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P I 737.615.2401

E I baghipour.arash@gmail.com

W I arashbaqipur.com

Arash Baqipur is an interdisciplinary designer and creative technologist born in Iran, bridging the physical and digital worlds for screen, stage, and interactive installations. He holds a B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering, an M.A. in Cinema from the University of Tehran, and an MFA in Theatrical Design (Integrated Media) from the University of Texas at Austin. His work builds unclassifiable multimedia experiences. Arash’s practice-based research examines the intersection of mediated liveness, generative AI, and transmedia storytelling. His award-winning films have been screened at prestigious festivals, including the American Film Institute, Rhode Island, New Orleans, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. He holds projection design credits for Downwind (Butler Opera Center, 2026), Three Exorcisms (2025), Cyphers (2024), and Black Angel (2023) with UT Theatre & Dance, and assistant projection design credits for Sunset Baby (Signature Theatre, 2024) and Diary of a Tap Dancer (American Repertory Theatre, 2024).

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P I 301.830.3906

E I nitsanscharfdesign@gmail.com

W I nitsanscharf.com

Nitsan Scharf (he/they) is a media artist, programmer, and creative technologist, soon to be based in New York City. His work explores queer and trans narrative, bodies in digital space, and the translation of life from physical to digital. He enjoys playing in the expansive and collaborative possibilities of media design and technology in dance, opera, new theatrical works, and installation. In addition to designing media for live performance, they create work using virtual reality, creative coding, and puppetry (both digital and physical). Recent media design credits include You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! (Company One Theatre), Cabaret (UT Austin), The Ghosts of Versailles (Butler Opera Center), and Óxido (UT Austin). He received his B.A. in Theatre from the University of Maryland and M.F.A. in Theatre from the University of Texas at Austin.

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P I 518.821.3467

E I jamesraymond@alum.calarts.edu

W I jraymondmedia.com

James Raymond is a video artist specializing in live performances. Born in upstate New York and now based in Los Angeles. After graduating from film school and participating in LA’s DIY music scene, he discovered that his work thrives in live space music venues, bars, house parties, and festivals. Collaborating across genres including rock, hip hop, and electronic music, Raymond brings his animations and visuals to life, allowing their energy to exist fully in spaces that are both chaotic and captivating. His visual language combines 2D and 3D animation, feedback loops, and archival footage, often drawing inspiration from the past rather than the present. He recently performed with Together Pangea at Coachella 2025 and is currently pursuing his MFA at the California Institute of the Arts.

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P I 818.877.6024

E I zeliazztan@gmail.com

W I zeliazztan.com

Zelia ZZ Tan is a choreographer and multimedia artist whose work explores presence, identity, and the future of performance through motion capture, avatars, visual systems, and immersive technologies. She directed REfract (2025), commissioned by West Kowloon Cultural District and the Goethe-Institut, and presented at Gray Area and GDC.

She collaborated with The Human Expression Dance Company on Strangely Familiar (2025) for Asia+ Festival, and previously worked with City Contemporary Dance Company (2019–2023). In the past two years, she has worked as a lead video designer for three full-length theatre productions, including The Half-God of Rainfall, KATHA, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

Her works and films have been presented at 20 international festivals, including Moon Paradox I, Living Landscape, His Temple, and Accelerating Dimension. She co-founded TechDanceLab. Zelia is currently pursuing an MFA at CalArts (Theatre & Dance), graduating in May 2026.