Dancers
Guilherme Leal (28)
Guilherme Leal studied at the most prestigious dance conservatory in Portugal, and later completed his studies at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
He has performed in various productions by renowned choreographers in theaters and operas across Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Israel.
Guilherme began working on his own creations, co-creating with artists from fields such as music, fashion, video, and photography.
Katarzyna Zakrzewska (26)
Katarzyna is a Polish freelance dancer. She has participated in numerous workshops not only in Poland but across Europe since her childhood.
She currently works in Poland as a choreographer and contemporary dance teacher, becoming a key figure in the production and choreography of many Polish music video projects.
She was a dancer in the young company Elephant in the Black Box Company Junior in Madrid, where she furthered her artistic training.
Lou Thabart (31)
Lou Thabart received his training at the Paris Opera National Ballet School. After spending a year with the Paris National Ballet, he joined the Leipzig Ballet as a soloist in 2012. In 2017, Lou Thabart was nominated for the German Theater Prize “DER FAUST” in the category of “Best Dancer.”
After eight years with the Leipzig Ballet, Lou Thabart decided to leave the company and, since 2020, has worked as a freelance artist and dance maker, creating interdisciplinary and innovative works in collaboration with various international creatives.
Clémentine Herveux (35)
Clementine studied at the Central School of Ballet in London. She worked as a dancer from 2008 to 2019 with Hessisches Staatsballett, Tanzkompagnie Giessen, and Ballet TheaterHagen, working with some of the most important choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Hofesh Shechter, Damien Jalet, Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke, and Alexander Ekman.
Now a freelance artist, she works with Cocoon Dance Company with Rafaele Giovanola, Snorkel Rabbit with Alba Castillo and Bryan Arias, Socompany with Sita Ostheimer, IVONA company with Pablo Girolami, IVESPRI with Giovanni Insaudo and Gustavo Ramires.
Samuele Arisci (31)
Italian dancer Samuele graduated from the DanceHaus Academy in Milan, directed by Susanna Beltrami, with whom he worked on several projects.
Over the years, Samuele has gained professional experience as a dancer and performer, working with German choreographer Susanne Linke, Matteo Sedda (performer for Jan Fabre), Lost Movement (Nicolò Abbattista), Prendashanseaux (Antonio Bissiri), ZA DanceWorks (Andrea Zardi), OpificioTrame Physical Dance Theatre (Federicapaola Capecchi), and OPLAS (Luca Bruni).
He currently works for the following companies: Natiscalzi DT (Tommaso Monza and Claudia Rossi Valli), IVONA (Pablo Girolami), Artemis Danza (Monica Casadei), and CORNELIA (Nicolas Grimaldi Capitello).
Kiran Bonnema (26)
Kiran was born in the Netherlands but moved to Brazil at an early age, where he began dancing. He graduated from the Bolshoi Theatre School in Brazil at 16, later studying at the École Atelier Rudra Bejart in Lausanne for two years.
In 2017, Kiran returned to the Netherlands to work with De Dutch Don’t Dance Division, followed by an internship at the renowned Nederlands Dans Theater 2.
During the corona pandemic, Kiran returned to DeDDDD as a dancer, choreographer, and assistant artistic director. He later danced with Hessisches Staatsballett in Wiesbaden, Germany, and now works as a freelance artist.
Yasmin Griv (24)
Yasmin is an Israeli dancer and artist, born in 2000. She graduated from “The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance” high school and received three excellence scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF).
From 2018 to 2020, she studied in the “Dance Workshop Ga’aton” program under the artistic direction of Einav Levi and Yaniv Avraham, performing the repertoire of Ohad Naharin, Rami Be’er, Barak Marshall, Renana Raz, Roy Assaf, Noa Zuk, and participating in the creations of Tom Weinberger, Shahar Benyamini, Daniel Agami, Andrea Martini, and others.
Between 2020 and 2022, she danced with the Jerusalem Dance Theatre and “Con-Calore Dance Group,” choreographed by Maya Popva. As a choreographer, her creations have been presented at Inbal Theatre, 10/20 Jerusalem Festival, and Bazak Festival, where she won the first prize for best short film.
Fabio Cavallo (30)
Fabio Cavallo was born in Milan in 1994. In 2011, he received a scholarship to attend the Ballet School of Tuscany and soon joined the youth company Antitesi Ensemble Balletto di Toscana, directed by Cristina Bozzolini.
In 2014, he joined Spellbound Contemporary Ballet, performing in the company’s extensive repertoire.
