shakespeare is dead

Tine Van Aerschot (Mechelen, 1961) started working in the theatre field in 1987. Her work took various forms as a playwright, designer, producer and writer.

Femke Van der Steen (°1999) is a Belgian actress, theatre-maker, and writer. In 2022, she graduated with a Master’s degree in Drama from LUCA School of Arts. Within her artistic practice, she explores how theatre, as a form of shamanism, can offer healing within the Anthropocene.

Nana Lind is an actress, artistic director, and transdisciplinary performing artist. Her training includes acting studies at The Acting Studio and the T. Schreiber Studio in New York, Goldsmiths College in London, and the Danish National School of Performing Arts. 

Arad Dabiri was born in Vienna in 1997 and has no intention of leaving. His debut novel “DRAMA” was nominated for the Franz Tumler Literature Prize and was awarded the Austrian Book Prize 2023 for best debut. His second novel, “GLORIA!”, was published in 2024.

Lisa Horvath is a Vienna-based artist working at the intersections of scenography, visual art, media art, performance and text. She studied Stage and Costume Design at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Applied Theatre Studies at Justus Liebig University Gießen, and Critical Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Liuba Ilnytska is a theater curator and dramaturge, she has been working at the Jam Factory Art Center since 2019 and has been developing the art center’s performing arts program since 2022. She collaborates with various theatres, art institutions, and art communities in Ukraine and abroad.

For years, Jeton Neziraj led the National Theatre of Kosovo as artistic director and also founded Qendra Multimedia, a leading production house in Pristina of which he remains director today. His impressive oeuvre includes over 25 plays that travel the world – from Europe to the United States – and have been translated into numerous languages.

Espen Hjort was born and raised in Oslo, Norway. In 2016, he moved to Amsterdam to complete his directing studies at the theater school, and since then he has been working in the Netherlands, Norway, and Ireland. His work is produced by Stichting Skorpetind, and he frequently collaborates with Het Huis Utrecht and Theater Utrecht.