Today is the birthday anniversary of Prof. Dimitrina Gyurova-Savova. The theatre director and drama teacher was born in Burgas on 9 October 1934.
She grew up in Burgas and graduated from the city's Girls' High School. She later became a professor at the "Krastyo Sarafov" National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFIZ). Her teaching career lasted more than three decades. Hundreds of actors and directors studied under her, and many are now leading names in Bulgarian theatre and film.
She staged plays at theatres in Burgas, Sliven and Varna, at Salza i Smyah and at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre. She was one of the first to set up television theatre in Bulgaria. More than 50 stage productions and 39 television plays carry her name, and more than 40 of her productions were filmed for Bulgarian National Television (BNT).
She received the state Paisiy Hilendarski award in 2019. The Union of Bulgarian Actors gave her its directing award twice. The honours recognise her contribution to Bulgarian culture and education.