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Adeeb Razzouk (he/him) is a Syrian actor, director and intimacy coordinator based in Sydney. He studied a Bachelor of Theatrical Acting at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus during the civil war. After graduating, he relocated to Lebanon, where he became deeply engaged with Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed through his work with the Syrian Citizenship League. Leading workshops for displaced Syrians, he explored the power of theatre to heal, build community, and inspire social change. In March 2025, Adeeb premiered his first full-length theatre work, Papers from the Citadel, commissioned by PACT Centre for Emerging Artists and supported by Creative Australia. The production received a 5-star review from Sydney Art Guide and is currently being developed for national and international touring. In addition to his artistic practice, Adeeb has worked as an Art and Youth Engagement Worker at the Community Migrant Resource Centre (CMRC), where he established programs and pathways for migrants and refugees to access and participate in the arts in Sydney. Now embarking on a new chapter of his career abroad, Adeeb is committed to creating work that bridges cultures and communities, and to collaborating with artists and organisations dedicated to using theatre as a catalyst for dialogue and positive change. 

Angelica “Lady Chika” Osuji (she/her) is a dynamic dancer and choreographer whose work blends Afrofusion, Afro-Brazilian, and contemporary movement. Drawing from her Nigerian-Brazilian heritage, she brings vibrant storytelling, rhythm, and cultural expression to every performance. Her high-energy style inspires connection, celebrates tradition, and invites audiences into the heartbeat of the African diaspora.

Cynthia Florek (she/they) is an artist with Afro-Peruvian and Polish heritage. Her practice involves dance, movement, image making and holding space for community. Being nurtured by spaces that encourage collective healing and collective joy, Cynthia gravitates towards softness and care, but also resilience and urgency as themes in her practice. She has previously worked with and learnt from Leizel Igadna, Rajni Shah (Feminist Killjoys Reading Group) and Agatha Gothe-Snape (Lion’s Honey, Kaldor Public Art Projects), Kate Sherman, Kate Goodwin, and Riana Head-Toussaint (Animate Loading). Other collaborators/learning; Nadia Odlum, Imogen Yang, Ira Ferris, Charmaine Seet. Cynthia has participated in the 2020 Biennale, Feminist Killjoys Reading Group at Pari Rooftop. She has also participated in UTP Rising and We Are Here (Emma Saunders, Form Dance Projects). 2 choreographic residencies at Critical Path (2021 and 2023) Training: Duti Studios (3 month program 2021)

Lulu Barkell (she/they) is a disabled, Greek-Australian multidisciplinary artist, based in Bulanaming/Midjuburi. Lulu is the Executive Producer of String of Pearls Productions, which aims to elevate alternative, disabled, queer, and culturally diverse artists. Their practice explores themes of identity, embodiment, in a cathartic story-telling, rooted in lived experience. They have undergone actor training with courses at Screenwise, and NIDA, work experience with Belvoir Street Theatre and Sydney Prop Specialists, & have stage-management credits with New Theatre & Genesian. Highlights include: NIDAs ‘Great Expectations’ (Actor, 2016), Belvoir Street Theatre (Work Experience, 2016), Genesian Theatre ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Death on Thor Bridge (Stage Manager, 2020), AFTRS ‘Cranes’ (Short Film, Actor, 2021), ‘Concrete’ (Short Film, Cultural Advisor and Talent Manager, 2022), Mindzi Media, (Casting Director & Crew, 2023), New Theatre, ‘A Very Expensive Poison’ (Stage Manager & Production / Props Coordinator, 2023), ‘Bacchae Trailer’ (Short Film, Set and Costume Designer), PACT, ‘Bacchants’ (Actor, Costume & Set Designer 2024), KXT ‘In the Vault Residency Program’(Associate Producer with Red Zebra Productions), ‘Pegtriachy’ (Short Film, Cine, Prod Design, Direction, 2024) at Stinkwater Film Festival presented by Randwick Council. In 2025, Lulu Produced & Directed ‘Overdone’ (Short Film) and ‘Keeping Rave Culture Alive in Eora’ (Documentary). Lulu is particularly interested in creating multisensory, immersive and accessible performance work that integrates sound, scent and tactile art. Lulu is excited to see Eora exiting from traditional art practices and restrictions, moving into a new renaissance of experimentation play in unconventional spaces.

