Burgas State Opera is staging the dance show "Zemfira" for the first time. The premiere is on 27 November at 7pm on the opera stage.

Maria Tabakova is the director and choreographer. The production is her own take, inspired by the film "The Gypsy Camp Goes to Heaven", and the story was her idea.

Daniela Turtumanova, prima ballerina of the Burgas opera, Daniel Tichkov and Teodor Tsakov dance the lead roles.

The story centres on the love between Zemfira and Nikola. Tabakova told Bulgarian National Radio that between the characters, "as sometimes happens in life, a love triangle forms". She says this thread carries the story from start to finish.

The music brings together works by different composers. The multimedia set shows an open-air meadow with simple tents, where love and freedom struggle against each other.

Daniela Turtumanova-Stoyanova made her debut as Kitri in the ballet "Don Quixote" at Burgas Opera on 26 October, with Daniel Tichkov as Basilio. Teodor Tsakov danced Espada in the same production.

"I will keep the classical form in the ballet, but I will also add character elements," Tabakova said. She expects the show to differ greatly from other productions, both in its idea and in how it is presented to the audience.