🗣 Natia Chikvaidze (@natiachikvaidze) - dance artist, performer, choreographer. Natia is a leading Georgian dance artist, blending an experimental approach with contemporary dance and performative aesthetics. She is the founder of @plazmplatform_danceclasses - independent platform for experimental music and contemporary dance/physical theater. Natia actively fosters cultural exchange, bringing internationally renowned dancers and choreographers to Georgia, such as transmitting Sasha Waltz & Guests’ creation “In C” to Tbilisi. She expands the perception of contemporary dance and performance by integrating her work into public spaces (@tbilisiarchitecturebiennial, Contemporary Dance Festival in Kutaisi), club culture (@mutantradiotbilisi, @basssiani), visual arts (@openspaceea,
@untitled.tbilisi), and inclusive communities(“Contact Zone” at @inform_pim). She is also engaged in decentralizing the scene by creating residencies outside Tbilisi (Racha, Kutaisi). Last but not least, she worked on choreography in the film “And Then We Danced”.
🗣 Alena Papina (@pap_pix) – dance artist, curator, teacher, and contemporary dance advocate.
A migrant, Alena left Russia in 2021 and has been actively engaged in Georgia’s cultural life since 2022 as a collaborator (“48 Dance” at @circeplatform, “Horoom Night” at @basssiani), creator (“Project 12” at @saniaoarts, “Fear and Misery of the Third Reich” with Vsevolod Lisovsky at Akhmeteli Theater), audience member, and participant in numerous performances, discussions, and dance classes.
Currently, she curates the Dance Is a Spectrum project at @auditoriabooksbar, develops the expat dance community and dance performance culture (Laban Challenge Jam, Movement Adventure), promotes cross-cultural exchanges(Partnering Community Event), organizes classes with guest teachers (Tanya Melnikova in Tbilisi), and actively teaches at @tbilisi_yoga_community,
@sative.space, and
@yours.move.