Assen Avramov
 
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1982–1988

State Academy of Music, Sofia
member of the percussion ensemble "Polyrhythmia"

Composed chamber music for various professional ensembles.
Adapted ethno music from Ghana, Uganda, Bali, Greece, Bulgaria
Author of audio-visual performance "Playing in Couples"
Composed ballet music
Author of music for 6 short feature films (with friends from the National Academy of Theatre & Film Arts)

1987–1991

Freelance composer, Sofia

MUSICOGRAPHY [theatrical music]

"Political Cabaret" , dir. Alexander Morfov, Rhodopi Drama Theatre. Smolyan, 1988

"The Story of Giaccomo, the Pirate", dir. Alexander Morfov, Rhodopi Drama Theatre. Smolyan, 1988

"Clearing Lot" Â.Õàâåë, W. Havel, dir. Krikor Azaryan
Army Theatre, 1991

"Proof of Light During Plague" after P. Atanassov and A. S. Pushkin, dir. Ivan Dobchev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1991


1991–1997


Little City Theatre "Off the Channel", Sofia Composer and Music Director


Created the vocal company of actors from the theatre
Composer of the music for the majority of productions at the theatre
Composer for other theatres in Sofia and the country
Composer for film and TV
Lecturer in Theory of Music at the National Academy of Theatre & Film Arts
Lecturer in Rhythmics (music, speech, movement) at First Private Theatre Academy "Lyuben Grois"
Together with two close friends and artistic associates co-founded Ars Digital Studio(ADS) (started as a recording studio, at present a company for audio, video and TV production and postproduction, PR, art projects)

1997–2002 Freelance composer, Sofia

Composer for over 50 theatre productions
Composer for several feature films
Composer for several TV documentaries
Composer for a TV sitcom
Audio projects
Writer and director for a number of educational TV series
Writer and director for audio and video commercials
 MUSICOGRAPHY [theatrical music]

"Puschkin Post Mortem" after A.S.Pushkin, author Margarita Mladenova and Ivan Dobchev, Macon, France
"Thiresius The Blind" by K. Merdjanski, dir. Ivan Dobchev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1998
"Three Sisters" by Chekhov, dir. Stoyan Kambarev, Theatre "Sofia" 1998
"The Masons and the Priest", dir. Plamen Markov, Sliven Drama Theatre 1998
"Antigone", dir. Margarita Mladenova, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1998
"The Fake Coin" by Gorky, dir. Ivan Dobchev, Satirical Theatre, 1998
"Father Ubu" by A. Jarry/Alexander Morfov, dir. Borislav Chakrinov, "Adriana Budevska" Drama Theatre/ State Opera – Burgas, 1999
"Quartet" by Laclo, dir. Yavor Gurdev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1999
"Amant" by Tanya Shahova after M. Tzvetaeva, A. Ahmatova, O. Mandelshtam / Theatre Workshop "Sfumato" 1999
"The Typists" by M. Schisgal, dir. Jiri Menzel Satirical Theatre, 1999
"The Black Fleece" devised by dir. Margarita Mladenova/ Ivan Dobchev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 2000
"Verona" by A, Shipenko, dir. Yavor Gurdev National Theatre, 2000
"Sweet Bird of Youth" by T. Williams, dir. Bina Haralampieva, Plovdiv Drama Theatre, 2001
"Born in Vetil" devised by Ivan Dobchev, based on texts by K. Yanakiev, A. Ilkov and G. Gospodinov, dir. Ivan Dobchev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato" 2002
"The Brigitte Jones Diary" multimedia performance, dir. G. Dimitrova, Smolyan Drama Theatre, 2002
"Albena" by Y. Yovkov, dir. Ivan Dobchev, National Theatre, 2002
"Priests and Witches" authentic materials gathered by Plamen Markov, dir. Plamen Markov, Drama Theatre "Sofia" 2002
"A l’Anglais" by Yuri Dachev, Satirical Theatre 2002

