MICHELE COLLINS is a multi-disciplinary performer based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Michele creates theatrical performances that integrate live music and action, where the ”story” unfolds as poetic patterns, and music is usually in the foreground. Rhythm, tempo and tone along with, sensitivity, sincerity and responsiveness are the main elements used in her work. For over 30 years, Michele has directed and created her own inter-disciplinary pieces and has also created cross-disciplinary works with other artists, poets, musicians and filmmakers. Undertaking numerous live street performances, based on spontaneous interaction and improvisation with audiences has added to her artistic sense of freedom. The uniqueness of her work is formed by her playfulness and the responsiveness of an audience.
IRIDE PROJECT is a performing duo of Massimo Davi & Monica Miuccio who are interested in exploring nondeterministic electroacoustic music and sound-emphasis poetry. As tools of their investigation they adopt an array of conventional and unconventional instruments, alongside with piezoelectric transducers, field recordings, electronics and voice. Massimo Daví is a pianist, composer and sound artist. Monica Miuccio is an award winning and published poet and performer. Iride Project's works have been performed in Italy, Portugal, Finland, Germany, Mexico, Macedonia and Ireland and are regularly featured on RTÉ Lyric FM in Bernard Clarke's program Nova.
AINE O’HARA is a performance artist and theatre-maker based in Dublin. Her experiential and socially engaged work breaks barriers and connects with themes of youth, and dislocated societies. She has a BA in Visual Arts Practice from IADT, Dun Laoghaire and an MFA in Stage Design from The Lir, Trinity College. She has performed all over Dublin in Monster Truck Gallery, Block T, Unit One, Project Arts Centre, The Back Loft, Livestock, Dublin Live Art Festival and The Irish Museum of Modern Art. She also works as a curator and is one half of 4D Space.
DANNY DEEPO is a turntablist, producer, DJ and music enthusiast based in Limerick. He is a founder of the Community Scratch Games with Jimmy Penguin, Mikey Fingers and Deviant of the Vince Mack Mahon crew. Danny is a member of turntablist groupings Vince Mack Mongrul & Vince Mack Mahon and a turntablist in the bands RRRadio Gee, Coisire, and Pervish. Danny interests include Hip Hop, Electronic and Traditional Irish music.
MICHAEL MCLOUGHLIN is a visual artist working in a wide variety of media including drawing, video, sculpture and sound. Since the mid-1990’s McLoughlin has consistently developed and presented new ways of working in a social context.