and puppets: Senju Takeda and Mila Dikalova
Assistant scenographer: Victoria Andrekova
Composer: Maria Mihaylova
Music director: Gyorgi Georgiev – Antiqua
Actors: Angel Kalev, Georgi-Manoel Dimitrov, Dimitra Popova, Nia Yanakieva, Radost Kozhuharova, Svetoslav Tiholov
Poetry: Maria Doneva
Production and video recording assistant: Kaloyan Nikolov and RUBECULA Ltd.
Set design: Svilen Nikolov and Marin Panovski (ULTRA Ltd)
Kimono making: Dora Somova
Puppets making: Senju Takeda, Zhivko Kanev, Krasimir Raykov, Maria Stoycheva
Producer: RUBECULA Ltd.
PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS:
2024 - Romania, Buzau - Buzau International Arts Festival "BIAF"
2024 - Bulgaria, Plovdiv - International festival for street arts "6FEST"
2023 - Bulgaria, Burgas - International puppet festival "Days of Puppets"
2024 - Bulgaria, Plovdiv - International festival for street arts "6FEST"
2023 - Bulgaria, Burgas - International puppet festival "Days of Puppets"
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ISSUN BOSHI
Regional Centre for Contemporary Art Toplocentrala, Sofia
Fly to Japan with the play "Issun Boshi"!
The show features authentic puppets created by Senju Takeda, as well as giant marionettes, shadow theater and original music.
Tickets!
The show features authentic puppets created by Senju Takeda, as well as giant marionettes, shadow theater and original music.
Tickets!
29.09.2025
19:30 - 20:30
19:30 - 20:30
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Project “Creation of a Children's Film ‘Issun Boshi’”, Ref. No. BG-RRP-11.020-0026, approved for funding by the European Union through the “NextGenerationEU” instrument under the Operational Programme “National Recovery and Resilience Plan”, Procedure Code BG-RRP-11.020, Priority Axis “Social Inclusion”, has been implemented with the support of the NRRP – “Creation of Bulgarian productions and co-productions in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) sector and their promotion on European and international art markets.”
