Валерія

Valeriia Buradzhyieva
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IT SKILLS PROFILE

Microsoft Office Suite Combining cultural work in Ukraine and abroad has given me a strong intercultural
background and sensibility, which significantly enriches my skills as an interpreter.
Adobe Illustrator
Alongside this, my extensive experience with robust translation projects and several
Adobe Premiere Pro years of English tutoring have strengthened both my linguistic precision and my ability
to adapt communication across different contexts.

SKILLS WORK EXPERIENCE
Communication & stakeholder
interpreter
management
Linguists Connect / September 2025 - Current
Event & publication logistics
• Interpretation (English ↔ Ukrainian) during tactical medicine and combat casualty
Cross-cultural collaboration & care trainings conducted by international instructors.
interpretation • Translation of training materials, including medical terminology, treatment protocols,
and operational procedures.
Educational facilitation &
• Support in cross-cultural communication between Ukrainian servicemen and
language tutoring
foreign instructors.
Writing, editing & bilingual
(EN–UA) translation co-editor, translator
Project & program SONIAKH platform, remote / April 2022 - May 2025
coordination • Editing and translation (Ukrainian → English) of scholarly and critical texts examining
the cultural influence of Russian imperialism in Ukraine and beyond.
• Ensuring linguistic precision and conceptual coherence across bilingual materials.
• Collaboration with cultural researchers and editors to shape the platform’s decolonial
discourse.

curator
thesteinstudio, Kyiv / March 2025 - June 2025
Curation of a performance program consisting of nine performances and two lectures
at the artists-run space thesteinstudion (with the support from the Danish Youth
House in Kyiv).
• Development of the curatorial concept through research of participating artists and
collectives.
• Collaboration on the preparation of performance pieces, ensuring alignment with
the artistic vision.
• Coordination of the work of production managers and technical staff.

translator
freelance, remote / January 2023 - Current
• Translation (Ukrainian → English) of poetic texts by Ukrainian artist Mykola
Karabinovych, whose practice intertwines poetry, performance, and installation.
• Translation (Ukrainian → English) of five soromitskyi (erotic folklore) songs for
Hrishnytsia, a contemporary culture and aesthetics magazine.
• Translation (English → Ukrainian) of twenty-five texts for ZMINA, a program supporting
the cultural recovery processes in Ukraine, organized by the IZOLYATSIA Foundation.
production manager
Wild Theatre, Kyiv / August 2023 - December 2025
• Coordination of the creative and technical teams, including the director, actors,
stage managers, and other theatre personnel, to ensure cohesive artistic and logistical
execution.
• Planning, scheduling, and overseeing the rehearsal process to facilitate efficient
workflow and artistic development.

artistic coordinator, language facilitator
Milvus Artistic Research Center, Knislinge (Sweden) / May 2022 - September 2022
• Coordination of a series of international artistic residencies hosted by Milvus.
• Facilitation of communication and artistic exchange in residencies involving
Ukrainian artists.

artistic coordinator, interpreter
IZOLYATSIA foundation, Kyiv / July 2019 - October 2021
• Coordination of public programs Gurtobus and Art Wednesday, aimed at
decentralizing contemporary art practices in Ukraine.
• Interpretation (English ↔ Ukrainian) during lectures, discussions, and artist talks
involving international speakers.

English tutor
freelance, Kyiv / January 2016 - December 2018
• One-on-one English tutoring to middle school students.
• Development of customized lesson plans focusing on conversational fluency,
grammar, and writing skills.

EDUCATION

MA in Performance Studies
Stockholm University, Stockholm / 2023 - 2026

BA in Theory of Culture
Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv / 2015 - 2019