Anson Mount (USA)
Dramaturg
Master of Fine Arts Degree from Columbia Unviersity, University of the South. Most well known for his film career, he starred as Tully Coats in the film Tully and has acted opposite Robert De Niro in City By the Sea and co-starred with Britney Spears in Crossroads. He has appeared in numerous other films and TV-series.
Christoph Schletz (DE)
Director
Business Administration Apprenticeship (Madrid), Theatre School Philippe Gaulier (London), B.A. European Studies University of Passau, Personal Assistant and Assistant Director to Robert Wilson, founder of "die thaeter".
www.die-thaeter.de
Felix Grimm (DE)
Designer
Light video and graphics designer, technician/technical manager for theatre, performance and corporate events. Has worked for and at Podewil (Berlin), Pfefferberg (Berlin), Schlossplatztheater (Berlin), Tacheles (Berlin), Terra Nova (Copenhagen) and others.
www.silentpartner.de
Jens Bäckvall (DK)
Performer
Cofounder of Terra Nova, specialised in interactive theatre and physical theatre. Outside Terra Nova, he works for Amnesty international with
humanitarian events and dances with Dancing At My Parents'(DK). Has performed at the Royal Danish Opera and with the acclaimed Danish company Mute-Comp.
www.myspace.com/jensbackvall
Jon Morris (USA)
Performer
has worked with Cirque du Soleil, Fuerzabruta, Spymonkey, Diavolo Dance Theatre, Orphean Circus, and Theatre de la Jeune Lune. B.A. Theatre Arts University of the South, Michael Howard Studios NYC, Ecole Philippe Gaulier, Gurukulam India, Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Tennessee Williams Writing Scholar, Sherwood Award Finalist.
www.jonmorris.biz
Karl Sørensen (DK)
Performer
Theatre schooling from Piccoloscenen in Copenhagen. Dance training from Kasper Ravnhøj and Susanne Krarup. Has worked with Mute Comp and Cie LeSablier. Cofounder of Terra Nova.
www.myspace.com/karlsoerensen
Mette Guldborg Hansen (DK)
Dramaturg
Theatre school at Den Ny Dramaskole, dance school at Nata Raja Dance and Music School in Ubud, Bali. Physical theatre school at Den rytmiske Daghøjskole. trained with Ravnhøj and Kitt Johnson. Cofounder of Terra Nova.
Nis Bäckvall (SE)
Musician/Performer
Based in Stockholm Nis works with: Horn please, Fata Morgana, Gimmel, Babajaga, Terra Nova, Cirus Cirkor, Erik Aberg, Viktor Gyllenberg, Thomas Tidholm and many more. He is also a great dancer.
www.nismusik.se
Runa Kaiser (DK)
Performer
International Youth Group Ragnarock, Artistlinien AFUK, the circus school in Moscow, Cantabile2 Denmark, BA Hons Choreography from Dartington College of Arts. Has worked with Odin Teatret, Kitt Johnson, Wendy Houston, Emilyn Claid, Mako Kawano and Stuart Lynch.
Sayda Trujillo (USA)
Performer
Her work abroad includes performing, teaching and directing in Guatemala, Singapore and Turkey. Sayda teaches Tai Chi Chuan, Contact Improvisation, Voice and Physical Theatre. She has trained in Suzuki and Viewpoints with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company in New York and Los Angeles. Sayda is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts and the Dell’ Arte International School of Physical Theatre.
web.mac.com/saydatrujillo
Tobias Sondén (SE)
Musician/Performer
Engagements at the city theatre in Gothenburg, the Modern Dance theatre in Stockholm. Collaborations include choreographers Sara Gebran and Ylva Henriksson, singer/composer Mariam Wallentin and others. Has his own band Moustad and is part of some others. He lives in a hole in the ground underneath your house and is walking timemachine.
Aidan O’Shea (USA)
Understudy to Jon Morris
Grew up in San Francisco, where he met and trained with Master Acrobat Lu-Yi, of the Nanjing Acrobatics Troupe. From there he went on to perform with The New Pickle Circus, Make*A*Circus, The Marin Shakespeare Company, Diavolo Dance Co., and many more. He moved to NYC and has been working steadily while in pursuit of his masters degree at the New School for Drama. He’s played a wide variety of roles, from Puck in A Mid-Summer Nights Dream, to Samuel Beckett in a World Premiere off-broadway production, to the transvestite boxer Choo-Choo at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Thanks to Jon, and all the incredibly open-hearted collaborators at Atomic City for welcoming me so generously!
Christian Wassmann (CH)
Tyvek scenic Installation
Is a Swiss born, New York-based architect whose work and interests revolve around life, art, theory, energies and eternity. His most visible project is the East Village Radio DJ booth on 1st Avenue, which was nominated for the Swiss Art Award 2007. His current projects range from a Miami home to varied NYC interiors to site specific furniture and art.
www.christianwassmann.com
Lejka Sievert (DK/USA)
Costume Design
Began as a dancer in Copenhagen, traveled across the Atlantic to join companies such as Cirque du Soleil. Ventured behind the scenes through Costume and Fashion Design, combining her experience as a performer with degrees in Fashion and Theater.