Writer and humorist Nury Vittachi grew up in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and London, and he has been living in Hong Kong for years now. All those rambles have made him a mediator between east and west.
Film maker Petna Ndaliko is one of the founders of the Salaam Kivu International Film Festival which will be held in Goma, Eastern Congo in October 2008.
The Haitian choreographer Jeanguy Saintus will never deny his roots. The traditions of his country, including voodoo rituals, are the starting point of his work.
His play Township Stories was an enormous success and toured the entire world. The South African playwright and director is now working on a new production, Foreplay, based on Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler.