Sava Dragunchev, Chair of the Jury: “Long live the festival! Long live theatre! And good luck to everyone!”

Vera Stoykova, Artistic Director: "Today we, the actors of Varna State Puppet Theatre, are wearing all the colours of the rainbow - this is our special message for our dear audience and colleagues! We hope for the world to be a more colourful and beautiful place, where people can meet and share all the beautiful things they have created!"

Bogdana Kosturkova, Festival Selectionist: “I think we have picked a fantastic selection of performances this year, and the audience will be able to enjoy a real variety of artists and creators. This time we have participants from all continents, which will allow for a really interesting exchange of ideas for Bulgarian artists. Good luck to everyone”

Kiryakos Argiropoulos, director of “Mission: Sleeping Beauty” (Burgas State Puppet Theatre), the performance which opened the festival: “I am very happy to be here in Varna! It is great to finally be able take part in the festival after the long pause of the pandemic. People have missed this - it is a much loved tradition which we must continue and improve on!”

The Festival is realized with the financial support of Ministry of Culture, Culture Fund-Varna Municipality and National Culture Fund