Silva Bachvarova
artist & scenographer
Biographical information
Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1973 - Graduate High School of Fine Arts, Sofia<
1980 - Graduate of Scenography at The National AAcademy of Fine Arts, Sofia. Master degree of Stage design
1985 - Specialisation "The visual theatre&qquot;, Institute International de la Marionnette in Charleville-Mezieres, France
1992/94 - Professor of Stage design at the Nationall Academy of Theatre & Film Arts, Sofia
1999 - Professor of Painting at the Academy of FFine Arts, Sofia
Member of the Union of the Bulgarian artists and of UNIMA /Union International de la Marionnette/
Professional experience:
15 personal exhibitions of painting - Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway
40 participations in International Exhibitions of stage design in Europe, USA, Cuba, Japan etc.
70 illustrated books, posters and cartoons
100 theatre productions in Bulgaria and abroad /Europe, Mexico etc./
Awards:
The Golden Dolphins for scenography, Varna, Bulgaria
Awards from the National Reviews of Puppetry, Bulgaria
For Scenography from The International Festivals of The Puppet Theatres, Praha, Czech Republic
For Scenography from The International Festival of The Puppet Theatres, Subotitza, Serbia
The Special Award from The Cartoons Exhibition, Skopje, Macedonia etc.
E-mail: [email protected]
Scenography WEB address http://www.geocities.com/sirokobg/Scenography/homesilv.htm
Painting WEB address http://www.geocities.com/sirokobg/index.html