Emil Kotev


EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1989 Acting for Drama – National Academy of Theatre & Film Arts  

ACTOR IN

1989-1990 Drama Theatre “Sofiia”
Deaf boy in “The Suicider” by Nikolay Erdman, director Krikor Azarian
Whistle, Pirate in “Peter Pan” by J. Matthew Barry, director Borislav Chakrinov

AS GUEST ACTOR

1997 "Love Struck” by James Joyce, director Ivan Pantaleev, NDK
1999 “Coronoation ” by Ethien Robodengo, director Bina Haralampieva, Plovdiv, Weimar – European Cultural Capital

FILM ROLES

1985 Didi in “You, my Heart Alone”, co-directed by Hristo Piskov, Irina Aktasheva
1987 Stefan in “Test 88”, director Hristo Hristov
1988 Pero in “Ivan and Aleksandra”, director Ivan Nichev
1989 Lacho in “The Love Summer of a Fool”, director Liudmil Todorov
1990 Student with pears in “Ganyo”, director Ivan Nichev
1992-1997 roles in US, Italian and French productions

TELEVISION WORK

1986 “The Colours of Sunrise” (film), director Aleksander Obreshkov
1988 “Men without Moustaches” (film) – driver, director Mariana Evstatieva–Biolcheva
1991 “Metamorphoses” (entertainment programme), director Dimitar Sharkov
1991 “Hello” (children’s programme), director Stefan Mushatov
1992 “Amateurs” (tv novel) – Priest, director Emil Tzanev
1996 “Reveka” (theatre) – Teacher, director Grisha Ostrovski
1996 “Mother-in-Law” (theatre) – Mid-wife, director Boyko Bogdanov
2004 “Ganyo” (film) – poet–provocator, director Ivan Nichev

ROLES AT THE LITTLE CITY THEATRE

1990/91  
  Soldier in “Reigen”, Arthur Shnitzler, director Borislav Chakrinov
  Perkoslav in “Father Ubu” after Alfred Zhari, director Borislav Chakrinov
  Boy, Coachman in “That So Familiar and Craved for Dream” after Chekhov, Turgenev, Nekrasov, director Margarita Mladenova
  Mr Marten in “The Bald Prima Dona” by Eugene Ionesco, director Elena Tzikova
1991/92  
  Assistant in “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” by David Mamet, director Borislav Chakrinov
  German tourist in “The Night of the Iguana” by Tennessee Williams, director Zdravko Mitkov
  Photographer in “Bulgarian Model” after Stanislav Stratiev, director Borislav Chakrinov
  Boy in “The Balcony” by Jean Genet, director Borislav Chakrinov
1992/93  
  Hlestakov in “Government Inspector” by Gogol, director Stoian Kambarev
1993/94  
  Skilachi in “One Front Stitch, Two Back Stitches” by Dario Fo, director Andrey Avramov
  “An Exercise in Otherness” by Stanislav Stratiev, director Borislav Chakrinov
  Alan Felix in “Pick Up Chicks With a Trick” by Woody Allen, director Rusi Karabaliev
1995/96  
  Midwife in “Mother-in-Law” by Anton Strashimirov, director Bojko Bogdanov
  Mortensgort in “Rozmersholm” by Henrik Ibsen, director Nikolaj Poliakov
Samson in “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, director Bina Haralampieva
1996/97  
D’Aloncio in “Grande Magia” by Eduardo de Fillipo, director Andrej Avramov
  Dwarf in “The Dwarf with the Long Nose” after V. Half, dramatization Yuri Dachev, director Elena Baeva
  Boy in “Tania, Tania” by Olia Muhina, director Iavor Gyrdev
1998/99  
Actor with revolver in “The Kazalar Queen” after Vazov, dramatization Yuri Dachev, director Bina Haralampieva
1999/2000  
Old woman in “Love in Madagaskar” Peter Turini, director Krikor Azarian
"Die Rauber" by Friedrich Schiller, director Bina Haralampieva
Father in “Maestro Hunger – Last Session” after Franc Kafka, Ruzhevich – Dobchev, director Ivan Dobchev
2000/01  
Cousin in “Pretty Klara” by Fassbinder, director Plamen Markov
Aladin in “Aladin and the Magic Lamp” after “Arabian Nights”,dramatization and director Sunny Suninski
2002/03  
Quint in “Titus Andronicus” by Shakespeare, director Boian Ivanov
Shwarcbek in “Mr. Paul” by Tankred Dorst, director Garo Ashikian
2003/04  
Alfred Nosa in “Labours Lost in Midsummer Night” after Shakespeare, Tom Stopard, Woody Allen, Peter Handke, director Plamen Markov
Vladimirov in “Golemanov” by St. L. Kostov, director Marius Kurkinski
Medvedenkov in “The Seagull” by St. L. Kostov, director Galin Stoev
2004/05  
Purich the Prophet, state employee in "Sad Family" by Branislav Nusic director Bina Haralampieva