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Robert Wilson is a Texas-born director and stage designer who has powerfully influenced the theater and opera of his generation since the late 1960s. He first rose to prominence with his avant-garde opera Einstein on the Beach (1976), composed in collaboration with Philip Glass, and has since produced a wide range of groundbreaking works in theater, opera, and dance. He has collaborated with some of the leading artists, writers, and musicians of his time—including Heiner Müller, Tom Waits, Susan Sontag, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, Lou Reed, and Jesse Norman—and has earned international acclaim as a pioneer of experimental theater and a visionary in the visual arts. His numerous awards include a Pulitzer Prize nomination, the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, and the Olivier Award. He is the founder and artistic director of the Watermill Center, a laboratory for the arts located in New York State.

Born in Paris, she began her career in cinema and quickly emerged as a leading presence in French and international film. She has appeared in acclaimed works such as ‘The Pianist,’ ‘Une affaire de femmes,’ ‘La Cérémonie,’ and ‘Elle’ as the muse of renowned film directors such as Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Michael Haneke, Francois Ozon, and the Taviani brothers. She has won two Best Actress Awards at the Cannes Film Festival, a Cesar Award, a Golden Globe Award, and other honors. She served as jury president at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival and the Tokyo International Film Festival. On stage, she appeared in Robert Wilson's production of Orlando, Heiner Müller's Quartet, Benedict Andrews' production of The Maids (co-starring Cate Blanchett), and Ivo van Hove's production of The Glass Menagerie. This is her third production directed by Robert Wilson. She continues to be active at the forefront of film and theatre.

A writer, playwright, and essayist from Indiana. His representative work, High Cotton (1992), is a semi-autobiographical novel depicting the growth of a young black man from the middle class in the 1960s and won the Los Angeles Times New Writer Award. Through his writings, he provides deep insights into African American history, culture, and identity. He has collaborated with Robert Wilson as a creative partner for many years, writing the screenplays for eight of Wilson's works, including Orlando (1989) and Dorian (2022).

A composer and pianist from Turin. He studied classical music at the Turin and Milan Conservatories. After studying under Luciano Berio, he went on to compose music across a wide range of genres, including orchestral, ballet, film, and theatre. Notable works include “Le onde” (1996), “Divenire” (2006), and “In a Time Lapse” (2013). He has also composed music for numerous acclaimed films, including Chloé Zhao's “Nomadland” (2020), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Hirokazu Koreeda's “The Third Murder” (2017), and Florian Zeller's “The Father” (2020).