Kirstie Simson (UK) has been a continuous explosion in the contemporary dance scene, bringing audiences into contact with the vitality of pure creation in moment after moment of virtuoso improvisation. Called "a force of nature" by the New York Times, she is an award-winning dancer and teacher who has "immeasurably enriched and expanded the boundaries of New Dance" according to Time Out Magazine, London. Kirstie is renowned today as an excellent teacher, a captivating performer and a leading light in the field of Dance Improvisation. She recently retired after thirteen years working as a professor of dance at the University of Illinois. She currently resides in Wales and continues to teach and perform all over the world.  www.kirstiesimson.com

Katrina McPherson is an award-winning director and screendance artist whose creative, scholarly and educational work is at the forefront of the international field. After graduating with a degree in Dance from Laban, London, an early career fascination with the collaborative possibilities of dance and the moving image led to a post-graduate in video art, laying the foundations of what would become a multi-faceted and influential engagement with screendance. For over 30 years, Katrina has collaborated with numerous international dance artists with the resulting films, installations and on-line works presented at festivals, galleries, and venues. A much sought-after lecturer and workshop facilitator, Katrina has taught worldwide. She is the author of Making Video Dance, a step-by-step guide to creating dance for the screen, published by Routledge in 2006, with a new edition released in 2018.  Recently, Katrina has adapted her teaching and mentoring to the on-line environment, enjoying the new concepts and potential that this offers in her work with artists across the word.  www.katrinamcpherson.com/    www.makingvideodance.com