ELECTRA HERE AND NOW after Marguerite Yourcenar
Teater play, November 2022, coproduction between Panic Button Theater and Toplocentrala
TEAM:
Directed by
Vasilena Radeva
Scenography and costumes:
Iliyana Kancheva
Light design:
Ralica Toneva
Music:
Emilian Gatsov, Gyorgi Georgiev – Antiqua
Cast:
Maria Panayotova, Samuela-Ivana Tserovska, Bogdana Kotareva, Ivan Stanchev, Elena Dimitrova, Mario Vasilev, Vasil Chitanov
Photos by Ivan Donchev
LULU by Frank Wedekind
Theater play, May 2022, Sofia Theater
ТЕАМ:
Directed by
Kris Sharkov
Scenography:
Nikola Toromanov
Costumes:
Iliyana Kancheva
Music
Emilian Gatsov – Elby
Cast:
Elleonora Ivanova, Martin Dimitrov, Daria Simeonova, Alexander Uzunov, Julian Rachkov, Nikolay Varbanov, Mihail Milchev, Nikolay Dimitrov, Margarita Lachezarova, Ralitza Popova
Photos by Ivan Donchev
STRINDBERG GALLERY after August Strindberg
Theater play, December 2021, Azaryan Theatre, Sofia
TEAM:
Directed by
Kris Sharkov
Scenography
Iliyana Kancheva
Music
Emilian Gatsov – Elby
Cast
Dimitar Nikolov, Mak Marinov, Bilyana Georgieva, Slavena Zaykova, Alexander Uzunov
images by Stefan N. Shterev

ALL THE LITTLE LIGHTS by Jane Upton
Theater play, November 2021, Azaryan Theatre, Sofia
TEAM:
Directed by
Stoyan Radev
Scenography
Iliyana Kancheva
Music
Emilian Gatsov – Elby
Cast
Kamelya Hatib, Aleksandra Dimitrova, Lilly Sucheva
ISMAIL by Yassen Vassilev
Radio play/short video, July 2021, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia
TEAM:
Directed by
Kris Sharkov
Composed
Assen Avramov
Sound design
Kalin Nikolov
Video
Iliyana Kancheva
Cast
Ivana Keranova, Vassil Chitanov, Bilyana Georgieva
DEMONS by Lars Noren
Theater play, June 2021 at Azaryan Theatre, Sofia
TEAM:
Directed by
Kris Sharkov
Scenography
Iliyana Kancheva
Music
Emilian Gatzov – Elby
Cast
Adrian Filipov, Aleksandra Dimitrova, Kamelia Hatib, Stoyan Mladenov

SEROTONIN – after the novel by MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ
Theater play, September 2020 at Azaryan Theatre, Sofia
TEAM:
Adapted and directed by
Kris Sharkov
Scenography and multimedia
Iliyana Kancheva
Costumes
Elis Vely
Music
Emilian Gatzov – Elby
Cast
Vassil Chitanov, Irmena Chichikova, Ivaylo Dragiev, Bilyana Georgieva, Veselina Konakchiiska, Boryana Manoilova, Nikolay Nikolaev
Camera
Alehander Stanishev, Michaela Lakova
Photos by Stefan N. Shteref
- Nomination for the national award of Union of Bulgarian Artists “ICARUS 2021” for best theatre scenography
FAKERY – a social experiment
On May 3rd, World Press Freedom Day, we launched Fakery – a campaign to increase media literacy and counter fake news and disinformation.
Fakery is the winner of the second edition of ACT Labs – innovative events where multidisciplinary teams of artists and technologists seek solutions to human rights issues.
