The Airship in Love

One of the most awarded and discussed Bulgarian performances in 2026 – “The Airship in Love” by Drama Theater – Plovdiv, is coming to the Burgas stage. The production will be presented on October 8 at 7:30 PM at the NHK Cultural Center, and tickets are already on sale at the “Chasovnika” box office and online at Eventim.bg. The play, stage adaptation and directed by Diana Dobreva, based on texts by Alexander Sekulov, is among the big favorites of the most prestigious theater awards in our country. It received six nominations for "Icarus" and "Askeer", winning "Askeer" 2026 for best performance, "Icarus" 2026 for debut by Paola Maravilla and "Icarus" 2026 for original music by Sashko Kostov and Yavor Karagitliev. "The Airship in Love" is a special poetic spectacle inspired by the life and work of the emblematic Bulgarian poets Ivan Metodiev, Dobromir Tonev, Miryana Basheva and Grisha Trifonov. On stage we will see Konstantin Elenkov, Martin Rakov, Maria Sotirova, Boris Krastev, Paola Maravilla, Alexandra Svilenova, Ivana Krumova, Nikolay Stanoev and Gabriela Chonina. In the characteristic stage world of Diana Dobreva and playwright Alexander Sekulov, words, music and visual images intertwine in a story about the fragility of the artist and the power of poetry. Critics, media and audiences define "The Airship in Love" as a spectacular and highly impactful production that touches deeply and remains long after the finale. Tickets are on sale at the "Chasovnika" box office in Burgas and online at Eventim.bg. Contact number: 0894 898 098. The production is part of the IX Port Prim Art Fest poster, organized by Grand Hotel and SPA "Primorets" with the support of the Municipality of Burgas. The cultural format brings together the Burgas audience and guests of the city with current artists and significant works of contemporary art. The festival is held in support of Burgas' candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2032.