Роза Попова – Андромеда1 на българския театрален небосклон
Roza Popova – Andromeda on the Bulgarian Theatre Firmament

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the creative path of the actress Roza Popova – one of the brightest Bulgarian actresses from the beginning of the 20th century. She started her career at the age of 17. Her fate was connected with the writer and actor Stoyan Popov (Uncle Stoyan). He renamed the theatre he managed to “Ro-sa Popova” in 1897, when the actress was 18 years old. Only 24 years old, she was appointed a director of the Plovdiv Municipal Theatre. Her talent was amazing. She was compared to Sarah Bernardt. Extremely erudite, she can be considered the first female entrepreneur in Bulgaria. She translated and staged in Bulgaria for the first time plays by European authors of modernism. Popova created schools for training of young actors. Her life was turbulent, stormy, full of passions, loves and hatreds. She is an emblematic example of the difficult life of the first actresses of her generation, who left an indelible mark on the Bulgarian culture in the processes of modernization and Europeanization.

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