Contributors

Matteo Cogliandro

IT

Matteo Cogliandro moved to London at the age of 16 to train at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, where he worked on different dance pieces like Yidam by Ihsan Rustem, assisted by Ching Wong. In 2020 he took part in the Italian television show Amici. Matteo has worked on projects with Matthew…
Elena Sofia Bisci

IT

Elena Sofia Bisci was trained in ballet and contemporary technique, the Graham technique and the Paul Taylor technique. From 2016 to 2017, she received a scholarship for the MOTUS Dance Company in Siena. In 2017, Bisci moved to New York, where she first worked with the dance company Hanna Q. In 2019, she completed the…
Mischa Hall

AU

Mischa Hall was born in Sydney, Australia. He trained first at the Dance Spot and then at Tanya Pearson’s Classical Coaching Academy and later performed with the Sydney City Youth Ballet. He finally graduated at the Ballettschule Theater in Basel. His first engagement took him to Liberec, Czech Republic, to the FXS Theatre. Hall later…
Yu-Teng Huang

TW

Yu-Teng Huang performed on stage for the first time at the age of 10 as he showcased his diabolo juggling skills. He then chose to train in dance for three years at Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School and graduated from Taipei National University of the Arts. Later, he was invited by the Adelaide Collage of…
Katharina Illnar

AT

Katharina Illnar began her dance training at the Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper and graduated from the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien in 2015. She later worked as a freelance dancer and performed in pieces by Nikolaus Adler, Esther Balfe, Jonah Bokaer, Willi Dorner, Elio Gervasi, Alexander Gottfarb, Andrey Kaydanovskiy, Liz King, Mani Obeya,…
Nicole Stroh

DE

Nicole Stroh received her dance training at the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, and also studied abroad at the Conservatoire National Supérior de Musique et de Danse Paris. While a student, Nicole performed on stage at the Semperoper in Dresden with choreographies by George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin and Marius Petipa, among others. She…
Fleur Wijsman

NL

Fleur Wijsman first graduated as a dance teacher from Nova College in Haarlem in 2014 before she went to Amsterdam to receive her bachelor’s degree in Modern Theatre Dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. There she did choreographies by Emio Creco, Ohad Naharin and Roser López Espinosa. In 2017 she completed an internship…
Ali Nikrang

AT

Ali Nikrang is a Key Researcher & Artist at the Ars Electronica Futurelab. His research involves the interaction between human and AI systems for creative tasks with focus on music. It includes the investigation of creative outcomes of AI systems and how they can be led, enhanced, and personalized through the interaction with a human…
Veronika Maidukova

UA

Veronika Maidukova is a dancer, choreographer and teacher from Kyiv who is based in Linz. As a part of Suzirya Aniko by A Rechviaschvili, she performed in Bolero, Two roses, Memory and Life flowers. She holds a Master’s degree in Culture and Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Dance & Pedagogy (Kyiv National University of…
Semi Lim

KR

Semi Lim is a dancer and artist based in Linz and Seoul. She is currently studying at the Anton Bruckner Private University and will join the Skånes Dansteater in Sweden as an intern this winter. Previously, she worked with various choreographers such as C Haring, F Landerer, V Rottier, M Kuźmiński, R Chadash, I Perry,…
Hsin-Chien Huang

TW

Hsin-Chien Huang has collaborated with the artist Laurie Anderson and electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre. His VR works have been displayed globally, including the Venice Film Festival, Festival de Cannes, SXSW and Venice Biennale. He has partnered with the Ars Electronica Festival since 2020 and serves as the Lead Curator of Garden Taipei/Formosa.
Billy Yi-Chun Chang

TW

Billy Chang, a pioneering Taiwanese dancer at Cirque du Soleil, returned to Taiwan in 2013 to nurture the island’s cultural spirit. He founded Natural Kind Inspiration Garden and collaborated with artist Hsin-Chien Huang in performances and motion capture tech. As the 2022 National Games opening director, he’s led over 35 arts productions.