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Jane keeps her world under control - strict routines, carefully crafted conversations, nothing left to chance. But when Ophelia appears - childlike, eerie, impossible - Jane’s fragile reality begins to crack. As her grip weakens, time fractures, roles blur, and the line between memory and illusion collapses. “Drowning Ophelia” dives into the brutal mechanics of trauma, which bypasses the conscious mind and embeds itself in the nervous system. We can rewrite memories, numb emotions, fake connections - but the body never lies. The nerves don’t forget. The skin keeps score. Our bodies remember.

Stage Design: Anastasia ‘Nana’ Dimitrova

Sound Design: Vera Arzumanyan

Lighting Design: Alex Iliev & Victoria Taneva

Music: Maria-Viktoria Mitova

Photography: Vera Arzumanyan, Alex Iliev & Monika Boyadzhieva

Videography: Niko Kodzhalidze & Alex Iliev

Costume Design: Anastasia ‘Nana’ Dimitrova

Design: Martin Milev

Artistic Advisor: Nedyalko Delchev

Producers:  Christo Milev

Co-producers: DERIDA Dance Center

Cast: Neda Aleksov (Ophelia), Anastasia ‘Nana’ Dimitrova (Jane), Georgi Petkov (Adam), Stefan Gyurov (Edmund), Teona Sima (Voice / Samantha)

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The production contains references to childhood sexual abuse, incest, trauma, and mental health struggles