Parvaneh Scharafali, born in Tehran and raised in Germany, graduated from the Hamburg Ballet School in classical ballet and choreography. She danced with the Hamburg Ballet, working closely with John Neumeier and Mats Ek, before joining NDT2 and subsequently Nederlands Dans Theater 1. During her time there, she emerged as a leading performer in major choreographic works, most notably in Jiří Kylián’s ''Tar and Feathers'', ''Toss of a Dice'', and ''27'52'', as well as in the repertoire of Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, and William Forsythe, among many others. Scharafali, alongside Gustavo Sansano, won the 1st Prize for Best Choreography at the PRIX Dom Perignon and received the Golden Swan Dance Award for Best Dancer for her role in ''Drawn Onward'' by Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, also being nominated for her interpretation of Forsythe’s ''DUO''. In 2008, she joined the Forsythe Company, where she collaborated and performed in numerous works by William Forsythe. As a freelance artist, she maintained her relationship with Forsythe, performing as a principal dancer in ''A Quiet Evening of Dance'', touring worldwide. Produced by NDT and Korzo, Scharafali premiered her choreography ''dar'' and created works for NDT SI and NDT YTP. She was commissioned by ''Les Hivernales'' to create two new solos, which premiered under the titles "Wings of Plastic" and "Bidad".

Valentina Scaglia began her dance education in Torino, Italy at the Studio Danza Narcisa where she studied for 10 years. In 1995 she participated at the Prix de Lausanne and won the ‘Prix Espoir’ with a Scholarship for the Hamburg Ballett School where she finished her dance studies. She joined The Hamburg Ballett (by John Neumeier) where she danced for three years. In 2001 Scaglia joined the Nederlands Dans Theater 2 and three years later Nederland Dans Theater 1 where she worked until December 2013. At NDT she had the privilege of working and creating with choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Paul Lightfoot/Sol Leon, Hans van Manen, Johan Inger, Wiliam Forsythe, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite among many others. Recently, she has been active in coaching and teaching NDT repertory to companies and schools and is involved in various educational dance projects. She loves teaching young kids the magic gift of dance as an expressive means (Kids Atelier). Scaglia is also a certified trainer and coach for the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® method since 2014, with her own studio Body in Flow.

Lukáš Timulak studied at the Dance Conservatory in Bratislava and the Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo. He works in the fields of performing arts and film. As a dancer he has worked with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and at Nederlands Dans Theater. He has choreographed for several companies around the world including NDT, Gothenburg Ballet, Balé da Cidade de São Paulo, Royal Swedish Ballet, Staatsballett Hannover, Lyon Opera Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo among others. His interest in cinematography led him to intensive study at New York Film Academy, which strengthened his skills as an editor and director for short films & documentaries.
Since then he has worked on a few short films with director Ruben van Leer including the award-winning film Symmetry, shot inside CERN, the largest experimental particle physics facility in the world. Most of his works since 2004 are in collaboration with designer Peter Bilak, concerning new concepts for contemporary dance. In 2017 they started Make Move Think foundation for interdisciplinary artistic collaboration.

Mario Alberto Zambrano is currently the Senior Director of YoungArts National Competition. During his career as a contemporary dancer, he worked with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Nederlands Dans Theater, Batsheva Dance Company, and was a guest artist with Ballett Frankfurt over the course of five years. Also a novelist, his debut novel Lotería was published in 2013 by HarperCollins and reprinted in five global countries. He is the recipient of an NEA Fellowship in Literature, a Princess Grace Award in Dance, and was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts in 1994. He was founding member and program director of the inaugural Orsolina28 Summer Intensive launched in 2019 and continues his affiliation with Orsolina28 as Artistic Liaison and co-director of Call for Creation.