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Sinna Virtanen is a director, playwright, and multidisciplinary artist who earned her Master’s degree from the Theatre Academy in 2015. She has worked on a wide range of theatre, film, and contemporary art projects both in Finland and internationally. Virtanen has appeared as a solo artist as well as in various groups, in both institutional settings and as a freelancer. Her work has been presented at venues including Teater Viirus, the Finnish National Opera, Helsinki Biennial, Stockholm’s Scenkonstbiennalen, and the Riga Biennial.

Leena Uotila graduated from the Finnish Theatre School (now the Theatre Academy) in 1971. Uotila has performed at Ryhmäteatteri, Helsinki City Theatre, Finnish National Theatre, Radioteatteri, Televisioteatteri, Lilla Teatern, and in numerous TV and film productions, including the films Ladies of Steel and Family Time.

Seidi Haarla graduated from the Theatre Academy with a Master's degree in Acting in 2015. She has performed at the Helsinki City Theatre, KOM-teatteri, and Tehdas Teatteri, among others. Haarla was awarded the Jussi Award and international recognition for her role in the film Compartment No. 6. Haarla has co-written two plays with Ruusu Haarla, which were performed at the Tampere Theatre Festival, among other venues.

Karim Rapatti graduated from the University of the Arts Helsinki with a Master's degree in Theater Arts in 2023. He has acted in TV series such as Pohjoisen tähti, All the Sins, Murha Hangossa, Deception, and Icebreaker, as well as in the movie Syke 3.

Johanna Ulfsak is a textile artist and a designer based in Tallinn. She combines traditional weaving techniques with contemporary art concepts to create unique items and installations that challenge the established boundaries between disciplines.

Ulfsak has studied textile design in Denmark and Japan, and worked at several fashion and textile companies in Switzerland, Germany, and Estonia, as well as serving as a guest lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Ulfsak’s work has been shown at, among others, Espoo Museum of Modern Art EMMA, several Estonian museums and galleries, New York, Canada, Sweden, Brussels, and Vienna. Her works are a part of the public collection of the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design. In 2025, she became a laureate of the honorable artist's salary given by the Republic of Estonia Ministry of Culture.

Erno Aaltonen is a lighting designer and scenographer who graduated (BA) from today’s University of the Arts in 2012. He has worked extensively in the performing arts, particularly with choreographer Sonya Lindfors, on productions such as Noir?, Cosmic Latte, and One Drop. He has also collaborated with Anna Maria Häkkinen, Ima Iduozee, and Emmi Venna, among others. Aaltonen's theatre work includes Samuli Reunanen's Hamlet (Finnish National Theatre 2022) and Saara Turunen's The Phantom of Normality (Q-teatteri 2016), for which he was awarded the Valosäde prize for lighting design.

Tatu Nenonen is a sound designer. Nenonen works in theatre and the performing arts, producing audible and resonant material. In Nenonen's designs, sound is a physical and sculptural element.