ZONG THEATER WITH A PREMIERE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

ZONG Theater takes on a new mission. The one we know from "Life is a Dream" (two

IKAR Awards and three international awards) and "Othello - The Doom of

The Idealist" team will present on December 23 at 7:00 p.m. on the stage of

Osvobozhdenie Cinema Theater (next to Central Station) held its first premiere for

the new theater season titled "MISSION PHILOCTEUS. THE LAST

SURVIVOR" based on Muller, Sophocles, motifs from Homer and author's texts.

The next date is January 13, 2025.

The team describes their new project as a theatrical reality show, which

demythologizes the ancient Greek heroes we know and places them in the context of

a contemporary genre - reality competition.

Three heroes, chosen from thousands of others, will enter a strategic

A fight for survival. The ultimate game of agility, hunger and will.

Odysseus – the politician. Neoptolemus – the warrior. Philoctetes – the archer.

After his memorable portrayal of Woland in "The Master and the

Margarita” (Youth Theater), for which she won the IKAR 2021 for Leading

female role, actress Koyna Ruseva will play the role of Odysseus.

The winner of the IKAR 2019 for Leading Actor Boyan Arsov (Seghizmundo in

"Life is a Dream"), which captivated viewers last year with its

one-man show "Lucifer" at the Satirical Theater, will be Philoctetes. In the role

Alexander Andreev – a graduate of the last class – will enter Neoptolemus

of Prof. Snezhina Tankovska at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts, where the ZONG Theater team

dedicates the show.

The performance seeks to give a new perspective on the big question in

Politics and Art: Does the End Justify the Means?

Troy – 1193 BC On the way to the Trojan War, Philoctetes is abandoned

by the Greeks on the island of Lemnos by order of Odysseus, because he was wounded in the leg,

which makes him unfit for battle. For ten years Philoctetes survives alone on

island, fueled solely by the thought of revenge. Sea Storm

brings a young man to the island. Who is he, did he accidentally end up on Lemnos?

and what is his mission?

Will Odysseus succeed in drawing his enemy into a new coalition? Does he know

Who will he face – what has Philoctetes become after ten

years of loneliness? This is the clash of two worlds – the man politician vs.

The man is a wound. One of the two is superfluous.

This is a story about a disappearing man, erased from history. The one whose will

can overcome the laws of nature and the instincts of the body. The lost,

The forgotten, impossible hero. The last survivor of his kind.

The author of the dramaturgical version and director of the performance is Dina

Markova (ICAR 2019 for Debut in Directing). The set design and costumes

(as in the previous projects of Theater ZONG) are the work of Boyan Arsov.

The composer is Dobromir Kisyov, and the voice-over is by Vyara Kolarova, who

is also part of the previous two performances of ZONG Theater. The video environment,

The trailer and poster for the performance were created by Jeason Brad Lewis.

Excerpts from the translation from German by Ivan Stanev have been used. Photographer is

Peter Nedyalkov.

The team of “MISSION PHILOCTEUS. THE LAST SURVIVOR” filmed

a special trailer that you can watch on the theater's YouTube channel

the following address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEy6JYibU7Y

"The action in this story takes place on the island of Lemnos. The idea arose to

we filmed a promotional video for the show on this very island, where even today

one can visit the cave of Philoctetes. We left for Lemnos at the end of

month of October and within the day until sunset we filmed the trailer for

rocky shore. Koyna rode a jet ski for the first time and after a short training

boldly entered the sea. We took many beautiful panoramic shots with

drone, we spent half the day in the water…” the theater team shares.

Viewers can purchase tickets for the performance on the EPAYGO website or

to reserve their seats on the website www.zongtheatre.com, as well as in

ZONG Theater's social profiles on Facebook and Instagram, where they can

to keep an eye on the other events in the theater's program, as well as new

dates. Tickets are also sold on site before the performance at the Cinema-Theater

Liberation. The location is unusual for the Sofia audience, but access

Getting from the city center is extremely easy and convenient. Metro station

"Central Station" is a few minutes walk from the theater.

The performance was realized with the support of the Ministry of Culture and

Sofia Municipality.

About ZONG Theater:

ZONG Theater was born in 2017 as a collaboration between Boyan Arsov (actor) and

Dina Markova (director). The name of the Association ZONG (a German word,

meaning song; in Brecht's theater, "zongs" are songs with a message) is

a reference to the fact that ZONG Theater aims to create a spiritual

a space for socially engaged theater with a focus on issues important to

modern man, socially significant topics and problems.