NATALIA KOLOSOVA, PhD, was born in St. Petersburg. She is the founder and editor of @artaroundtheglobe. Natalia is a theatre and opera critic and teacher of drama and theatre history. She studied Theatre at St. Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Arts and at Stockholm University. Natalia

wrote her dissertation about Lev Dodin and his Maly Drama Theatre and also a book about the opera singer Vladimir Galouzine. She is an author of numerous articles in Russian and British journals. Natalia is also a photographer and video artist. She lives in London