Natalia Barua

Natalia Barua is an award-winning dance artist and choreographer working predominantly in videodance, interdisciplinary performance and participation. Her work experiments with theatricality and form, attempting to explore a true synthesis of dance and video language, manifesting in single and multi screen films, installations and performances.

During 2010-2012 Natalia created performances for GAP Gallery, niu espai artistic, UntitledBCN (Barcelona) - this work in non theatre-based dance and interest in site-specific responses led her to screendance practice. In 2016 she was a Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship recipient which supported her training, development and networks in the screendance field.
Since, Natalia's collaborative work has been screened at multiple screendance and experimental film festivals worldwide and awarded at renowned festivals like LightMoves, Agite y Sirva and most recently at Rollout Macao for her triptych ISLA (2019) which has screened throughout South America, Canada, Southeast Asia and Europe. Her multi-screen work has been presented at venues such as Threshold Arts Space, Bath Spa University MediaWall and her first video-performance-installation was presented at Hidden Door Festival, Edinburgh in 2018. Her practice-based research Expansive Screndance received Creative Scotland funding in 2019 influencing her new work Slumbering Deep (2020), a commission from children's performing arts organisation, Lyra, where she is also Arts Facilitator (part time).

Natalia has been teaching and facilitating in community and professional settings for nearly a decade, the focus of her practice with children and young people and groups with specialist needs. During 2013-2017 she co-directed an inclusive dance organisation in London and has worked for organisations such as East London Dance, English National Ballet School, YDance and Step Into Dance and led dance film projects and training with Stratford Circus, The Roundhouse and Pavilion Dance South West. Natalia's work with young people has been presented at Unlimited Festival Southbank Centre, Big Dance Bus, LOST Theatre, Siobhan Davies Dance and Artspace.