Nigar İbrahimbəyli | Azərbaycan
A 2010 graduate of the Choreographic School, Nigar is currently Artistic Director and Choreographic Producer at the Danceability Dance Studio, and Artistic Director of DamlaKids Dance Studio. A professional choreographer represented by the National Gymnastics Arena, MAG (Men of Artistic Gymnastics), Nigar joined the Unlimited programme in 2018 and has actively promoted inclusive dance practices in Azerbaijan.
Vüsalə Babayeva | Azərbaycan
Vusala has long had an active interest in dance, participating regularly in dance classes in Baku. She joined the Unlimited programme in 2018, performing in one of the leads for the Opening of the International Theatre Conference in November 2018. Vusala hopes to promote inclusive dance practices, actively cooperating with DanceAbility in projects alongside both non-disabled and disabled performers.
Anastasia Mnatsakanova | Gürcüstan
Anastasia is a professional dancer who danced with the Tbilisi Inclusive dance Company for one year. She has also participated in the Candoco workshop Dance Lab 1, led by Jemima Hoadley and Joel Brown.
Iakob Gogotishvili | Gürcüstan
Iakob is a professional dancer and member of the Tbilisi Inclusive Dance Company who has participated in two Candoco-led dance labs in Georgia. Iakob was awarded the prize for the best dance performance on film at a competition organised by the Polish Dance Theatre in 2017.
Natali Garkava | Ukrayna
Natali worked as a solicitor after leaving university In 2009. She subsequently became involved in community activities, working on inclusive projects. She has been passionate about regular athletic competition since 2017 and in 2018 signed on for the Unlimited inclusive art project. Her credo: Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it.
Andriy Shcherbatsky | Ukrayna
Andriy graduated from university with a law degree and is currently undergoing training in the 3Dmax and Photoshop graphics software. He has been active in sport his entire life and cannot imagine life without it. He organises sporting events – competitions, tournaments and sports training – in bocce ball, wheelchair rugby, novuss, sport fishing and table tennis. He also puts together camping trips for people with disabilities. For his day job, Andriy is a dispatcher for the wheelchair transport service provided by the civic organisation Harmony. Andriy comments: “I love to travel and learn new things”.
Viktoria Klyushina (Vikki) | Ukrayna
Formerly a swimmer, Vikki enjoys fitness and sport. At university, she majored in Media and Communications but also hoped to find a way to express herself in theatre and the arts. She has volunteered as an interpreter for non-profit organisations like the Rotary and Lions Clubs. In 2018, she was part of the Unlimited Project performance of “A Place to…” Her credo: “Creativity has no disability”. Vikki enjoys travelling the globe and learning languages.
Mariia Bakalo | Ukrayna
Mariia is an independent artist from Lviv. She has been an active participant in the sphere of contemporary dance since 2011. She has worked as an actress, dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and event and educational programme organiser. She sees dance as a means of establishing a bridge between the inner and outer self and path to self-discovery and a means of transforming the world.
