Experience

American University of the Middle East (AUM)

• Kuwait
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Stage Director

• Stage director

  • Sep 1999 - Present



National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts

• Associate Professor

  • May 2020 - Feb 2022

  Reader of Stage Directing

• Lecturer / Assistant Professor

  • Oct 2013 - May 2020



Eleven Startup Accelerator

• Stage behaviour Mentor

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2022



NATFA Theatre

• Sofia, Bulgaria

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2022



National Academy of Fine Arts

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2021

  Lecturing Stage Directing classes to Set-design students. Lecturing Stage Directing classes to Set-design students.



Youth Theatre "Nikolay Binev"

• Sofia, Bulgaria

• Deputy Director

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2014

  • Managing the company, reporting to the Company's Director General • Contacting and negotiating with playwrights, stage directors, actors, set designers, as well as various technical specialists • Managing negotiations on touring, advertisement, sponsorship, rentals, international collaboration, etc. • Managing all programs and schedules for rehearsals, performances, tours, etc. • Interact with all institutions related to the activities of the company, such as: - Ministry of Culture - Regional Administration Office - Municipality of Sofia - theatre companies - cultural organisations - foundations - business companies, etc. • Supervising the activities of Marketing & Sales Department • Supervising the activities of Advertisement & PR Department • Managing international relations of the company Show less



Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts

• Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• Visiting Lecturer

  • 2004 - 2008

  Lecturer of "Directing", "Dramatic Text Analysis" "History of Theatre and Drama" classes. Lecturer of "Directing", "Dramatic Text Analysis" "History of Theatre and Drama" classes.



Drama Theatre Plovdiv

• Deputy Director

  • May 1999 - Sep 2006

  • Managing the company, reporting to the Company Director • Contacting and negotiating with playwrights, stage directors, actors, set designers, as well as various technical specialists • Managing negotiations on touring, advertisement, sponsorship, rentals, international collaboration, etc. • Managing all programmes and schedules for rehearsals, performances, tours, etc. • Interact with all institutions related to the activities of the company, such as: - Ministry of Culture - Regional Administration Office - Department of Culture at Municipality of the City of Plovdiv - theatre companies - cultural organisations - foundations - business companies, etc. • Supervising the activities of Marketing & Sales Department • Supervising the activities of Advertisement & PR Department • Hosting press conferences of the company • Managing international relations of the company Show less



Scene on a Crossroad International Theatre Festival

• International Programmer and Coordinator

  • Jun 2004 - Sep 2005

  • Contacting, negotiating and organising international participants to the festival • Suggesting a selection of performances from abroad to take part to the festival • Managing the stay of the international participants in the festival • Contacting, negotiating and organising international participants to the festival • Suggesting a selection of performances from abroad to take part to the festival • Managing the stay of the international participants in the festival



Swiss Cultural Programme in Bulgaria / Pro Helvetia

• President of the Board

  • Nov 2002 - Dec 2004

  • Creating, amending and maintaining the Country Concept of the Programme • Creating and following the Priorities and Criteria for evaluation the applications • Evaluating the project applications for small actions financing • Taking decisions on financing the applied projects (4 sessions a year) • Chairing the sessions of the Board • Monitoring projects in the field of performing arts financed by the Programme • Creating, amending and maintaining the Country Concept of the Programme • Creating and following the Priorities and Criteria for evaluation the applications • Evaluating the project applications for small actions financing • Taking decisions on financing the applied projects (4 sessions a year) • Chairing the sessions of the Board • Monitoring projects in the field of performing arts financed by the Programme



TV Channel 3

• Morning Talk Show Anchor

  • May 1998 - Nov 1998