Michael is a New York-based visual and performing artist. Coming from a background in dance and experimental comedy, his performance-based work employs a variety of media: from participatory installations to theater, sculpture, video, writing, painting, and curation. He has presented internationally in museums, art galleries and theaters, including most recently Steirischer Herbst, Graz; Akademie der Künste der Welte, Cologne; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Playground, STUK, Leuven; Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool; Witte de With, Rotterdam; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; The Kitchen, New York; dOCUMENTA 13, Kassel; 11th Baltic Triennial (co-curator), Vilnius; and the Taipei Biennial, Taipei. He is a visiting professor at Malmö Art Academy.

Kira is a New York-based artist, working in both visual arts and theater. Her practice combines physical theatre, dance, stand-up, Butoh, perverted academic language and sculptural work. Nova worked as a clown in the circus throughout her youth, has backgrounds in various movement and improvisation techniques. She holds a research MA in Cultural Analysis and MA in Political Studies from the University of Amsterdam. Nova’s work has been presented internationally at Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; MET Breuer, MoMA PS1, The Kitchen, Sculpture Center, Swiss Institute, New York; dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel (with Michael Portnoy); Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, New York and Zurich; de Appel art center, Amsterdam; Studio Voltaire, London; Block Universe Festival, London; Playground Festival at STUK, Leuven; Performatik Festival, Kaaitheater, Beursschouwburg theater, Brussels; Western Front, Vancouver; Swiss Sculpture Exhibition, Biel-Bienne, Switzerland; ArteBA, Buenos Aires; Time-Based Art Festival, Portland; Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) Vilnius, among other venues. She co-curated Mindaugas Triennial – the 11th Baltic Triennial of International Art at CAC, Vilnius, and is a visiting professor at Malmö Art Academy, Sweden.