OTHER ACTIVITIES

1998-2000

1999-2001

îò 2000

Member of the National Jury for Theatrical Projects

Member of the National Council for Theatre at the Ministry of Culture

Lecturer at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts Member of the Expert Council at Sofia Municipality

FURTHER TRAINING

1984

1986

Master class at Opera Music Festival

Master Class at the First Summer Music Academy – Bretton, France

AS GUEST ARTIST [theatrical music]

"P.S." after Pushkin, dir. Margarita Mladenova, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1992

"Gargantua and Pantagruel" by Fr. Rable, dir. Borislav Chakrinov, First Private Theatre "La Strada", 1992

"The Tempest" by Shakespeare, dir. Alexander Morfov, Drama Theatre "Sofia" 1992

"Zlatil the Sin" by Yovkov, dir. Margarita Mladenova, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1992

"Kutsar the Sin" (Albena) É.Éîâêîâ, dir. Ivan Dobchev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1992

"Hamlet" by Shakespeare, dir. Alexander Morfov, First Private Theatre "La Strada", 1992

"Memory of a Revolution" (Danton) by G. Buchner, dir. Ivan Dobchev, National Theatre, 1993

"Wild Grass" after Y. Radichkov, dir. Margarita Mladenova, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1993

"Leons and Lena" by G. Buchner, dir. Vladimir Petkov, Sliven Drama Theatre, 1993

"Three Sisters" by Chekhov, dir. Margarita Mladenova, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1994

"Don Quixote" by Cervantes, dir. Alexander Morfov, National Theatre, 1994

"Albena" by Yovkov, dir. Ivan Dobchev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1994

"Puk" by V. Petrov, dir. Borislav Chakrinov, Youth Theatre 1994

"Turmoil" by Y. Radichkov, dir. Ivan Dobchev, National Theatre 1994

"January" by Y. Radichkov, dir. Ivan Dobchev, Macedonian National Theatre, Skopje, 1994

"Amede" by Ionesco, dir. Elena Tzikova, Satirical Theatre 1995

"The Cherry Orchard" by Chekhov, dir. Margarita Mladenova/ Iv. Dobchev, Avignon Festival, France 1996

"The Tempest" by Shakespeare, dir. Alexander Morfov, National Theatre 1996

"Apocrypha" based on ancient apocrypha texts, dir. Margarita Mladenova/ Ivan Dobchev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1997

"Somnium Ulixis" after H. Muller, G. Tenev, K. Merdjanski, J. Brodsky, dir. Yavor Gurdev, Theatre Workshop "Sfumato", 1997

"Marat-Sade" after P. Weiss, dir. Yavor Gurdev, Stoyan Buchvarov Drama Theatre, Varna 2003

FILMOGRAPHY

6 short feature films directed by students of the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts

"Twilight" (short film from the "Bulgarian Divorce" series), script and dir. V. Branev, Boyana Film Studios, 1987

"The Prisoner from Trickery" - TV film, script and dir. N. Delchev, Bulgarian National TV, 1993

"Goat Horn" - feature film, script and dir. N. Volev, Boyana Film Studios, 1994

"The Homecoming" - TV film, based on H. Pinter’s play, adapted for TV and dir. Stoyan Kambarev, Bulgarian National TV, 1994

"The Dual Life of Anani Y." – film about Christo Yavashev (Christo) and his brother Anani Yavashev, script and dir. G. Balabanov, co-production Canal+ (France) and Boyana Fil Studios (BG), 1996

"Where Souls Rest" – TV documentary on the Karakachan population, script and dir. B. Papazov, producer B. Papazov, 1997

"Clinic on the Third Floor" - TV sitcom, 23 episodes, script and dir. N. Akimov, Bulgarians National TV 1998

"Sand Glass" - TV feature film, script and dir. G. Dyulgerov, Bulgarian National TV, 1999

"Glass Marbles"- feature film, script and dir. Iv. Cherkelov, Bulgarian National TV, Boyana Film Studios, Mario Krustev 1999

