Balgarianovinite.com The Bacchae play by the Greek playwright Euripides transcends its time and remains relevant in every period of human history, said actor Ivan Yurukov at BTA’s National Press Club in Athens on Monday during the presentation of the play’s tour.
Yurukov performs the role of the First Messenger in director Javor Gardev’s interpretation of The Bacchae which has already had two premieres – on July 10 and 11 at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival. It is a co-production of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia and the National Theatre of Northern Greece. The performance features Bulgarian and Greek actors, and the music is performed live by the British band The Tiger Lillies.
The Bacchae is the last surviving tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides and depicts the return of the god Dionysus to Thebes and his conflict with King Pentheus. The play will be performed 13 times in different ancient theatres all over Greece.
At BTA’s National Press Club in Athens, Yurokov expressed his excitement over the opportunity to experience a tragedy which is a cultural heritage from 2,400 years.
According to Yurukov, one can talk about a milestone in an actor’s career – before and after stepping on the stage of the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. The actor noted that the play is impressive in the way in which it raises a fundamental issue which has always stood before mankind: “People fail to learn their lessons and the result is that a man must be torn apart to consolidate the society so it can move forward in its development,” Yurukov added. Actor Ivan Yurukov Says “The Bacchae” Transcends Its Time and Remains Relevant Today 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-13 16:06:30 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law