Leda_Garina

Born in 1981 in St.Petersburg. Graduated from St.Petersburg State Theatre Academy, specialization – stage director of a musical theatre, works in “Zazerkalie” theatre. Staged plays for children – “Where Do Children Come From”, “Crocodile. Hamlet”, and also documentaries “Vagina’s Monologues” and “Behind a Stone Wall”. Acted as the scriptwriter and the director of the plays “Sleeping Beauty”, “Why Am I So Dumb” etc. The initiator and the curator of the “Eva’s Ribs” festival. Besides, she is an author of a series of performances and projects dedicated to the political and civil issues, and also to the problems of gender oppression.


Anastasia_Vepreva

An artist and curator from Saint-Petersburg. Born in Arkhangelsk in 1989. Addresses problems of systemic oppression through different techniques. Graduated from the School of Involving Art “Chto Delat”; has Master’s degree from the faculty of Independent Arts and Studies, Saint Petersburg State University. She is co-curating the Lucy Lippard Feminist workshops. She participated in NORWIND festival, PLURIVERSALE III, IV Moscow international biennale of young art, VI Moscow biennale, Manifesta 10, XXXV Moscow international cinema festival. She has several personal exhibits and has published her work in Colta.ru, Aroundart, Art Leaks Gazette


Maria_Kolosova_1

Coordinator of the theatrical project “Vmeste”. Has performed as the theater teacher in the “Teenage theater against xenophobia” and as the director of the school of documentary theatre in the Central Telecom Museum n.a. Popov. She is curating projects involving the “forum-theater” system for such organizations as “Soldiers’ mothers of Saint-Petersburg”, “Saint-Petersburg Election Observers” and “Children of Petersburg”.


Natalia_Golova

Born 1977 in Belarus. Film director (“Dress” (2012), “My 7 Days in a Heaven Land” (2006), series “School” (2011)), the founder and the head of the culture-historical center “Borisovskaya Myza”, the member of Belorussian Literature union “Polotskaya vetv”.


Svetlana_Shilova

Practical psychologist, Gestalt therapist, psychology professor, consultant on sexology issues. Teaches programs “Psychology of small groups”, “Age psychology”, “Ethology”, “Basics of career-guidance” at PEI Graduate School of Psychosocial Management Techniques. She has her private practice: Gestalt therapy and sexology issues consulting.


Zhanar_Kusainova_1

Born in 1979 in Kazakhstan. Graduated from journalist faculty of KazGU and film director faculty of SPbGU KiT. As a film director and/or a playwright created more than eight movies and series. She is the author of more than ten plays for Russian and Kazakh theatres. The author of the book “My father smokes only Belomor”, which received Grand Prix in the competition “The Script of the Year”.