Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Winners of prestigious "Icarus" awards have been announced

Photo: BGNES

The "Icarus" national awards were presented on the World Theater Day in the "Ivan Vazov" National Theater in Sofia.

The play "Orpheus" of the National Theater, by Slovenian director Jernej Lorenzi, grabbed three awards - for the best performance, for best director and for favorite performance of the audience. Vladimir Penev's performance in "Easter Wine" at the National Theater received the price for the best leading male role. Svetlana Yancheva took the prize for leading female role in "Oh, Happy Days" at the Sfumato Theater Workshop.

The prize for circus art went to Lucrezia Mario Malevolti for excellence in the equestrian genre. Singer Lyubo Kirov received an award for stage performance and Theodosii Spassov took the prize for contemporary Bulgarian music for his world tour. Maria Stefanova was awarded the statuette for honor and dignity as the oldest acting actress in Bulgaria.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Yavor Milushev with award for outstanding contribution to Bulgarian theatre

On Theater Day - March 27, the Union of Artists in Bulgaria traditionally presented the National Awards for Performing Arts IKAR. The award for outstanding contribution to Bulgarian theatre went to actor Yavor Milushev and was..

published on 3/28/25 2:55 PM

Bulgaria participates in the Leipzig Book Fair with a rich cultural programme

Bulgarian authors and cultural figures are representing our country at the Leipzig Book Fair 2025. Among them is poet, writer, composer and musician Emanuil Vidinski, who will participate today in the discussion "Between Germany and Bulgaria",..

published on 3/28/25 10:15 AM

For the 51st time, the Ikar Performing Arts Awards will be presented on the World Day of Theatre

For the 51st time, the Ikar Performing Arts Awards will be presented at an official ceremony at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia on 27 March - World Theatre Day. The theme of IKAR 2025 is 'PARTY Coalition' - a reflection of the political..

published on 3/27/25 7:45 AM