Reviews

Design works

2010 Elephant 21 by Mayhem Company, Theatre Local

**** Time Out Magazine Critic's Choise

"A lively, visually accomplished romp" Time Out Magazine

2010 Ill Met by Moonlight by Moonfool

**** Whatsonstage

"Production Designer Katherina Radeva adds to the eerie athmosphere" Whatsonstage
" always exhilarating "
" plays like jazz variations, beautifully orchestrated " Observer

2009 Glass Mountain by Trestle Theatre

**** Whats On Stage ****Venue Magazine

"...stunning images..." The Observer

"Some wonderfully imaginative work by designer Katherina Radeva" Bristol Evening Post

"The movement involves all the ladders which take on their own paths in the drama and Radeva has devised some simple but effective costume changes to indicate the shifts from the present day to a timeless past...." Whats On Stage

2008 Fat Christ by Gavin Davis
“A word has to go to Katherina Radeva who provided a very serviceable set” The British Theatre Guide

2008 Veil by Horse and Bamboo Theatre
“Veil is a huge step forward for visual theatre” The Stage
2006 The Underpants by Steve Martin
“Katherina Radeva’s design is impressive” The Stage, **** Metro, **** The Sunday Telegraph

Performance works

Fallen Fruit 2010

very strong performance language, very unique, very modernist in a way, i like that! it kind of grabs you, and then you are captured...
also i loved you interaction with the audiences, very gentle, non-imposing... and it worked....
the whole set design and playfulness with it and words on boxes - that were already there - worked really well... lovely presence, some beautiful writing, your narrative...
overall, it was brilliant, so full, and so captivating and so touching and so you - what a different world you created and sustained it so well. Lena Simic, The Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent at Home

Seeing Fallen Fruit I was struck, as I had been in previous encounters with Katherina Radeva's work, with her ability to use a simple repetition of created objects to create a strong framework on which to build a performance. The simple boxes that feature in the piece are used to great effect, creatively and dynamically bringing characters and stories to life. The piece itself, tackling that point in time where history starts to develop from memories is, by turns, charming, moving and educational. Tim Jeeves on Fallen Fruit at Bluecoat, Liverpool 2010

Native Birds 2009

I was moved by the work by both the content – the loss of freedom, the joys of travel and migration, scapegoating “others”, and the false notion of the foreigner as an virus infecting the host.  The visual design of the work was beautiful, particularly the 1007 origami birds that covered the stage.  Radeva took risks and pushed the boundaries of her practice to write and perform a work that included extensive use of text, spoken word and animation.  As a writer, she has great potential. She is also a wonderful performer who captivated my attention.  Manic Govinda, Artsadmin, London

“The show seemed to imply the fullness of a life, with an attendant respectfulness, a definite exuberance, as well as a kind of melancholy. I felt privileged to be watching and listening. It is a rally striking piece visually but I want to say that the visuals (i.e. the illustrations) were superb, nice and distinct, very much informing how I saw you as a performer…... Text-wise, there was some really great stuff: I got the impression, at certain times, that you were trying to talk your way to the freedom that you wanted as a girl, to unburden yourself, to prepare to fly. And the words moved very elegantly through the space, I liked the range of what you talked about and how you talked about it (the ordinariness of the eating chips bit, the Easy is when bit). Easy is when… is one of the most touching texts I have heard on stage in ages” Simon Bowes- Performance Artist and Writer

 “I loved it!” -Nicky Childs, Artist’s Producer Artsadmin