A concert ? Experimental theatre? Stand up comedy? A provocative quiz show? All of the above? Or simply: Ivo Dimchev!
Ivo Dimchev is a category-blurring Bulgarian queer artist and singer-songwriter.
Since 2023 Ivo is Artist-In-Residence at La Mama Experimental Theatre Company in New York.
He Is writer and director of more than 40 stage productions presented at major arts festivals across the world.
In his Top Faves signature concert performance, Dimchev makes heaven and hell collide, again and again, with his mesmerizing voice and darkly profound, transgressive take on human frailties.
Discography - Songs From My Show /2017/, Sculptures /2018/, Trakia /2022/
Dimchev’s Songbook includes the lyrics of 100 original songs, several of which have been featured on the soundtracks of major international and American films:
Liuben (2023) Directed by Venci Kostov
Phi 1.618 (2022)- Directed by Theodore Ushev
Traveling Light (2021)- Directed by Bernard Rose
Corona Shoo Shoo (Short 2020)- Directed by Kristina Nikolova
Dimchev’s Concert and Dance Performances are beloved by his legion of fans, who flock to see him at performance spaces across the globe including:
Pompidou Center - Paris, Joe's Pub - New York, The Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, HAU- Berlin, Oasis - San Francisco, Abrons Art Center- New York, The Lighthouse- London, Frascati - Amsterdam, Silencio - Paris, Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, Karma Koma- Belgrade, Zorlu Center-Istanbul, Seymour Centre- Sydney, Palac Akropolis - Prague, Alice- Copenhagen, Black Box Theatre- Oslo, Kampnagel- Hamburg, Zodiak- Helsinki, Grand Theatre - Groningen, Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, and many others.
“Dimchev inspires a rare form of trust by cultivating an intimate community with the audience.” The New York Times
“Dimchev is a first-rate lyricist, profound even when plain… As a performer, he slides effortlessly between masculine and feminine modes; his vocal range is equally protean, moving from a low baritone to a soprano embellished with theremin-like vibratos.” –The New Yorker
“Dimchev’s voice is one that is always shedding its chrysalis to metamorphose, from low and nasal to high and flutey and everywhere in between. It could be as fine as a brushstroke, then as wide as a cathedral. All at once he scatted and ululated and yodeled, punctuated with grunts. His microphone seemed to drip with butter. “ San Francisco Chronicle
"Dimchev not only confirms his exceptional talent and ability to push the boundaries of traditional art, but also invites the audience to reflect on profound themes in a context of experimentation and innovation.” Interludes
"Animalistic one moment, delicate the next, he meshes darkness and lightness with verbal and physical dexterity." - The New York Times
"His beautiful singing sounds like a voice on an old record: poignantly far away." - Financial Times
"METCH is a seemingly haphazard mash-up of performance styles that both parodies and excavates the act of performance — as only Dimchev can. Pushing the boundaries of what constitutes audience interaction. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. " Adrian Dimanlig- Interludes
Coming shows:
March 19- @club_stroeja - Sofia
March 21- @thedivineldn - London
March 30- @lasalarossa - Montreal
April 12- @karmakoma_belgrade - Belgrade
April 16 - @hauberlin - Berlin
April 17- @alice_nbro - Copenhagen
April 18- @kampnagel_hamburg - Hamburg
April 23,24- @joespub - New York
May 4 - @shedhalle - Zurich
May 11- Bergamo - Italy
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contact info - ivodimi@yahoo.com