"Stability Pact" - TV documentary by Christof Zodeman, ZDF 2001

"Foursome" - TV documentary by Tanya Shahova, A. Yotova, dir. A. Yotova, Bulgarian National TV 2002

"The Road" - TV documentary about 3 Turkish families immigrants from Bulgaria, script – Petya Tetevenska, dir. S. Kalcheva

"Svetlin" - TV documentary on Svetlin Russev’s life, author Petya Tetevenska, dir. D. Petrov, Bulgarian National TV 2003

"Patoo" , script Vladi Kirov, dir. S. Kalcheva, Bulgarian National TV 2004

BALLET MUSIC

4 productions of the Ego Ballet Studio and the Arabesque Ballet Studio

AUDIO PROJECTS

11 projects for Bulgarian National Radio, 1995

"The Citadel" - devised by G. Tenev/Y. Gurdev/ A. Avramov, co-production of the Bulgarian National Radio /Triumviratus Art Group(TAG)/Ars Digital Studio(ADS), 2001

AWARDS

Second Prize and Silver Medal – National Competition of Singers and Instrumental Performers, Targovishte 1984

"Askeer" for Best Theatre Music for "Apocryph", 1997

Grand Prix at the Prix Marulic Festival for the radio project "Apocryph", 1998

Second Prize at the "Prix Europe" Festival for the radio project "Apocryph", 1998

Grand Prix (The Best European Radio Drama of The Year) at Prix Europe for radio project "The Atol", Berlin, 1999

IV Prize at Prix Europe for radio project "The Citadel", Berlin, 2001

MUSIC FOR PRODUCTIONS AT THE LITTLE CITY THEATRE

1991

"Father Ubu" by A. Jarry/ Alexander Morfov, dir. Borislav Chakrinov

1991

"The Night of the Iguana" by Tennessee Williams, dir. Zdravko Mitkov

1992

"That So Familiar Craved for Dream" after Turgenev, Nekrasov, Chekhov, dir. Margarita Mladenova

1992

"The Bulgarian Model" by Stanislav Stratiev, dir. Borislav Chakrinov

1992

"The Balcony" by Jean Genet, dir. Borislav Chakrinov

1993

"The Balkanski Gentlemen" by G. Danailov, dir. Borislav Chakrinov

1993

"Typists" by M. Schisgal, dir. Rashko Mladenov

1994

"One Front Stitch, Two Back Stitches" by Dario Fo, dir. Andrey Avramov

1994

"Pick Up Chicks with a Trick (Play It Again, Sam)" by Woody Allen, dir. Roussi Karabaliev

1994

"Triptych" (The Transparent Labyrinth) by Krendlesberger, dir. Georgi Kaitsanov

1994

"Time and the Room" by Botto Straus, dir. Stoyan Kambarev

1997

"The Living Corpse" by Tolstoy, dir. Bina Haralampieva

1998

"The Coronation" by Robodengo, dir. Bina Haralampieva,
Little City Theatre "Off the Channel" / Weimar – European Cultural Capital, Sofia/Weimar

1999

"The Queen of Kazalar" by Ivan Vazov, dir. Bina Haralampieva

1999

"Love in Madagascar" by P. Turini, dir. Krikor Azaryan

2000

"Die Rauber" by Schiller, dir. Bina Haralampieva

2000

"Art" by Y. Reza, dir. Plamen Markov

2000

"Maestro Hunger" by Fr. Kafka, dir. Ivan Dobchev

2000

"The Cripple of Inishmaan" by M. Macdonagh, dir. Plamen Markov

2000

"Harold and Maude" by C. Higgins, dir. Bina Haralampieva

2001

"Weep Hall" by Y. Dachev, dir. Bina Haralampieva

2001

"Pretty Clara" by Fassbinder, dir. Plamen Markov

2002

"First Leiutenant Benz" based on the novel by D. Dimov, stage adaptation Y. Dachev, dir. Bina Haralampieva

2003

"Without Skin" by T. Dimova, dir. Bina Haralampieva

2004

"Labours Lost in Midsummer Night" by Shakespeare and sons, dir. Plamen Markov