Champa J. Maciel grew up in Australia and graduated her New Zealand School of Dance Diploma in 2008. Since then she has been working professionally as a choreographer, movement director, dancer, tutor and actor in Hawke’s Bay. Champa was movement director on two works for the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival in 2018, for Puti Lancaster’s work ‘Freedom is Behind My Breath’, and co-creating and performing in META. She is a co-founder of the Human Project Aotearoa.
Sophie Jean Follet is a dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and studio owner. Sophie studied dance at the University of Auckland where she completed her Bachelor of Dance Studies with honours. She has performed in multiple dance works for festivals, including Short and Sweet, Tempo and the Youth Dance festival in Singapore. Sophie currently runs the Sophie Jean Dance Company and teaches dance in schools. She is a co-founder of the Human Project Aotearoa.