Nataliya Polovynka

Born on 27 July 1965, in the Ukrainian village of Olhopil. Nataliya went to Mykola Leontovych Vinnytsia Music School from 1980 to 1984, and later took piano classes with professor Maria Tarnavetska at the Mykola Lysenko Lviv National Music Academy from 1984 to 1989. == Career ==

Nataliya is the director of the theater center "Slovo i Holos" (Lviv) and has starring parts in movies of the filmsBrothers. She has collaborated with the International Jerzy Grotowski International Institute, the Lviv and Kyiv Philharmonic Symphony Orchestras, the Symphonic Orchestra of Lviv Opera, the State Male Choir Dudaryk, the State Men's M. Revutskyj Choir, the capella Dumka, and Cantus. • Пісні Вітру (2008) • Квітка- невіста (2001) • Вість літа (2001) • Земля – Пісня (2023) • Сад Божественних Пісень (2022) == Other works ==

Nataliya has taught at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University (US), University of Wales (UK), and the Jerzy Grotowski International Institute (Poland). == Filmography ==

Nataliya is a recipient of several honors, including the Shevchenko National Prize, and honors from several international film and theatrical festivals. Her accolades include the Silver George Award for Best Actress, which she received for her main performance in the 2013 film "Brothers: The Final Confession." She won five honors at major international film festivals in the US, Canada, Italy, and Ukraine for her leading performance in the movie "Mother of Apostles," which is based on the actual events of Russia's 2014 conflict with Ukraine. • Theatrical Figure of the Year (2004) • Lviv Theatrical Figure of the Year (1999) == Notes ==