On the theater stage, a monkey masterfully juggles and walks on a rope. The audience is bored. The monkey tosses the knives that get stuck in its hands, balances on a ball with spikes that pierce its legs, swallowing the saber. The audience is ecstatic. . . In the dressing room, the monkey takes off his costume, and a soulful human face appears under it.—Georgi Djulgerov