Ukrainian singer, theatre and film actress, director, and pedagogue. In 2010, she founded and has since led the theatre center Word and Voice (Slovo i Holos).
EDUCATION
Studied at the Mykola Lysenko Lviv National Music Academy under Professor Mariia Tarnavetska. She received her theatrical education from the renowned theatre director Jerzy Grotowski at the Grotowski Center in Pontedera, Italy, and from theatre masters Klim (Volodymyr Klymenko) and Serhii Kovalevych.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, Honored Artist of Ukraine, winner of international theatre festivals, recipient of the Vira Levytska Prize and the “Rodovid” Prize from the National Union of Theatre Workers of Ukraine, Silver George Award for Best Actress, Lviv Regional State Administration’s “Person of the Year 2004” Award, and the Lviv Mayor’s Award for Best Cultural Figure.
REPERTOIRE
Through theatre and music, Nataliia creates a unique artistic space where song is revealed as a vital and spiritual category. She is a prominent interpreter of traditional Ukrainian singing in all its forms: ancient sacred chants, traditional folk songs, kants, psalms, and classical Ukrainian romances. She also performs classical and contemporary academic music, including works by Valentyn Sylvestrov, Alla Zagaykevych, Viktoria Poleva, Bohdana Frolyak, and others.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY
Participant in numerous music and theatre festivals in the USA, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Egypt, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, and Georgia.