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Art makes me fly! - interview with Nataliya Tsekova



Nataliya graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Bulgaria as a scolarship student. She had to face several difficulties because of her origin and financial situation. For her, "performing art makes it possible to give voice to her opinion" – that is why she chose acting and this is what helped her to accept her identity. Her play Gypsy Wheels is about people who have been discriminated because of their origin. "No one shall go into hiding, we have to be ourselves and I believe that Roma theatre can make a change."

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