{"id":42,"date":"2010-11-26T12:39:39","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boikavelkova.com"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:06:31","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/about-me\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boika Mihaylova Velkova<br \/>\nactress, born on 16th July<\/p>\n<h3>Graduated from:<\/h3>\n<p>National Academy for Film and Theatre Arts \u2013 Sofia<br \/>\nLee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute \u2013 New York<br \/>\nBallet School<\/p>\n<h3>Director:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Specialization in directing with Professor Kama Ginkas, 2016, St. Petersburg<\/li>\n<li>Master&#8217;s degree in directing with Professor Chavdar Krastev, Neofit Rilski South-West University, 2015-2016<\/li>\n<li>Master&#8217;s degree in directing with Professor Krasimir Spasov, Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, 2012-2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More important roles in the theater:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Violet \u2013 August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, directed by Yasen Peyankov<\/li>\n<li>Agafya Tikhonovna &#8211; Marriage by N. V. Gogol, directed by St. Kambarev<\/li>\n<li>Elena Andreeva &#8211; Uncle Vanya by A. P. Chekhov, directed L. Heyfets<\/li>\n<li>Olga &#8211; Three Sisters by A. P. Chekhov, directed by St. Kambarev<\/li>\n<li>Estelle &#8211; Behind closed doors (No exit) by Sartre, directed by E. Tsankova<\/li>\n<li>Tamar &#8211; Yonadav by Shaffer, director Z. Mitkov<\/li>\n<li>Viola \u2013 Twelfth night by Shakespeare, directed by S. Shkarov<\/li>\n<li>May \u2013 Fool for love by Shepherd, directed by St. Kambarev<\/li>\n<li>Sveta &#8211; Love by Petrushevska, directed by St. Kambarev<\/li>\n<li>Joan of Arc &#8211; Joan of Arc by Minkov, directed by D. Pophristov<\/li>\n<li>Madame Therbouche \u2013 The Libertine by Schmidt, directed by St. Kambarev<\/li>\n<li>Ana &#8211; Closer by P. Marber, directed by Pl. Markov<\/li>\n<li>Ruth \u2013 The Forest by D. Mamet, directed by Il. Bekirov<\/li>\n<li>Miss Robinson &#8211; The Graduate by Jones, directed by Iv. Hristov<\/li>\n<li>Martha &#8211; Who&#8217;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Albee, directed by L. Todorov<\/li>\n<li>French Princess &#8211; Love&#8217;s Labours Lost by Shakespeare, directed Z. Mitkov<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Cheveley &#8211; An Ideal Husband by O. Wilde, directed by St. Kambarev<\/li>\n<li>Abby \u2013 The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute, directed by Snezhina Tankovska<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Banks &#8211; Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon, directed by Ivaylo Hristov<\/li>\n<li>Arcadina &#8211; Seagull by A. P. Chekhov, directed by Krikor Azaryan<\/li>\n<li>Blanche du Bois &#8211; Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Krikor Azaryan<\/li>\n<li>Stevey &#8211; The Goat or Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee, directed by Yavor Gurdev<\/li>\n<li>Jenny &#8211; Love Nr. 2 by the Neil Simon, directed by Ivaylo Hristov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More important roles in movies:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Coziness (Bulgarian: \u201c\u0423\u044e\u0442\u201c), directed by Kamen Donev<\/li>\n<li>The 11th Grade (Bulgarian: \u201cXIa\u201c), directed by Georgi Kostov<\/li>\n<li>Lift for Patients (Bulgarian: \u201c\u0410\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043e\u0440 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u201c), directed by Iglika Trifonova<\/li>\n<li>Undercover (Bulgarian: \u201c\u041f\u043e\u0434 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0435\u201c) \u2013 series, seasons 4 and 5, directed by Viktor Bozhinov<\/li>\n<li>The Boyana Master &#8211; directed by Z. Shandov<\/li>\n<li>Yo-ho-ho &#8211; directed by Zako Heskia<\/li>\n<li>The Bird &#8211; directed by Galia Kraleva<\/li>\n<li>Ice Dream &#8211; directed by Ivan Georgiev<\/li>\n<li>Church for Wolves &#8211; directed by Nicholay Lambrev<\/li>\n<li>My friends call me Uncle &#8211; directed by Ivaylo Hristov<\/li>\n<li>The Uncle &#8211; directed by Z. Kasamanova<\/li>\n<li>The Island &#8211; directed by Kamen Kalev<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Theatre Play