Nata Mandaria (BE)
Nata Mandaria (she/her) is a socio-cultural worker and tries to include these facets in her work as a writer and performer. Originally from Limburg, she found her home in Brussels when she was eighteen. She herself likes to say that she grew up in “Little Georgia”. Her artistic practice often starts from her story as the daughter of Georgian Orthodox, first-generation immigrants and all the limitations, blessings and curses that entails. Someone once told her that everything starts with “a feeling.” She gives that feeling back to an audience through rhythmic spoken words. Nata has previously performed with her spoken word at Outside In Festival, FASHIONCLASH, Theater Aan Zee and Europalia Georgia. As a performer, she has played parts in Samuel Valor Reyes’ The Age of Love and (The Age Of) Resurrection. After a four year break, she has delved into making theatre again with her most recent work in progress ‘moederwittevrouwen / თეთრი დედა ქალები’.
Taken residency at
Kunstplaats Vonk
Kunstplaats Vonk is a studio and residency space for visual and performance arts in Hasselt and Genk, Belgium. At their 3 buildings they support artists with artistic feedback, an international network, presentation opportunities, studio-space and a financial contribution (for the residencies).
HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts
HELLERAU acts as an interdisciplinary and international centre for dance, performance, music, theatre and media arts. It offers spaces for productions, festivals, concerts performances, exhibitions and discourse, cooperates with various regional cultural partners and is firmly connected internationally. An important part of HELLERAU is a residency program, which offers opportunities for artistic research, networks, production and encounters throughout the whole year.
Davvi – Centre for Performing Arts
Davvi – Centre for Performing Arts is a hub and a gathering point in Northern Norway for the professional independent Performing Arts community. The organization is a laboratory for new ideas, artistic research, and an open space where different cultures are cared for. We challenge hegemonic thinking and support cross-sectorial artistic working and thinking. We are staff of 11 curios people, we are placed in Hammerfest, Tromsø and Bodø and we are a space that offers residency, laboratories and producer services.
