Lilyana Ivanova

Lilyana Ivanova graduated from the 69th “Dimitar Marinov” Primary School in Sofia. She continued her education at the Lyuben Groys Theatre College, where she graduated in Acting in 2000, in the class of Professor Elena Baeva.

From 2000 to 2001, she worked at the Sava Ognyanov Drama Theatre in Ruse. During this period, she performed in African Winter, a dance production by Mila Iskrenova; The Princess and the Swineherd, directed by Georgi Kaytsanov; and Hysterics, a production based on The Bear, The Anniversary and The Proposal, directed by Boncho Urumov.

She has also participated in creative workshops led by Mila Iskrenova and Andrey Batashov.

Since 2002, she has been a member of the acting company of the Musical Dramatic Theatre “Konstantin Kisimov” in Veliko Tarnovo, where she has performed in numerous dramatic, musical and dance productions.

Performances at the Musical Dramatic Theatre “Konstantin Kisimov”:

• Reflections of Passion – dance production by Mila Iskrenova
• Sea Salt by Emil Bonev, directed by Marian Savov
• The Two-Headed Eagle by Jean Cocteau, directed by Boyko Iliev
• The New Harbour by St. L. Kostov, directed by Simeon Dimitrov
• Anna Bijou by Marc Camoletti, directed by Marian Savov
• One Jackson Too Many by Arthur Newfield, directed by Marian Savov
• Butterflies Are Free by Leonard Gershe, directed by Yordanka Samsieva
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, directed by Yordanka Samsieva
• Man of La Mancha – musical by Dale Wasserman, directed by Dimitar Sharkov
• The Mother-in-Law by Anton Strashimirov, directed by Dimitar Sharkov
• The Decameron
• The Iron Candlestick
• Caught.net
• The Duel
• Bulgarians of Old Times
• Office Seekers
• The Misunderstood Civilisation
• We Are Not Like Them, based on the works of Chudomir
• The Resort, based on the works of Chudomir
• The Servant of Two Masters, based on the play by Carlo Goldoni
• Hansel and Gretel
• The Three Brothers and the Golden Apple
• Peter and the Wolf, directed by Daniela Hristova

Her artistic career also includes appearances in television and film productions, including She and He, Seven Hours Difference, The Captain’s Daughter and Sparrows in October.