"Deviations" by Zdrava Kamenova
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Zdrava Kamenova is a talented Bulgarian playwright born in 1979. Her play "Deviations" explores the lives of four young people struggling with love and identity. Each character tries to understand their desires but can only express themselves through media cliches. By identifying with unrealistic screen personalities, the characters are unable to face reality and remain alone, merely consuming illusions rather than living authentic lives. The play illustrates the difficulty of being honest with oneself and others in today's media-manipulated world.
"Deviations" by Zdrava Kamenova
- 3. Zdrava Kamenova is a talented young playwright. She was born on the 26th June, 1979. She is one of the most interesting, most staged and most awarded authors of the Bulgarian theater stage. Her plays are born on the stage, because she is an actress and a director.
- 4. Zdrava Kamenova made a name for herself in the drama theatre with the play Deviations, which excites both love and self-reflection. The story intertwines the lives of four young people in search of love and themselves. Their paths diverge, they cant fulfil their dreams, they are unhappy.
- 5. These are just some of the lighting bolts flashing through the protagonists minds. A man, a woman, a boy and a girl. No names. It could be any one of
- 6. Everyone has been tortured with similar questions, regrets, aspirations. Therefore, it is quite easy to understand the main characters and feel empathy for their drama. The more you read, the more you hope that you are not so confused. But is it true?
- 7. Each of us has had at least one unrequited love or hasnt put their feelings into words and has lost someone. A discrepancy between four people. And finally all of them remain alone. They are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- 8. Throughout the play the characters try to come close to the truth of their desires, their ideas and notions. In their monologues and dialogues their minds wander in a slurred speech in a
- 9. The play shows how difficult is to be honest with yourself and others. In search of themselves the main characters are identified with the imposed stereotypes in mass media - Superman, Barbie, the unsuccessful man, the unsatisfied woman.
- 11. The characters are emotional, but when they need to share their feelings they use media clich辿s the language and behavior of the actors performing in soap operas, American action movies, video games and commercials.
- 12. The visible, bravado, gestures are more valuable than the essence. Performing replaces feelings and ideas. Identifying themselves with the screen actors the characters escape from reality and remain alone. They are only "consumers of illusions.
- 13. Its a tough task nowadays. Not only because of fear and conformity, not only for selling yourself on the free market, but also because of media manipulation in todays cultural space.
- 15. This presentation was created for Different Cultures on European Stage Project. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.