Palina (FR)

Palina Kotsiashava is a Belarusian-born poet, performer, and actress based in France. Writing in both Russian and French, she explores poetry as a space of freedom and truth. Her work delves into themes of love, inner struggle, exile, and the search for self and belonging in the context of immigration and political oppression.

She performs internationally (Canada, Japan, Mexico, Brazil…), and collaborates with musicians and dancers to create hybrid, sensitive, and deeply engaged artistic forms