In 2018, as a freelance dancer, he collaborated on various projects spanning theater, television, cinema, fashion, and music.
He worked with RAMBERT DANCE, Benoit Swan, Diego Tortelli, Macia Del Prete, Andrea Bocelli, Franco Dragone, Giuliano Peparini, Maria de Filippi’s Amici, and Festival di Sanremo 69. In 2022, he played Gretel in the theatrical production “Hansel & Gretel Alteration” by VIDAVÈ, directed by Matteo Vignali and Noemi Dalla Vecchia.
Shani Hadashi (26)
Shani Hadashi is an Israeli contemporary dancer. She graduated from the Vertigo International Dance Program in 2020, and proceeded to dance in Kolben Dance Company (directed by Amir Kolben), and Jerusalem Dance Theater (directed by Eyal Nahum) alongside various freelance projects.
Isidora Markovic (28)
Isidora Markovic is a freelance performer and choreographer. She studied dance in Belgrade and Munich, where she began her professional career as a member of the Bavarian State Ballet II.
She later worked with the Nuremberg Ballet and Hessisches Staatsballett, performing in works by Damien Jalet, Sharon Eyal, Jeroen Verbruggen, Hofesh Sechter, Willi Dorner, Xie Xin, and William Forsythe. Her choreographies have been presented on stages in Nuremberg, Wiesbaden, and Darmstadt.
Sara Ariotti (24)
Sara Ariotti began her professional career in Reggio Emilia, attending the Studio XL contemporary program. During her studies, she participated in a project with XL Company and various projects with choreographers Marisa Ragazzo and Omid Ighani for Noha Dance Company.
She completed her training with the Nuova X program at n.o.d., Torino, working with Jonathan Fredrickson, Micael Getman, and Tom Weinberger.
She is currently part of the production “Il Tamerlano” for DaCru Dance Company.
Costume design
Cristian Boaro
Cristian Boaro studied in Milan, where he graduated with honors in Fashion Design at the Istituto Marangoni in 2004. That same year, he was the only Italian finalist at the international young talent competition ITS, gaining recognition from industry professionals. He began his career working for brands such as Versace and Dolce & Gabbana, then continued his journey with Gianfranco Ferrè, designing the GF Ferrè line, before moving on to MSGM, where he coordinated the collections.
In 2012, he became head designer for Ports 1961, overseeing all women’s collections. In October 2015, he was appointed art director for the revival of the French maison Philippe & Gaston. Since 2018, he has continued his collaborations as a style consultant for brands such as MaxMara, Blazé, and Ports 1961. He also teaches fashion design at the Istituto RAFFLES in Milan.
In October 2020, he launched his own brand, CHB, which explores his personal vision of fashion and beauty in a contemporary way.
lighting design
Angelo Tauro
Angelo Tauro is a lighting designer and lighting operator.
Since 2008 he collaborates with various musical artists such as Fabio Concato, Fiorella Mannoia, Marlene Kuntz, J-ax, Giò Sada, and Italian music festivals such as Locus Festival, Viva Festival, Giovinazzo Rock Festival, Dirockato, Scolare Festival, Alterfesta and many more… From 2016 to 2017 he has been technical manager at the Teatro Rossini in Gioia del Colle. Since 2019 he has been collaborating with dance companies and dance festivals such as IVONA, Eleina D as lighting designer and World Dance Movement as lighting designer and technical manager.
Since 2022 he has been working as lighting designer and operator on Rock at the Opera and Queen at the Opera Italian tour.
Dramaturgy
Karen Stenico
Karen Stenico is a professional graphic designer and visual artist, with experience in logo design, graphic design, web design, and videomaking. She has collaborated on numerous projects, including graphic design for the contemporary dance company House of IVONA and the album “Per Dido” by Adele Pardi. She has also worked as a production designer and screenwriter for theater performances and music videos, such as “Madre” by Francesco Camin (Nominee for Best Italian Independent Video PIVI 2021) and “Il Falegname” by The Bastard Sons of Dioniso (Nominee PIVI 2019).
In 2019, she won the Special Best Script Award and received the Ipercorpo Mention for the short film “The White Rabbit Hole” at the “La danza in un minuto” competition. She has also worked as a graphic designer for the Magnolia Ensemble string quartet and as a production designer for various music videos and musical projects. In 2025, she worked on the graphics for the album of the band “Maude” and their music video for the single “Nel mio mondo.”
Karen has a background in Visual Art and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. She is currently studying Modern Literature at the Guglielmo Marconi University in Rome.