Andrea Herdeg trained as a dancer and physical performer at the Scuola Teatro Dimitri in Verscio and at the Laban Centre for Dance in London. She began working in contemporary dance and dance theatre in England, Italy and Switzerland in 1999. Since then she has worked as a dancer for artists like Claire Russ (London), Daniel Kayser (London), Birgit Scherzer (Berlin), Compagnia Vitale (Camedo) as well as in various dance films by Alain Le Razer (London); as a choreographer for th53 (London), Teatro Dimitri (Verscio), the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and others. Furthermore, Andrea Herdeg teaches contemporary dance at the Scuola Teatro Dimitri (Verscio).
André Desponds trained as concert pianist at the former Musikhochschule Zürich (now Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK) with Sava Savoff. He has wide experience in performing in concert halls and at festivals in Europe, the USA, Brazil and China. He also works as a pianist for various CD, radio and TV productions. André Desponds is specialised in the works of Chopin, Schubert and Gershwin. He accompanies artists like Noëmi Nadelmann, Bettina Boller and Simon Estes as a freelance chamber musician. Moreover, he composes for film, ballet and theatre and has made his mark as a silent movie pianist and improviser. He teaches at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