Oliver Durbidge, Highly Strung Puppets (he/him) is a theatre maker and puppeteer working on Gadigal Land. As the co-founder and co-creative director of Highly Strung, an Inner West-based puppetry performance group, Oliver creates dynamic, immersive works that blend puppetry, movement, and ensemble storytelling. Highly Strung’s past productions include Art For The End Times (Shopfront ArtsLab 2024), A Dance (Edge Festival Sydenham 2023), and the original musical Everynight (Seymour Centre 2022). Beyond Highly Strung, Oliver has worked as a puppet designer and puppeteer across short films - Buttercream (2025), Wednesday Night (2025) - and other various creative projects in Sydney, such as Ultrareality (Shopfront Artslab 2025) and What We See In The Water (KXT Step Up Program, 2025). He is also a workshop facilitator, teaching puppetry and stagecraft at Shopfront Arts Co-Op, and is directing Shopfront’s upcoming Junior Ensemble production.

Paris Burrows is a multidisciplinary designer working across fashion, screen and live performance. Her fearless attitude and belief in making purposeful work drives her to challenge the traditions of art making in time based mediums and the conventions of dress and tailoring in fashion. Paris’s work stands out as experimental, futuristic and dramatic, with avant-garde tastes and refined gothic sensibility. After graduation from NIDA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design for Performance in 2023, Paris has worked as a costume and production designer in productions such as; Shakespeare in Love at the New Theatre, Seventeen at the Seymour Centre, Sandaime Richard as apart of NIDA’s October 2023 season and Veins by Oshua, a Triple J unearthed music video. Paris has received great acclaim for her work as well as being nominated for the Sydney Fringe award for “Best in Theatre” 2023. She is currently working as the Head Designer of her self named brand Paris Jade Burrows and debut her first collection IT'S REAL IF IT BLEEDS as an off schedule show of Australian Fashion Week. Paris's future projects include incoming theatre work and starting on her next collection to release at the end of 2025.

Theodore Carroll (he/him) Theodore Carroll is a transgender, Gadigal-based multidisciplinary artist, producer, and designer. In 2022, he co-founded the indie production company Red Zebra Productions, dedicated to creating bold, immersive works that challenge artistic boundaries. In 2024, Theo was appointed Designer in Residence at PACT Centre for Emerging Artists, debuting his work with Marcus Whale’s Ecstasy Album Launch, which was later performed at Liveworks Festival. Recently, he co-designed as an associate designer alongside Frankie Clarke for FORM Dance at Riverside Parramatta. Other recent design works include the highly received Papers from the Citadel, PACT Centre for Emerging Artists (2025) where he received mentorship as part of his design residency by Fausto Brusamolino, Flip The Script, PACT (2025), Lucky Lartey’s Full Circle, PACT (2025), Conscience, Joining the Dots Theatre (2025), Othello, Flightpath Theatre (2025), InDance, Sydney Dance Company (2025) and he will be debuting his first lighting design as part of Fringe at Eternity Playhouse later in 2025 as a collaboration with Lucky Lartey. Theo was selected in 2024 for KXT on Broadway’s In the Vault residency program for his upcoming immersive production The Bacchae. A development of this work premiered as part of PACT Underground in 2024 under the name Bacchants, with further support from the Inner West Council’s Creative Town Hall Program. Theo’s collaborative approach has been recognised across mediums, Looking for Haberfield, a film he co-directed for Don’t Talk Productions was officially selected for the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Volume 5 (2025), and he was selected as a finalist and award winner at the Stinkwater Film Festival (2024). His practice continues to push the boundaries of multidisciplinary performance, merging design, theatre, and audience immersion.

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