SEASON ONE
Tatou Dede is a theater director and multidisciplinary artist. She started as a pianist, continued into dance and acting only to transition to directing guided by the need to have control over the stories she wishes to tell. Her directorial practice focuses on developing her own ideas or work on plays through a contemporary and multidisciplinary lens. Her work explores societal issues of today and aims to pose questions on human experience.
At a time when liveness — in the form of person to person interaction and communication of feelings and thoughts — becomes harder to find, she keeps believing in theatre as the most powerful tool to challenge and reassert our humanity. The way such liveness is mediated by technology (video, amplified sound, live camera) is a recurring motif in her work as she forges a hybrid artistic identity.
Collaboration is a key value in her practice. She strives to create a truly horizontal and collaborative working environment where everyone's talent can grow and everyone's input is valuable. Her goal as a collaborator is to be open to inspiration and eager to experiment and push boundaries.
Frank Indermuehle IV is a Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist, experience designer, and technologist who began building for the internet in 1995 as a 12-year-old with a "Star Wars Cantina" GeoCities website. Combining art, code, and physical systems, he designs interactive experiences where humans, physical objects, and physical spaces become the interface. Through cameras, sensors, networks, light, and sound, he transforms spaces into something playable, responsive, and alive.
His practice bridges software and hardware — from full-stack development and network engineering to 3D printing, embedded systems, sound synthesis, and live event infrastructure. A systems thinker and hands-on builder, he brings three decades of cross-disciplinary innovation rooted in the early internet and built for the era of immersive media.
Menghe Jing is a Los Angeles-based vocal artist, worshiper, composer, performing artist, and voice teacher known for her expertise in various genres, including rock, metal, pop, gospel, musical theater, opera, and experimental vocal arts. With intensive performances, she is active as a solo singer in China and the United States, with rich experience working with bands on recitals, tours, and music festivals. Her artistic exploration goes beyond music, as she incorporates media like art, film, and photography into her multidisciplinary approach. Menghe holds a Voice Arts MFA from the California Institute of the Arts and currently focuses on contemporary and experimental composition, as well as interdisciplinary art works.
Joe Garza is an L.A.-based journalist and creative marketing strategist working at the intersection of art, media, and underground culture. With experience covering film, music, and emerging creative scenes — along with hands-on work promoting multi-artist shows & events — he specializes in shaping bold cultural moments into compelling stories.
Nikki Ochoa is a poet and artist. She is an ancient baby from kudzu covered forests. She directs the experimental performance group Punitive Worm. She is the current Linda J Albertano Performance and Poetry Fellow at Beyond Baroque. Her interests are various and many, her credientials are impressive and thrilling. She is a licensed sailor and real estate agent. Her practice is rooted in making poetry that exists in the physical realm, community empowerment free from capitalist colonial narrative, bending time, and touching God.
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