Katsia Kaya
Katsiaryna Zhynhiarouskaya

• Address: Schulzendorfer 25 Berlin, Germany
• Phone: +4915203384257
• Email: ekaterina.zhynh@gmail.com
• Website: katskaya.com
• Instagram: @katsiakaya

Voice and sound artist, dancer, performer. A dynamic and multifaceted artist, a dedicated educator and advocate for artistic expression and well-being through the arts.

Skills

• Proficient in multiple dance styles including modern dance techniques like contact improvisation, play-fight, somatics, tango, and flamenco.
• Experienced in vocal performance and opera singing.
• Skilled in creating and directing soundscapes and musical compositions.
• Fluent in English; upper intermediate in German and Polski, basic Italian  Mother tongues - Belarusian, Russian

Instruments

Piano, Synthesisers, Electronics, Autoharp, Drum Kit, Frame Drum, Baby Akkordeon, Singing bowls

Education

• Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, Minsk (2010 – 2015) Bachelor's Degree in Choir Conducting
• Belarusian State Academy of Music, Minsk (2016 – 2021) Bachelor's Degree in Opera Singing
• Continuing Education - courses in somatics, contemporary dance, contact improvisation, vocal improvisation, and art therapy

Professional Experience

• Freelance Artist and Teacher (2020 – Present)
• Stage Manager, State Belarusian Opera Theater (2015-2020)
• Curator and Project Manager, Art. Moving. Dance, National Museum of Arts (2017-2018)
• Artist in Residence and Manager, OK16 (2018-2020)

 Residency’s

2023 Kulttuurikauppila (Finland)
2022 Plein air“Nature knows better” Lithuania (soundscapes)
2022 Well-being practitioners week-meeting (Frontline defenders) Poland 2021 Residency of contemporary music in Warsaw (Dom Tvorcau)
2021 “KULTUR IN BEWEGUNG 2021 REGIONALER MOBILITÄTSFONDS DES GOETHE-INSTITUTS (soundscapes)