performance-installation
Deyan Georgiev
Bianca Braunesberger
Gabriela Kurdjilova
Petya Dimanova and Bozhidar Vasilev – Trombobby
Viktor Georgiev
Petko Tanchev
Snezhina Petrova, Yavor Vulkanov, Kaloyan Trifonov, Vasilena Kaneva
TAM is a performance-installation that explores how a sense of shelter can be created - not as a physical location, but as a shared state of being. A place that exists only as long as we are together. Bodies, voices, and presences weave into a common field of attention. TAM is not only a physical or imaginary space, but also an emotional and psychological refuge.
There is no safe place, no separation between stage and audience - only shared air, collective silence, and movement passing from one body to another. Light dissolves and drifts. Sound follows gesture. The voice merges with the material of the space. Every moment is different - the place changes, and we change with it.
TAM is an invitation to be. Simply to be present.
The concept of the locus amoenus - “the pleasant place” - carries universal meaning, reflecting the deeply rooted human need for a space of safety and rest for both body and mind. It is a refuge from the outer world, where we can withdraw in order to recover and reconnect - with ourselves and with others on a deeper level. It is a fragile, intimate space, easily disturbed, yet filled with the quiet intensity of shared moments we create within it.
The artistic concept of the project explores locus amoenus in the context of today’s world of dissonance. Its aim is to create an artistic space that not only allows but also invites the audience to examine their own notions of refuge, safety, and comfort - and how such a psycho-emotional state can be achieved and sustained.
Where lies the balance between reality and ideal - between the desire for utopian peace and the surrounding world?
What is your locus amoenus?
How can we build these places TAM, together?
Deyan Georgiev is a multidisciplinary artist and choreographer working at the intersection of art, science, embodiment, and flow. A graduate of NATFA, Sofia, he moves between theatre and contemporary dance, exploring how the body, systems, and environment interact and resonate with one another. His solo performance Wired was selected for Aerowaves Twenty23, and Last Orbit is included in the Moving Balkans Showcase 2026. He has created choreography for stage productions such as Odyssey at the Plovdiv Drama Theatre and Moby Dick at the National Theatre Ivan Vazov. Listed in Forbes Bulgaria’s 30 Under 30, Deyan holds a Master’s degree in Choreography, Artistic Research & Co-creation from Codarts/Fontys, The Netherlands, where he developed his practice exploring the stage as a living ecosystem of resonance between the body, its surrounding environment and phenomenon.
Marinela Sivcheva
Mira Todorova
Petko Mavrodiev
Yanina Petrova
The performance is not recommended for persons under 14 or for viewers with photosensitivity or epilepsy.
Premiere: 20ts and 21st November
