Further contributors

Paul Valikoski studied violin at the Glenn Gould Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Since 2006 he lives and works in Berlin as an instrumentalist and composer. Interested in collaborative performance settings, Valikoski plays as a member of Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, and as a guest with Ensemble Resonanz in Hamburg. He has collaborated among others with Susanne Kennedy, Martin Eder, Sasha Waltz & Guests, FC Bergman, Sabrina Hölzer, Mouse on Mars and Georg Nussbaumer. Since 2017 he has worked closely together with Milla Koistinen as a sound designer.

Grégoire Simon lives and works between Berlin and Paris. He studied classical violin and viola in Paris National Conservatory (CNSMSP ) and in Berlin University of Arts (UdK). Besides his activities as an interpret he produces as Yes Soeur! together with Alexandre Bouvier electronic compositions for stage productions, in particular for contemporary dance with creations in Lyon National Opera, Marseille National Ballet, Tanzhaus NRW with compagnies such as Shonen, Alessandro Sciarroni, Cie2minimum, CieBurnOut / Jann Gallois among others.

Synne Behrndt is a dramaturg, researcher and currently Assistant Professor in Performing Arts at Stockholm University of the Arts. She is the co-writer of Dramaturgy and Performance (2008/2016) and co-editor of Palgrave's New Dramaturgies book series. She has worked with directors and companies in Denmark and the UK.

Jihun Choi is a performer, choreographer and costume designer based in Munich and Seoul. He graduated from Sejong University in Korea with master's degree and doctorate. He was a member of the Tatmaroo Dance Company in 2009-2020.

Choi is the co-founder of Collective ZINADA.

Jin Lee was born in South Korea and works as a dancer and a choreographer. She received a diploma in dance from Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) and a bachelor of Dance from Dongduck Women's University. She has worked among others with Julyen Hamilton, Ceren Oran, Anna Konjetzky, Rosana Riberio, Jasmine Ellis, Georges Maikel, Léonard Engel and Ingri Fiksdal. Currently she is creating her own work as well. 

Emma Sofie Gautestad is a dancer from Norway. She was enrolled in a one year preprofessional dance study program in Oslo before she entered the four year study at Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance. During her studies she has performed in the works of Manuel Ronda, Eleonore Lachky, Elena Fokina, Aladino Rivera and Milla Koisti nen. She was also enrolled as a choreography major student at SEAD. Gautestad graduated in the summer 2025. 

Victor Aaron Bolzmann was born in Hamburg. He actively practiced Aikido, Kung Fu, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He completed his dance pedagogy training at the Erika Klütz School in Hamburg and collaborated with the Chilean choreographer José Vidal on Emergenz, which premiered at Kampnagel followed by a subsequent tour in Chile.
He finished his four-year professional dance education in 2024 at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD), where he worked with choreographers and teachers from companies such as Ultima Vez, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and Les Ballets C de la B.

Raul Aranha was born in India and is now based in Europe. He started with breaking growing up and moved on to study contemporary dance for two years in Bangalore, India before arriving to Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD). In 2025 he took part in a choreog raphy mentorship program by Meg Stuart. He currently teaches in several locations in Germany and has worked with companies and choreographers such as Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods, Selva, PaperTiger Theatre, among others. Aranha has performed in “Magenta Haze ” and “One Next To Me” by Milla Koistinen. 

Tim Persent, born in South Africa, was a dancer and artistic collaborator with the company LeineRoebana from 1994 to 2018. He performed for several London-based companies, including Second Stride and the Rambert Dance Company, and was a permanent member of the Rotterdamse Dansgroep. In the early 1990s, he worked in New York with Ton Simons and the Brenda Daniels Dance Company.
In 1993, he received the Silver Dance Award, and in 2004, the Golden Swan for his artistic achievements. Since 2019, he has been the first certified MUNZ FLOOR and MUNZ BARRE coach in the Netherlands.

Gesine Moog , born in Germany, has performed at various German theaters, including the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Staatstheater Mainz, Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken, and the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich. tanz magazine named her “Emerging Dancer of the Year” in 2004, and in 2007 she received the “Dancer of the Year” award from Riksteatern. From 2008 to 2020, Moog was a member of Cullberg Ballet, touring in Sweden and internationally. She now works as an independent artist and has been a member of the Dance On Ensemble since 2019.

Alba Barral Fernández, born in Spain, has worked with the companies LeineRoebana, Suzy Blok (Amsterdam), and SenzaTempo Teatrodanza (Inés Boza/Carles Mallol). Since 2008, she is a member of Thomas Noone Dance, performing works by Thomas Noone, Roni Haver & Guy Weizman, Johannes Wieland, and Jo Strømgren (with Norrdans). She was also part of the project Camaralúcida(Barcelona). Fernández currently works as rehearsal director for Thomas Noone Dance and as an independent artist with Javier Arozena Cía, Quim Bigas, and La Veronal/Marcos Morau. Since 2022, she is a member of the Dance On Ensemble.

Javier Arozena, born in Spain, has been developing his artistic practice since 2001 as a performer, artist, and teacher in Spanish, European, and North American companies and contexts. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Dance On Ensemble (Berlin), performing in works such as “Works InSilence” by Lucinda Childs, “Fäden” by Ivana Müller, “Kiss the One We Are” by HIATUS/Daniel Linehan, and “Mellowing” by Christos Papadopoulos. Arozena was recognized as Best Performer at the Masdanza Festival in 2020 and awarded Best Dance Performer for VU by Barcelona’s Critics Award Edition 2024.

Ty Boomershine, born in the US, has performed with various companies, including the Lucinda Childs Dance Company, Emio Greco | PC, and the Merce Cunningham Repertory Ensemble. He has also appeared in works by choreographers such as Dan Wagoner, Gus Solomons Jr., Ton Simons, and Giulia Mureddu. Boomershine danced in Robert Wilson’s opera “Einstein on the Beach” and has presented his own choreographic works at Movement Research and Danspace Project in New York, as well as at OT301 and the Holland Festival in Amsterdam. Since 2019, he has been the Artistic Director of the Dance On Ensemble.