Brought to you by SireNea (HR) & Arabella mermaid academy (SLO) & Nathuoriel (SLO)
August 2023
Island of Vitality – Croatia
MEET THE TEAM
ORGANIZERS:
Néa Dune
SireNea
Néa Dune is Croatia’s first mermaid (SireNea) for the past decade, and hopes to change that! On land she is a professional multilingual actress, creature performer, model/covergirl and multi-faceted creative, splitting time between Europe and USA. As a volunteer and humanitarian for the majority of her life, environmental work is a cause extremely dear to Néa's heart.
She conceived MerAdria in the heat of the pandemic lockdown and strives for it to become an international oasis for merfolk lovers, joining forces with her fellow Balkan mers from Slovenia, and to raise awareness on keeping their beautiful native Adriatic Sea clean and safe!
Barbara Petek
Mermaid Arabella
Mermaid Arabella is Slovenia's first pro mermaid and founder of ARABELLA Mermaid Academy. She is a swim teacher and a lifeguard. She became a professional mermaid and instructor 6 years ago in the Philippines with IMSIA.
Barbara competed in the World Mermaid Championship in China in 2019 and through the art of mermaiding, she wants to bring magic into the life of others, inspire and raise awareness about ocean pollution. She is publishing her first children's book about a mermaid through which she wants to teach children about values, the importance of gratitude and dreaming, because dreams do come true if you believe in them!
Nataša Zamida
Nathuoriel
Nathuoriel is an ambient vocalist creating haunting/ethereal/siren music. In her daily life she is a Japanese teacher and Voice Coach from Slovenia.
She is a certified Aida ** freediver and a mermaid since 2017. Nat is a mermaid instructor at Arabella Mermaid Academy, loves to be underwater more than on surface and strives to spread the awareness about how to respect and act towards our Nature/Environment. Nature always gives, it is in nature's law to give back so let's do just that!
Boštjan Tacol (Photobilly)
Boštjan Tacol - Photobilly is an established Slovenian professional photographer of 15+ years, specializing in portrait and editorial photography, with a special love for pin-up, vintage, boudoir styles. Head of the commercial photo team at Studio Moderna, he is known for his mastery of color and light!
Mermaid Tamy
Tamy Deluxe is the Slovenian mermaid, a seasoned tattoo artist for 24+ years, cosplayer/costumer and aspiring mermaid tail designer. She designed MerAdria logo, banners and will be designing awards/certificates for the retreat! Tamy is a Nitrox and PADI Open water advanced certified diver, became part of the merfolk community around 4 years ago and will join us at MA23!
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