The Samurai's Daughter
Premiere date: 31st October 2018
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"Now you must be brave.
Your happiness is only in your hands!"
Your happiness is only in your hands!"
Fly to Japan with the performance
"The Samurai's Daughter"
The play "The Samurai's Daughter" according to the Japanese folk tale "Hime with the big" is appropriate for both children and adults.
The spectacle is Takeda Japanese Puppet Theater, and the puppets are made of authentic materials from Japan.
Everyone carries within themselves pure love and kindness. This is what the characters of "The Samurai's Daughter" tell the audience. Ume carries a huge rice bowl on her head, which chases her around everywhere. Only Itarou - the youngest son of the Shogun - doesn't mock her and becomes her friend. They both face various obstacles, looking for the way to break the bowl's curse. Thanks to the magic bowl, Ume and Itarou understand that with faith and honesty, happiness can be achieved.
Enjoy the precision and beauty of Japanese puppet theater and see how pure and true love can open any door!
Age: 5+
Everyone carries within themselves pure love and kindness. This is what the characters of "The Samurai's Daughter" tell the audience. Ume carries a huge rice bowl on her head, which chases her around everywhere. Only Itarou - the youngest son of the Shogun - doesn't mock her and becomes her friend. They both face various obstacles, looking for the way to break the bowl's curse. Thanks to the magic bowl, Ume and Itarou understand that with faith and honesty, happiness can be achieved.
Enjoy the precision and beauty of Japanese puppet theater and see how pure and true love can open any door!
Age: 5+
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"Things are not always as they seem..."
Crew
Director: Lyubomira Kostova
Mentor: Senju Takeda
Scenography and puppets: Senju Takeda and Mila Dikalova
Actors: Dimitra Popova, Georgi-Manoel Dimitrov, Svetoslav Tiholov, Angel Kalev, Iva Stoyanova, Niya Yanakieva, Radost Kozhuharova, Alek Curcic
Set design: Svilen Nikolov, Marin Panovski and Yasna Nikolova
Construction consultant: arch. Konstantin Dimitrov
Composer: Maria Mihaylova
Production and video recording assistant: Kaloyan Nikolov
Producer: RUBECULA Ltd.
Mentor: Senju Takeda
Scenography and puppets: Senju Takeda and Mila Dikalova
Actors: Dimitra Popova, Georgi-Manoel Dimitrov, Svetoslav Tiholov, Angel Kalev, Iva Stoyanova, Niya Yanakieva, Radost Kozhuharova, Alek Curcic
Set design: Svilen Nikolov, Marin Panovski and Yasna Nikolova
Construction consultant: arch. Konstantin Dimitrov
Composer: Maria Mihaylova
Production and video recording assistant: Kaloyan Nikolov
Producer: RUBECULA Ltd.
AWARDS:
From the international puppet festival “Lut Fest" in
Sarajevovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Award for Best Collective Puppet Acting
Award "Poetics of the puppet show", named after Vojislav Vujanović
Award for original music of Maria Mihaylova
Award for the best puppets of Senju Takeda and Mila Dikalova
From the international puppet festival "Three Are Too Many,
Two – Not Enough" in Plovdiv, Bulgaria:
The special award for inspiration in the puppet show
"Invisible child" in memory of Dimo Stoyanov - P.I.F.
Sarajevovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Award for Best Collective Puppet Acting
Award "Poetics of the puppet show", named after Vojislav Vujanović
Award for original music of Maria Mihaylova
Award for the best puppets of Senju Takeda and Mila Dikalova
From the international puppet festival "Three Are Too Many,
Two – Not Enough" in Plovdiv, Bulgaria:
The special award for inspiration in the puppet show
"Invisible child" in memory of Dimo Stoyanov - P.I.F.
PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS:
2024 - Kazakhstan, Almaty - Almaty Puppet Festival 2024
2024 - Bulgaria, Sofia - International festival for street and puppet theater "Puppet Fair"
2023 - Romania, Buzau - Buzau International Arts Festival "BIAF"
2023 - Bulgaria, Targovishte -International festival for children "The Magic Curtain"
2022 - Hungary, Bekescaba - Nemzetközi Bábfesztivál
2021 - Turkey, Bursa - International Karagöz Festival for Puppet and Shadow Theater
2021 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - International puppet festival "LUT FEST"
2021 - Bulgaria, Plovdiv - International puppet festival "Three are too many, two - not enough"
2019 - Bulgaria, Burgas - International puppet festival "Puppetry Days"
2024 - Bulgaria, Sofia - International festival for street and puppet theater "Puppet Fair"
2023 - Romania, Buzau - Buzau International Arts Festival "BIAF"
2023 - Bulgaria, Targovishte -International festival for children "The Magic Curtain"
2022 - Hungary, Bekescaba - Nemzetközi Bábfesztivál
2021 - Turkey, Bursa - International Karagöz Festival for Puppet and Shadow Theater
2021 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - International puppet festival "LUT FEST"
2021 - Bulgaria, Plovdiv - International puppet festival "Three are too many, two - not enough"
2019 - Bulgaria, Burgas - International puppet festival "Puppetry Days"
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS
THE SAMURAI'S DAUGHTER
Regional Centre for Contemporary Art Toplocentrala, Sofia
Fly to Japan with the play "The Samurai's Daughter"!
The show features authentic puppets created by Senju Takeda - the only successor of Takeda Theater in the world!
Tickets!
The show features authentic puppets created by Senju Takeda - the only successor of Takeda Theater in the world!
Tickets!
27.12.2023
17:00 – 18:00
17:00 – 18:00
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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.”
