Past Collaborators

Juan	Dan	Julia	可凡	Oliver

周可凡 Hofan Chau (HK), co-Artistic Director

Hofan has spent much of the past decade learning / performing in various countries, including the Lecoq school in Paris, the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA), and the Silesian Dance Theatre in Bytom, Poland.

In August 2006, she returned home to Hong Kong, where she now freelances as a teacher, director and performer.

With a degree in Peace & Conflict Education from Swarthmore College (USA), Hofan is curious about the community around her. She is currently teaching & developing curriculum for Capstone Prep. She also gives drama / movement workshops to local schools and various other social organisations.

In tandem with her teaching work, Hofan has been making a number of appearances on stage. Most recently, she was in Y-Space's "Air & Breath" (July 2007), Theatre du Pif's "Overcoat" (Fringe Club, Jan 2007; Singapore Feb 07) and in Arthome's "The Doorgods of my home" (Dec 06-March 07).

In 2003, her seven minute dance solo, Aftermath (with Cocoa) was awarded the Melvin B Troy Award for Choreography. Since then, she has directed/co-created three other pieces, Diamond Baby ( with Licht K., 2004), Craig and Miriam (2006) and most recently, The Dom-Dom Pigs Save the Star Tower (2007)

She currently studies tai chi with Li Nga-Fong and Victor d'Aquino.

> full resume

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Daniel Finkel, co-Artistic Director

Daniel lives in Seattle , where he performs, improvises, and pursues his PhD in mathematics from the University of Washington . He is a founder of Quiet Monkey Fight Improv, which performed recently at the 2007 Toronto International Improv Festival. He has also performed at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in New York and with Unexpected Productions in Seattle .

As a choreographer, Daniel recently combined mathematics and dance in I Found My Thrill, which premiered at the Breitenbush Contact Jam festival. Other pieces he has choreographed include the solo The Military Man's Tribunal's Decision Concerning the Matter in Question, which he performed, and Faithful in my Fashion, a trio. Daniel's acting / co-creation credits include Virtuosa with the Stolen Chair Theater Company in New York , Lord of the Flies at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and the UW Community Dance Project in Seattle .

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Oliver Hsu (USA)

Cellist Oliver Hsu began his musical training early in his childhood, but did not discover his true passion for music until entering Swarthmore College, where he forwent a degree in engineering in order to minor in music (along with a major in computer science).

Oliver considers collaboration with other artists to be a defining element of his enjoyment of music. In addition to his work as a chamber musician, he has also partaken in projects involving other fields of art, such as providing live music for "Aftermath (with Cocoa)" (2003) as well as other performances in the Dance Department at Swarthmore College, and recording music for a short movie in 2005 as part of a collaborative effort between a group of aspiring actors, playwrights, directors, and musicians, all at the time residents of the same building in New York City.

Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Cello Performance and Music Theory at Mannes College of Music in New York City, Oliver is studying with cellist Paul Tobias and theorist Carl Schachter. He also teaches cello at the Bryn Mawr Conservatory in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

> Oliver's website

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Julia Yevnine (France)

Julia Yevnine's strong background in physical theatre and devising comes from her training at Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA). Among her teachers were Jos Houben, of Théâtre de la Complicité/Right Size Theatre; Director Paola Rizza of Théâtre Sans Toit; and Thomas Prattki of Mummenschanz.

Julia spent 4 years in Paris as a member of the Théâtre de l’Imprimerie, working with actor-director Charles Gonzales. She also spent two seasons working under the direction of Agnes Delume. In London, she has created and worked with Compagnie Les Planches as an actor-devisor on their original creation “Barbe Bleue.” She also worked with Steve Jackson, the director of Point Blank, in “An Evening With Psychosis”. Her latest collaboration is "The Valkyries," with Company Reflexion, due to be shown at Festival Tis Anixis in Athens, Greece.

Julia was with BurntMango for Craig & Miriam (2006)

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JUAN AYALA (Spain)
After finishing his studies in architecture, Juan dove into the theatre world. For 5 years he was part of THEIPUM, a company of actors-creators. Juan then further specialized in physical theatre while living in Paris (Ecole Internacional de theatre Jacques Lecoq, Hippocampe mime-corporel) and later in London (LISPA).

In 2001 he founded Colectivo DeCollage, a theatre group which aims to bridge formal abstraction and the stage. Colectivo DeCollage has had shows in Paris, Venice, and will have one this year in Madrid. Juan has also being working for several companies such as: Atlas Theatre (Paris), Luis Torreao (Paris), Emma Bernard (London), and the Counterweight Theatre (UK). At the moment he is living in Barcelona, working as a set designer for Marc Angelet. In his work Juan combines performing and directing.

Juan was with BurntMango for Craig & Miriam (2006)