Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The in:vzbl Festival, organized by the Basca Theatre, brought six shows from Serbia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria to Timișoara, Romania in October 2025 and November 2025 specifically to draw attention to life and struggles in rural communities.
The six shows featured interactive performances, forum theatre, stories with ecological themes, and social documentaries with the intention that invisible voices can be expressed in a safe space, hidden problems become visible, individual trauma is transformed into collective healing, and where social isolation is diminished.
"Магистрала"/ "The Highway" by Toni Dimov Karabashev Company, Bulgaria
The show "Магистрала" / "The Highway" is both a comedy and a social drama that tells the story of a small Bulgarian village facing the tumultuous waves of modernization and globalization. The plot revolves around the news that a new highway connecting Bulgaria to Western Europe will pass through the middle of the village. For the inhabitants, this event becomes not just an infrastructure project, but a real cultural and personal upheaval.
The Highway
By Toni Karabashev
Artistic direction by Toni Karabashev
Actors: Ivan Todorov, Igor Damjanov
Set and costume design by Toni Karabashev, Ivan Todorov, Igor Damjanov
Music and choreography by Dobri Kisyov
The in:vzbl Festival, organized by the Basca Theatre, brought six shows from Serbia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria to Timișoara, Romania in October 2025 and November 2025 specifically to draw attention to life and struggles in rural communities.
The six shows featured interactive performances, forum theatre, stories with ecological themes, and social documentaries with the intention that invisible voices can be expressed in a safe space, hidden problems become visible, individual trauma is transformed into collective healing, and where social isolation is diminished.
"Магистрала"/ "The Highway" by Toni Dimov Karabashev Company, Bulgaria
The show "Магистрала" / "The Highway" is both a comedy and a social drama that tells the story of a small Bulgarian village facing the tumultuous waves of modernization and globalization. The plot revolves around the news that a new highway connecting Bulgaria to Western Europe will pass through the middle of the village. For the inhabitants, this event becomes not just an infrastructure project, but a real cultural and personal upheaval.
The Highway
By Toni Karabashev
Artistic direction by Toni Karabashev
Actors: Ivan Todorov, Igor Damjanov
Set and costume design by Toni Karabashev, Ivan Todorov, Igor Damjanov
Music and choreography by Dobri Kisyov
