The Special Information Fund for Bulgarian Theatre Art (SIFBTA) is an integrated part of the Foundation's Programme for establishing an Information Fund for Theatre Art (IFTA), main components of which will be:

- Special Information Fund for Bulgarian Theatrical Art (SIFBTA);
- Special Information Fund for World Theatre Art;
- Special Information Fund for Scenography and Costumes;
- International Information Fund for Theatre Exchange;

The objectives of SIFBTA are as follows:
- to collect, preserve and classify information in the Bulgarian theatre;
- to form a data base and fill in the missing information on the Bulgarian theatre history;
- to furnish a maximum documentary evidence on the current and future development of the national theatre;
- to organize the information process in conformity with the modern scientific and technical capacities.

The initial stage of the building of SIFBTA will include establishment of:

1. Bulgarian Theatre Video Fund

Objective: Video-recording of the production of the Bulgarian theatre companies (public, municipal and private)

Main activities:
- video-recording of current theatre performances
- searching and gathering of video-records of past performances by making copies or purchase of video-cassettes
- classifying and preservation of the information available
- offering of regulated access to the information gathered
- making copies of video-records for distribution and upon clients request

2. Card-index "Portraits of Bulgarian Theatre Artists"

Objective: Setting up of Information Fund disposing with portraits of Bulgarian actors, directors, playwrights, theatre experts, painters (scenery and costumes), composers and others (plastics, clownade, choreography, stage fight, etc.)

Main services:
- gathering of the necessary information for the production of the dossiers
- classification and library archiving of the existing information
- rendering information services to customers The dossiers will consist of: photos and videos of the person, biography data, artistic biography, special abilities, hobbies, psychological tests proving his temper and characteristic features, etc.

3. Card-index "National Repertoire"

Objective: Setting up of Information Fund which offers complete information about the repertoire of:
- all state theatres from the day of their establishment;
- all popular municipal and private theatre teams.

The Fund will provide information on the following indexes:
- what (author, works)
- where (city, town, stage)
- when (theatre season, date of first-night)
- who (theatre team: producer, actors, stage management and costumes, composer, musical arrangement, choreography, plastic movements, translation, etc.)

Main services:
- searching and gathering of the necessary information
- classification and library archiving of the existing information
- rendering information services to customers and consumers

4. Theatre archive

Objective: Setting up of Information Fund which offers leaflets and posters of theatre performances from the past and the present of the Bulgarian Theatre.

Main activities:
- searching and gathering of leaflets and posters of theatre performances
- classification and library archiving of the existing information
- rendering information services to consumers

The establishment and development of SIFBTA will have four positive effects, in particular:

- Pedagogical effect: A substantial part of the information will be used for education of students in the State Academy for Theatre and Cinema Arts, New Bulgarian University and other theatre centers, as well for education of students and improvement of the educational system in general schools by samples of drama art from national and international heritage. Scientific and research effect: providing of a precise, complete, classified and easy for access and use specialized information will enormously stimulate the development of the Bulgarian theatre science, it will considerably ease the activities of the theatre research workers.

-Professional effect: providing of pure documentary information (video records of life performances, portraits of theatre makers, etc.) will meet the great necessity for professional and art aspiration of the theatre makers (producers, actors, stage managers, etc.) throughout the country. It will inspire the necessity for orientation and acquaintance with the activities within the branch cultural environment: who, where, what and how is making.

- National and cultural effect: the above mentioned positive effects will stimulate the further development of the national theatre and culture. SIFBTA data base will be used by a wide specter of consumers, such as:
- theatre makers: actors, producers, stage managers, composers, etc.
- playwrights, theatre, science, art specialists and workers
- theatre tutor
- students
- school and education centers
- other persons, interested in theatre.

SIFBTA will have a unique nature and character. There is no other institution or organization of similar profile and character in Bulgaria. The Fund will work in close cooperation with all interested state, public and private organs, institutions, theatres, schools, etc.

The information SIFBTA will provide is not time and life determined. It will aid the development of the Bulgarian theatre, it will monitor and tape an entire and significant part of the national cultural history, the demand for which will always be significant.