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‎"Big Brother Christmas" – dreams come true with the first Bulgarian Christmas musical

Photo: Facebook /MATEO

In the most magical time of the year, we turn to fairy-tale characters and plots with the first Bulgarian Christmas musical entitled "Batko Koleda" (Big Brother Christmas). The interest in it is so great that due to the rapid sale of tickets for the first date, it is necessary to schedule another one. So it will have two premieres – on December 15 and 21 at the City Mark Art Center in Sofia. The musical offers an unforgettable, emotional journey to Planet Christmas, where all dreams come true and it is important what you wish for. Both the story and the music are by Mitko Petrov - Mateo.

Mitko Petrov - Mateo
"Over the last 4-5 years, I have started working with children of different ages and this endeavor has opened a new page for me as an artist. I have rediscovered myself a lot, I have developed as a musician and a person. I have experienced many personal transformations and losses, which I have tried to turn into something positive and beautiful. And two years ago I created the song "Big Brother Christmas", which was the beginning and inspiration for the great idea of ​​creating this story into a true musical masterpiece, I would say. Because "Big Brother Christmas" is truly the dream come true of little Mitko, but it is also something with which I can boldly declare that we will write a story with these children, because it is the first Bulgarian Christmas musical ever created. The story is deeply personal and I am extremely grateful and I know that the children who found me and chose me for this musical are not random and will be a real emotional journey for everyone who will be with us on stage and for the entire audience that is with us and supports us."


And the children on stage next to Mitko Petrov - Mateo are the ones he works with at the Music Place Music Studio for Singing and Musical Theater. The set designer of the musical "Big Bri=other Christmas" is Krasimir Marchev. The stage will be three-dimensional - instead of standard sets, there will be multimedia that will create a 3D effect and will change during the performance.

Mitko Petrov - Mateo promises to reveal who Big Brother Christmas really is through exciting situations with songs, laughter and a little drama - emotions in their full range.

The video for the song was filmed in a fabulous corner of Bulgaria - the Golden Park in the town of Lukovit and the picturesque Karlukovo, near which is the location of the the magnetic natural phenomenon "The Eyes of God", part of the karst cave "Prohodna".


Photos: Facebook /MATEO



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