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Bulgaria 1912. A tormented love affair collides with revolutionary passion on the eve of the First World War. Against the backdrop of a nation in crisis intense sexual passion and revolutionary fervour propel iconic lovers, Yavorov and Lora, towards tragedy. Yavorov, poet, playwright and freedom fighter and Lora, his upper class feminist wife, spend their final night together trapped in the destructive embrace of jealousy and recrimination fuelled by romantic national ideals. Their personal tragedy became history. Haunted by Bulgaria s history of frustrated patriotic and national aspirations, this tormented love story seethes with the foreboding of future Balkan conflicts. Nirvana is both a cautionary tale about the dangers of national disappointment and a moving account of a doomed love affair. Nirvana has been produced to great acclaim in Bulgaria, Russia, Germany and France and marks out Konstantin Iliev as one of Bulgaria’s greatest living playwrights.

Cast/Performers

Dolya Dragasevic, Michael Mueller

Creatives/Company

Author: Konstanin Illiev
Producer: Gologan Productions
Translation: Anna Karabinska
Director: Jonathan Chadwick
Design: Agnes Treplin
Music: Douglas Finch
Other(s): Boryanna Rossa (video artist), Oleg Mavromatti (video artist)