--- title: "40/40 | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "An inspiring and moving celebration of Katherina Radeva's 40 years as a woman, a migrant and an artist. Claiming space on a dance floor, she dances with joyous abundance and presents stories of her past, present and future. From the little girl dancing at her parents' student parties, to the teenage rhythm gymnast who was body-shamed, to the creative who refuses to be categorised we see a choreography of all the joys and sorrows of 40 years. Radeva is an irresistible performer whose authenticity and generosity shines in this life-affirming piece from award-winning Two Destination Language. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com" "og:title": 40/40 "twitter:description": "An inspiring and moving celebration of Katherina Radeva's 40 years as a woman, a migrant and an artist. Claiming space on a dance floor, she dances with joyous abundance and presents stories of her past, present and future. From the little girl dancing at her parents' student parties, to the teenage rhythm gymnast who was body-shamed, to the creative who refuses to be categorised we see a choreography of all the joys and sorrows of 40 years. Radeva is an irresistible performer whose authenticity and generosity shines in this life-affirming piece from award-winning Two Destination Language. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com" "twitter:title": 40/40 description: "An inspiring and moving celebration of Katherina Radeva's 40 years as a woman, a migrant and an artist. Claiming space on a dance floor, she dances with joyous abundance and presents stories of her past, present and future. From the little girl dancing at her parents' student parties, to the teenage rhythm gymnast who was body-shamed, to the creative who refuses to be categorised we see a choreography of all the joys and sorrows of 40 years. Radeva is an irresistible performer whose authenticity and generosity shines in this life-affirming piece from award-winning Two Destination Language. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com" --- # 40/40 [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![40/40](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Fd3a0828c-5e99-4106-8a6a-8aa0630ad2dc?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # 40/40 An inspiring and moving celebration of Katherina Radeva's 40 years as a woman, a migrant and an artist. Claiming space on a dance floor, she dances with joyous abundance and presents stories of her past, present and future. From the little girl dancing at her parents' student parties, to the teenage rhythm gymnast who was body-shamed, to the creative who refuses to be categorised we see a choreography of all the joys and sorrows of 40 years. Radeva is an irresistible performer whose authenticity and generosity shines in this life-affirming piece from award-winning Two Destination Language. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com ## Enhanced Performances - 40/40 _Captioning performances involves displaying synchronised dialogue, lyrics and sound effects as text on screens or devices during live shows. 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