Director:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ghosts (Bulgarian: \u201c\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u201c), by Henrik Ibsen<\/li>\n<li>The Road To Aphrodite (Bulgarian: \u201c\u041f\u044a\u0442\u044f\u0442 \u043a\u044a\u043c \u0410\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0430\u201c), by Isabel Allende<\/li>\n<li>The Colour of Deep Waters (Bulgarian: \u201c\u0426\u0432\u0435\u0442\u044a\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u044a\u043b\u0431\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u201c), by Olya Stoyanova<\/li>\n<li>Oh, you, whoever you are&#8230; (Bulgarian: \u201c\u041e, \u0442\u0438, \u043a\u043e\u044f\u0442\u043e \u0438 \u0434\u0430 \u0441\u0438&#8230;\u201c), by Mirela Ivanova<\/li>\n<li>Lady Windermere&#8217;s Fan (Bulgarian: \u201c\u0412\u0435\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u043b\u0435\u0439\u0434\u0438 \u0423\u0438\u043d\u0434\u044a\u0440\u043c\u0438\u044a\u0440\u201c), by Oscar Wilde<\/li>\n<li>The Constant Wife (Bulgarian: \u201e\u041f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0441\u044a\u043f\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0430\u201c), by Somerset Maugham<\/li>\n<li>Empire of Beauty (Bulgarian: \u201e\u0418\u043c\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0430\u201c), by John Misto<\/li>\n<li>The Middle Class Gentleman (Bulgarian: \u201e\u0411\u0443\u0440\u0436\u043e\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u201c), by Jean-Baptiste Moli\u00e8re<\/li>\n<li>The House of Bernarda Alba (Bulgarian: \u201e\u0414\u043e\u043c\u044a\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0430 \u0410\u043b\u0431\u0430\u201c), by Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca<\/li>\n<li>Fedra (Bulgarian: \u201e\u0424\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0430\u201c), by Petar Plamenov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Skills:<\/h3>\n<p>Piano, ballet (tap, modern dance, folklore, historic dance), horseback riding, fencing<\/p>\n<h3>Awards:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Supporting Actress Award by the Film Makers &#8211; 2012 for the movie The Island &#8211; directed by&nbsp;Kamen Kalev<\/li>\n<li>III Award for Best Actress at the Bulgarian Drama and Theater Festival in 1989 for the role of Joan of<\/li>\n<li>Arc in Joan of Arc by Margarit Minkov and Atanaska in Dream by Ivan Radoev, directed by Simeon&nbsp;Dimitrov<\/li>\n<li>Award for Best Actress by the UBA in 1999 for Three Sisters by A. P. Chekhov, directed by St. Kambarev<\/li>\n<li>First Prize on the Festival of Chamber Theatre \u2013 city of Vratsa in 1999 for the role of Estelle in Behind Closed Doors (No Exit) by Sartre, directed by E. Tsankova<\/li>\n<li>Award for Best Actress at the Festival in Blagoevgrad in 2000 for the role of Olga in Three Sisters by A. P. Chekhov, directed by St. Kambarev and for the role of Elena Andreeva in Uncle Vanya by A. P. Chekhov, directed by Leonid Heyfets<\/li>\n<li>Askeer in 2000, for Best Actress for the role of Elena Andreeva in Uncle Vanya by A. P. Chekhov, directed by Leonid Heyfets<\/li>\n<li>Askeer in 2005 for Best Actress for the role of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate by T. Jones, directed by Ivaylo Hristov<\/li>\n<li>Nomination for Best Actress by UAB in 2007 for the part in Streetcar Named Desire by T. Williams \u2013 the Bulgarian Army Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Award for Best Actress by UAB in 2008 for the part in The Seagull by A. P. Chekhov &#8211; Arcadina, directed by Krikor Azaryan &#8211; the Bulgarian Army Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Nominated for Askeer in 2011 for Best Actress for the role of Violet in August: Osage County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boika Mihaylova Velkova actress, born on 16th July Graduated from: National Academy for Film and Theatre Arts \u2013 Sofia Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute \u2013 New York Ballet School Director: Specialization in directing with Professor Kama Ginkas, 2016, St. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":38,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":826,"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/826"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boikavelkova.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}