- Lilia Abadjieva
Lilia Abadjieva is a
Bulgaria ntheatre director , known for her re-interpretations ofShakespeare 's plays. She has taken part in a number of international festivals and received numerous awards.Life
Lilia Abadjieva was born in
Sofia . In 1998 she was awarded a master’s degree in theater direction by the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia.cite news | author= Elizabeth Schwyzer |title = Stormy Weather: The Tempestuous Bulgarian National Theatre Hits Town | url = http://www.independent.com/news/2006/oct/11/stormy-weather-1 | work =The Santa Barbara Independent| publisher = | date = 2006-10-11 | accessdate = 2008-01-27]Work
She has been directing film and theatre productions in Eastern and Central Europe for more than ten years. Many of these productions were re-interpretations of Shakespearian tragedies. Her
avant-garde work is unconventional and controversial. She describes herself as "l'enfant terrible " of Bulgarian theatre.Her production include Shakespeare's
Othello ,Hamlet ,Romeo and Juliet , andMeasure for Measure , Gogol'sThe Government Inspector , Goethe'sThe Sorrows of Young Werther , and Beckett'sWaiting for Godot .Fact|date=January 2008Abadjieva has taken part in international festivals in various countries.Fact|date=January 2008
Awards
Amongst other awards, she received an award from the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria for developing and disseminating Bulgarian culture, and in 2005 she won the Union of Bulgarian Artist's award for the best play of the season for her production of Othello for the Bulgarian National Theatre. She also received awards for productions in
Egypt , Macedonia, andRussia .References
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