David Maurity (Brazil)
David Maurity is a black Brazilian actor, playwright and director. He is a co-founder of Toda Deseo company, an important group of artists from Minas Gerais, whose research is focused on new forms of theatrical occupation and contemporary creation based on questions related to identities, multiplicities and otherness. David Maurity’s works are manifestos for the right to existence of all bodies and their differences. They are true acts of resistance, inclusion and the fight against prejudice. He is also a member of the platform Ka’adela, where he works as a playwright and actor and with which he was invited to the biggest dance and performance festivals in Brazil.
David Maurity is also a DJ and his work and research in this area is focused on Brazilian rhythms and sounds that populate the imagination of the LGBTQIAPN+ population throughout history. He has a master’s degree in Brazilian contemporary literature from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Idylla Silmarovi (Brazil)
Idylla Silmarovi works as a performing artist and researcher. She works with multiple languages of the arts of presence, such as: theater, dance, performance and cabaret. She also writes texts for dance and theatre. She has a master's degree from the Postgraduate Program in Performing Arts at the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, with research entitled Art strategies in a guerrilla state. It investigates the intersections between art and activism within the performing arts, especially regarding the debate around memory as a right denied by coloniality. In addition, her practice and research are directly related to racialized feminist and LGBTQIA+ struggles. She works with collectives in partnership with Toda Deseo, Academia TransLiterária, Plataforma de Criação Divinas and other artists and movements. Furthermore, she is artistic director and creator of the platform/residence Zona de Encontro, creator of the research and experimentation project E.C.O.S (Sudaka-oriented scenic experiments) and creator and general director of Plataforma Ka’adela. She is present at several national and international festivals with her artistic and intellectual production. She seeks to sink imaginary caravels and is interested in crowning transvestites.