Vassilena Atanasova
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1984-1988 Acting for Drama – Higher Institute of Dramatic Art (now National Academy of Theatre & Film Arts)

ACTRESS IN

1988-1990 Vassil Drumev Drama Theatre, Shumen
Girl in "When the Roses Dance" by Valery Petrov, dir. Boris Pankin

1990-1995

N. O. Masalitinov Drama Theatre, Plovdiv
May in "Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard,dir. Nikolay Lambrev
Algara in "Deer Kingdom" by Georgi Raichev, dir. Villi Tzankov
Rayna in "Duel" by Ivan Vazov, dir. Nikolay Lambrev
Woman in "If I could start all over" by Max Frisch, dir. Assen Gadjalov
Bistra in "When Thunder Rolls" by P. K. Yavorov, dir. Bina Haralmpieva
"Ghosts" by Ibsen, dir. Borislav Chakrinov

since 1995

Little City Theatre Off the Channel

FILM ROLES

"Test 88", dir. Hristo Hristov

"9 – The Number of the Cobra", dir. Hristo Hristov

"Wolf Hunt", dir. Stanislav Trifonov

"A Case of Conscience", Italian-Bulgarian co-production

TELEVISION WORK

Musical videos and TV commercials


AWARDS

1994 Leading Actress at the Chamber Theatre Festival, Vratza, for May in "Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard, dir. Nikolay Lambrev, Drama Theatre, Plovdiv

1997

Nomination by the Union of Bulgarian Actors for the Zina in "Tanya, Tanya" by Olya Muhina, dir. Yavor Gurdev

ROLES AT THE LITTLE CITY THEATRE

1996 Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare, dir. Bina Haralampieva
1996 Rebecca in "Rosmersholm" by Ibsen, dir. Nikolay Polyakov
1996 Luisa in "Grand Magic" by Eduardo de Filipo, dir. Andrey Avramov
1996 Zina in "Tanya, Tanya" by Olya Muhina, dir. Yavor Gurdev
1997 Lisa in "The Living Corpse" by L.N.Tolstoy, dir. Bina Haralampieva
2000 Hellen in "The Cripple of Inish-maan" by Martin McDonagh, dir. Plamen Markov
2003 Lilo in "Mister Paul" by Tankred Dorst, dir. Garo Ashikyan
2004 "Love’s Labour’s Lost" after Shakespeare, dir. Plamen Markov