Almiro Andrade is a Black Queer Latinx actor, director, playwright, dramaturg, educationist, and theatre translator. Their approach sees all stages of theatre-making as acts of translation. Their practice champions the production of international pieces in the most diverse settings across the globe since 2000. The research and development project for the first English translation of Namibia, Não! by Aldri Anunciação in partnership with King's College London and Soho Theatre. The Trial - from the iconic 800-page Jorge Amado's novel Tieta to an audience participatory event using music, storytelling and breaking-form theatre as dramaturg and assistant director to Franko Figueiredo from StoneCrabs Theatre. A gender-bending adaptation of The Blind One and The Mad One by Cláudia Barral (IntiPress, 2021) produced by Foreign Affairs Theatre. The translation of Brazilian canonical playwright Nelson Rodrigues: Selected Plays (Bloomsbury/Oberon, 2019). They have been an Artistic Associate at a plethora of theatre companies and collectives including Out of The Wings Collective, StoneCrabs Theatre, Foreign Affairs Theatre, Migrants in Theatre, Brazil Diversity and Global Voices.

Manuela Benini combines her roles as artistic director, performer, and environmental activist to create transformative experiences. Her creative process is rooted in co-creation and public engagement, using outdoor arts as a tool for transformation. With over two decades of experience, she was the Co-artistic Director of Hackney Carnival and the Artistic Director of Hi!Street Fest with Emergency Exit Arts (EEA) and Historic England, where she developed carnivals and outdoor events in cities across the UK. She has toured extensively as a choreographer and performer and at the heart of her artistic practice is "The Red Dress Project,”. In this project, Benini uses dance with visual story telling, performing in a red dress to highlight issues of climate collapse and human rights violations in the locations where she performs.