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Attilio Rigotti is a Chilean theatremaker, technology artist and videogame designer. He was an Associate Artist with Theater Mitu, performing on the international tour of Juárez, and their sold-out run of Death of a Salesman at BAM. Along with Orsolya Szanthó, Attilio co-founded the company GLITCH, focused on new forms of storytelling that seamlessly combine digital and physical mediums. The company’s designs have been featured in productions such as Macbeth (Broadway, 2022) and White Girl in Danger (Off-Broadway), earning nominations for Outstanding Projection Design at the Drama Desk and Helen Hayes Awards for the latter. Attilio has designed for Kaki King, Martha Redbone, City Lyric Opera, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, theatreC, LGPAC, NYU Tisch, Long Island University, Toronto Fringe, and Gamiotics Studios, and has been recognized by the New York Times, Vulture, American Theatre Magazine and the BroadwayWorld Awards. Internationally, he directed and designed the acclaimed production of Matilda: The Musical in the Dominican Republic, which was hailed "as the greatest theatrical feat of 2024 and recent years". He was a NYTW 2050 Artist Fellow for 2022-2023 and has been awarded the NY City Artists Corps Grant, the Wasserman Scholar Award, and the CYSTEM Award.

Miguel Valderrama is a full time lecturer of the Entertainment Technology department at CITY TECH, where he coordinates the Lighting track. His professional work experience ranges from the design of the lights for several theatre productions to lighting for live music concerts. His work also focuses on a constant exploration of lighting as a medium in different and changing environments and unconventional spaces where a standard infrastructure for lighting production is not available. He has been an active Theatrical lighting designer in New York City for the last fifteen years. He has also worked as the director of lighting for the Brick Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2012- 2018, Photoville 2015- 2023 and Teatro Stage Fest 2009-12. His lighting design work also includes lighting for Video, film, fashion and a wide variety of corporate events.

Viktorija Mickute is a New York-based producer, director, and documentary filmmaker originally from Lithuania. Her work spans continents and includes Virtual Reality films, interactive installations, and cross-platform media projects focused on human rights, climate justice, and digital equity. As a senior producer at AJ Contrast, Al Jazeera’s media innovation studio, she led award-winning teams and helped pioneer immersive storytelling formats, earning three Emmy nominations. Her work has screened at Sundance, Sheffield Doc Fest, and numerous other film festivals. Mickute is currently directing a feature documentary film on the impact of Latin American telenovela narratives on women in Eastern Europe. Her theater directing credits include The Real Real (2023, The Wooster Group), exploring autonomy and agency in a content-obsessed world. Mickute is also a former Fulbright scholar, a Mercury Store theater directing fellow, and once performed with the Vilnius-based theater group Dramateurs. @VikVicariously

Adriana Lea Plaza is a Bolivian-born theatre artist, actor, and director based in New York City. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing in Spanish from New York University, where she was a full-time faculty member. Her work blends ritual, poetry, and performance to explore identity, memory, and the body on stage. Adriana’s training includes the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, the Centro de Investigación Cinematográfica in Buenos Aires, and the British American Drama Academy at Oxford University. Acting credits include A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche), As You Like It (Rosalind), Rabbit Hole (Becca), Richard III (Margaret), and Love and Information (Randy). Her original one-woman show A Barbie’s House was developed at NYU Tisch under the direction of Anna Deavere Smith. As a director, she led multiple award-winning productions in Bolivia—including Rumors, Almost, Maine, and The Crucible—garnering over 16 national theatre awards.