Choreographers

Luca Signoretti was born in Pesaro, Italy. In 2006 he became a member of the Ballet Junior de Genève, Switzerland, and in 2009 joined as a soloist member of the ensemble Tanz Luzerner Theater in Luzern, Switzerland. Luca has danced choreographies from Georg Reischl, Stijn...

Sarah Slipper was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, trained at the Royal Ballet School in London, and had a lauded career with the Royal Winnipeg before turning to choreography and founding NW Dance Project in 2004. A Fine Balance, her pas de deux created during the first year of NW Dance Project, was a finalist for the prestigious Benois de la Danse award in 2006 and was performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as part of the award’s gala celebration.

Alex Soares has taken part in Brazil’s contemporary dance companies such as São Paulo City Ballet (BCSP), Balé Teatro Guaíra and Cisne Negro Dance Company, performing pieces by renowned choreographers like Ohad Naharin, Mauro Bigonzetti, Rami Levi, Gagik Ismailian, Itzik Galili, Angelin Preljocaj, Cayetano Soto...

Born and based in Barcelona, Cayetano Soto has created works for major companies worldwide. His technical, high-pitched, and unpredictable choreography can be seen at international festivals in Europe, USA, and Canada. He started his dance education in Barcelona at the Institut del Teatre and continued...

Lesley Telford is presently a freelance choreographer, performer, and teacher. She was born in Vancouver, Canada. She finished her studies in Montréal at L´Ecole Supérieur de Danse du Québec before joining the company Les Grands Ballets Canadiens under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes. She went...

Minh Tran is a Vietnamese-American choreographer, dance educator, and artistic director of Minh Tran & Company, a contemporary dance company based in Portland, Oregon. Tran’s approach to contemporary dance is noted for it's remarkable synthesis of both eastern and western aesthetics. As an educator, Minh...

Born in Bologna, Italy in 1963 and trained at La Scala in Milan, Luca Veggetti began his career as a choreographer and stage director in 1990. Turning his interests toward contemporary music, experimental forms, and new technologies, he has collaborated with some of today’s most...

Mateo Vidals grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and began dancing at the age of six, furthered his training with various mentors and programs, later graduating from SUNY Purchase in 2024 with a BFA in dance performance and composition.

Santiago Villarreal, born in Monterrey, Mexico, started dancing at the age of 16 and earned his BFA from Chapman University in 2019. After graduating, Santiago moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a freelancer and had the opportunity to work extensively in the commercial and concert dance world.