Katrina Bugaj (She/Her) is an American director, performer/creator, writer and researcher-practitioner. Under her direction, Out of Balanz was named one of the 11 most innovative physical theatre companies, alongside such companies as The SITI Company and DV8, in backstage.com. Katrina is an alumni member of the prestigious Lincoln Center Director's Lab in New York City and her work has been performed in over 15 countries throughout Europe, North America and Asia, including The John Houseman Theatre off-Broadway in New York, The Barbican in London and Takkelloftet, The Royal Opera House in Copenhagen.

Katrina is a graduate of Grinnell College (BA), Copenhagen University (MA), The Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School (MFA eq.), The Danish National School of Performing Arts - Odsherred (2 year Auteur Uddannelsen), NYU Playwrights Horizons Directing Intensive and The National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. She has also trained with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company, members of Complicite and The Royal Shakespeare Company. Katrina is a member of the artistic board of Ruby Gamache in Copenhagen and she is a member of the Nordic Network of Post-Migrant Performing Arts and The Network of Nordic Artists with a Multicultural Background. 

Troels Hagen Findsen (He/Him) is a Danish actor, performer/creator, writer, director and musician. He’s created and performed in a number of works in Denmark and abroad; ranging from the intimate, semi-autobiographical Ivan Hansen trilogy to the high-octane, two-man adaptation of Macbeth. Troels is an associate artist of the critically acclaimed Out of Chaos (formerly Temple Theatre) in London and he has worked with such artists and companies as; BBC Radio 4 Drama, Kitt Johnson’s X-Act, Rapid Eye, Erik Pold (Teater Momentum Ensemble Vol. 8), Tin Can Company, Acting For Climate and The Figura Ensemble.

Troels is a graduate of The Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris and has trained with members of The SITI Company and Complicité. Troels was a faculty member of The Academy of Modern Circus (AMOC) and is currently a member of the teaching team at The Academy of Untamed Creativity (AFUK). He has received multiple research and work grants for his research in autofictive storytelling and performance from The Danish Art Foundation and has won awards and accolades for his acting and performances in Denmark and abroad.