Concept – Iliyana Kancheva and Ivan Shulev Script consultant – Yana Buhrer Tavanier Director – Dimitris Georgiev Director of photography – Damian Dimitrov Actor – Yassen Atanasov Set design – Andrea Popova Costumes – Mirela Vassileva Focus puller – Vanya Ivanova Sound on set – Rossen Pavlov Editing – Ralitsa Kamenova Music – Milen Apostolov Sound post-production – Rossen Pavlov, Audiogenetik Ltd. Colorist – Damian Dimitrov DIT – Elena Nikolaeva
Producer Fine Acts Ana Alexieva Maksim Stoimenov Yana Buhrer Tavanier Co-producer HandPlayed Productions Krasimira Krysteva Angel Ivanov
you can check the whole campaign here: fakery.com
KAZIMIR AND KAROLINE by Ödön von Horváth
theater play, January 2019 at Sava Ognianov Theatre, Ruse
TEAM:
Director: Kris Sharkov Set,
costume design and multimedia: Iliyana Kancheva
Music: Georgi Georgiev(Ostava)
Cast: Luben Kunev, Dayana Mihaylova, Kadri Habil, Ventcislav Petkov, Aleksander Uzunov, Yovko Kunev, Yasena Gospodinova, Kristiana Tsenkova, Evgenia Yavasheva, Ivaylo Spasimirov
HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen
theater play November 2016 at Ivan Dimov Theatre, Haskovo
TEAM:
Director: Kris Sharkov
Set Design: Ralitsa Toneva
Costume Design: Iliyana Kancheva
Cast: Ina Dobreva, Blagoi Boichev, Vasil Chitanov, Biliyana Georgieva, Ivaylo Dragiev
THE DEAD CITY by Julia Savikovskaya
theater play March 2016 at Slavyanska Beseda, Sofia
TEAM:
Director: Vasilka Jordanova
Set and Costume Design: Iliyana Kancheva
Cast: Marina Aleksandrova, Irmena Chichikova, Hristo Terziev
LIV STEIN by Nino Haratischwili
theater play October 2015 at Theatre Off The Channel
TEAM:
Director: Kris Sharkov
Set Design: Chavdar Ghiuselev
Costumes & Video: Iliyana Kancheva
Music: Asen Avramov
Cast: Anastasia Ljutova, Vesela Babinova, Penko Gospodinov, Vasilena Atanasova, Luisa Grigorova
photos by Simon Varsano
Obi4.com(love.com) by Ekatherina Kuncheva
theater play November 2014
Team:
Director: Dimitar Kabakov Set Design and Multimedia: Iliyana Kancheva Costume Design: Boryana Cherneva Cast: Ekatherina Kuncheva, Vania Doneva, Rosen Belov, Ivan Laskin, Milen Nikolov
photos by Daniel Lekov
The wolf and the seven kids musical by Alexander Vladigeroff
April 2014 At the Sofia Opera and Ballet
Team:
Director: Julia Krasteva Set Design: Pavlina Eusterhus Costume Design: Stanka Vauda Video Projection: Iliyana Kancheva Choreography: Maria Lukanova
Black/White Balance
January 2014 This is my first experiment with Kinect and Processing. Very basic, but exciting for me, since programing is quite new to me.
Penta Pulse
June 2013 Аudio-visual/mapping installation for Water Tower Art Fest 2013, Sofia. The main group of people who participated in the project was: Borislav Ginov, Mihail Vurbanov – creative & realization; Tzveta Ermenkova – texts & script; Me – animation & mapping; I/O Band – original music & sound design. However in the last days/nights many other friends contributed to the final result with their time and help. Big thanks to them! short live version making of full version
Day 1
April 2013 a little time-lapse experiment I made during the workshop “ZEITRAFFER/TIME-LAPSE”, organized by Goethe Institut, Sofia and led by Venelin Shurelov song: J.Arthur Keenes Band – Videogame Theme
Planet Pong
This little film was made during “BITTA GENERATION” workshop for sustainable development in Vasto, Italy, June 2011 (http://www.orasustainableliving.eu/, http://www.youtube.com/user/ORAchannel)
idea & realisation: Iliyana Kancheva with the precious help of Polina Stoyanova sound design: Darko Pavlovic (song used: Asian Dub Foundation – New Way New Life)