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The Toplocentrala project is a joint initiative between a group of artists from the independent art scene and Sofia Municipality, which was launched in 2014 with the main idea to transform the former heat plant of the National Palace of Culture, built in 1981, into a Centre for Contemporary Arts of modern European type.
PROGRAMME
SUNNY BEACH
Documentary theater
October 15 | 19:00 | hall 2
The performance "Sunny Beach" is a theatrical narrative about the crimes of the communist regime that remain concealed to this day. It is a provocation to our memory and our attitude towards it.
LAST ORBIT
Dance performance
October 15 | 19:30 | hall 1
Identity, sound, and gesture drift like satellites, searching for a new gravity.
The shape of something once familiar. Or imagined. Or handed down without being asked.
In orbit – within the restless space between resistance and release.
SHADOW
Theatrical performance - Premiere
October 16 | 19:00 | hall 2
Shadow is a solo performance - a journey from the sweet world of illusions to the real meeting with yourself.
10% of each ticket goes to support the A21 Foundation, the fight against human trafficking and the association "Children with oncohematological diseases".
JUST DANCE: TRASH
Dance performance
October 17 | 19:00 | hall 2
The performance Just Dance: Trash is a reflection on the significance of machismo in contemporary society.
In what ways are we subject to narratives of masculinity as an attribute of the victorious, the strong, the capable, the serious, the brave, the worthy, and — not least — those who create the Show? What drives global politics and the economy, and who are the major players?
HISTORY OF LOVE
Theater performance | Señor Serrano Company (Spain)
October 17 | 20:00 | Toplocentrala
When did love first emerge? Why is its pursuit a constant in our lives? How does the past shape the ways we love today? History of Love is a performance featuring a single actress on stage, tackling the impossible task of trying to understand why we love and why we love the way we do.
October 18 | 19:00 | hall 2
“Never Ever Monday” is a performance-conversation-simulation about the apocalypse as the only optimal version of the future.
Can we restart the game and go back 40 years? Past and future merge into a rosy melancholy that spreads in slow cadence into hyperreality.