Hyeja Ju (South Korea)

HyeJa Ju is the standing director of theatre group “Bae Kwan Gong” (B.K.G.), which translates to “Actor, Audience, and Space.” She is from the Department of Theatre and Film at Kyungsung University and is the director of the Nakdong River GupoNaru Festival. She is the representative of “Original City Street Artist Community” and belongs to “Hanaro Performing Arts Exchange Council”: an international exchange group in Fukuoka (Japan) and Busan. She focuses on the creation of dramas in Busan, and creates content for local performances unique to the region. She is working to introduce a new stage language in the form of non-verbal theatre where dramas are alive and emphasize stage energy. In addition to being a director, she is also active as a performing arts and culture activist working to develop various fields such as public art, cultural planning, and art education in Busan. She has been working as a writer and director for numerous works at the professional stage since 2002, for instance, the drama The Bridge (2003/2008), the non-verbal drama My Diary Helen (2012/2014), Korea-India coproduction Bowul-Varidegi Story (2013), Deaf Samryong (Pohang Municipal Theater, 2015), ‘Geupjerok’ (Excellence Prize for the Busan Theater Festival, 2016), The Diary of Young Girl Anne Frank (Busan City Theater, 2014/ Busan International Performance Art Festival 2017, Seoul Cecil Theattr 2018/Colombia Bogota Sala Seki Sano 2018).

Diego Aramburo (Bolivia)

Diego Aramburo is a Bolivian director, playwright, and actor. Founder and director of Bolivian theatre company Kiknteatr, Diego works internationally both touring and performing at international festivals with her creations with her company Kiknteatr, as well as directs productions for professional theaters around the world. Awarded numerous times both at home and abroad, her work is subdivided into two main lines: interdisciplinary investigative creations and ‘strictly theatrical’ large format assemblies.