Bulgarian Festival of Physical and Visual Theatre “The Age of Aquarius”
🎭 The 16th edition of the Bulgarian Festival of Physical and Visual Theatre “The Age of Aquarius” is coming to Burgas! 🎭 🗓️ October 21–25, 2026 | Burgas 🆓 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS! 🆓 Five days during which the stages of Burgas speak through body, rhythm, and image. Five days of encounters with theatre, dance, cinema, and puppetry that awaken the imagination and stay in the memory. ✨ Physical and visual theatre ✨ Dance, puppets, and movement beyond genres ✨ Dramatic encounters and cinematic experiences ✨ Candlelit performances and conversations with the artists 📍 Festival venues: 📌 Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery 📌 Burgas State Puppet Theatre 📌 NHC Cultural House 📌 Sea Casino Cultural Centre 📌 “Dyun” Studio, 8 Uspenska St. 🎟️ Come. Stay. Experience. 🗓️ FESTIVAL PROGRAMME — “THE AGE OF AQUARIUS” 2026 🟢 OCTOBER 21 (WEDNESDAY) 5:00 PM – Festival opening with “VIRTUAL BODIES 3.0” – Heteropodi Dance Company, Sofia – Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery 7:00 PM – “I, THE SOUL” – Puppet Theatre – Burgas – Burgas State Puppet Theatre 9:00 PM – “LUA / MOON” – Dyun Dance Company, Burgas – “Dyun” Studio, 8 Uspenska St. 🟢 OCTOBER 22 (THURSDAY) 6:30 PM – “FANTASTIC SYMPHONY” – Basil Twist, USA – NHC Cultural House 8:00 PM – “ANNA THE IRREDEEMABLE” – Orenda Art Centre and Toplocentrala Regional Centre for Contemporary Arts, Sofia – Burgas State Puppet Theatre 🟢 OCTOBER 23 (FRIDAY) 7:00 PM – “STORY OF A PASSION” – Den Gri Foundation and Toplocentrala Regional Centre for Contemporary Arts, Sofia – NHC Cultural House 9:00 PM – “BRANGI DRUNDI (THE LAST BATTLE)” – Katerina Georgieva, Plovdiv – Sea Casino Cultural Centre 🟢 OCTOBER 24 (SATURDAY) 5:00 PM – “THE LAST NIGHT OF SOCRATES” – Tempo Theatre, Turkey – Burgas State Puppet Theatre 7:00 PM – “CALLED MR.” – Vratsa Drama and Puppet Theatre – NHC Cultural House 9:30 PM – “ARTEFACT” – Staffan Björklund Theatre, Sweden – Sea Casino Cultural Centre 🟢 OCTOBER 25 (SUNDAY) 6:00 PM – “QUEEN OF SPADES” – Plovdiv State Puppet Theatre – NHC Cultural House 8:00 PM – “THE END OF LOVE” – Mini Theatre, Slovenia – Burgas State Puppet Theatre 📲 Follow our page for details about each performance. 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://shorturl.at/tJDbr 🟢 The “Age of Aquarius” Festival is organised by the independent “Theatre in a Suitcase” Foundation in co-organisation with Burgas Municipality, with the support of NHC Cultural House, Burgas State Puppet Theatre, Sea Casino Cultural Centre, “Dyun” Studio, and Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery. 🟢 The festival is realised with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture as part of the National Cultural Calendar, and with the financial support of Burgas Municipality. 🟢 The event supports Burgas’s candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2032.
