Aleksandra Stoliarova, born in Russia, is a choreographer, dancer, dance teacher and the artistic director of Kasa Dance. From 2015 to 2023, she was a member of the dance company Provincial Dances in yekaterinburg, with which she regularly toured internationally. In 2025, she finished her master studies in choreographraphy at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, ZHdK. As a dancer and performer, Aleksandra recently worked with Marina Abramovic at Kunsthaus Zürich and with choreographer Dimitri Chamblas at Zürcher Theater Spektakel. Besides, Aleksandra is an active member of the Brücki 235 initiative for Zurich's independent dance and theater scene.
Yang Zhao, born in China, studied contemporary dance at the PLA Academy of Art from. From 2021 to 2024, she was a member of the Jin Xing Dance Theatre ensemble in Shanghai. The dance company performs regularly in Asia, Europe, and North America. During this time, Yang has worked with dancers and choreographers such as David Hernandez, Moya Michael, Arthur Kuggeieyn, and Emmanuel Gatt. In Switzerland, she has recently collaborated with choreographer Luca Signoretti. At the same time she is completing her master studies in dance education at the Zürcher Hochschule Der Künste, ZHdK in Zurich.
Inbar Elkayam, born 1991 in Israel, is a choreographer, performer, and dance educator based in Switzerland. Her creations investigate how bodies navigate between unity and individuality, how shared rhythms emerge, and how dissonance can transform into dialogue. Educated at the Nadin Boomer Dancetheater Academy and the BatSheva Dance Company’s excellence program, Inbar has collaborated with companies such as Kibbutz Dance Company (IL) and LeineRoebana (NL), and has worked with choreographers including Doron Raz, Gilad Yerushalmy, Merav Dagan, and Teresa Rotemberg.
Paul Taro Schmidt is a German-Japanese composer, arranger, producer, and conductor currently based in Zurich. Having had extensive training in classical and contemporary music, Paul’s music is characterised by a subtle handling of timbre and resonance, and a flair for multimedia collaborations. Through the reference of artistic languages from the New York minimalist scene and Japanese traditional music, Paul oscillates and morphs between practices and identities - as musician, composer, performer, improvisor, conductor, and programmer.
Adriana Carlota Berwert is a swiss dancer, choreographer, light and stage designer. Her stage and lighting designs are characterized by finely tuned installations that intertwine with the stage events on a high artistic level. Adriana has been working as as a light designer and technician since 2022 for festivals such as Schlossmediale Werdenberg, Collegium Novum, Theaterspektakel, Bsides Festival, Tanzfest Luzern as well as collaborating with directors, choreographers and musicians.