Bobbi Jene Smith is a director, choreographer, and dancer. Born in 1983 in Iowa. She danced for the Batsheva Company from 2005-2014. Since then she has choreographed original work for the Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Ballet BC, Los Angeles Dance Project, VAIL Dance Festival, the Batsheva Ensemble, Theater Basel, and others. Her dance and theater works have been presented and supported by the American Repertory Theater, PS 122, La Mama, ODC Theater, Stanford Live, Carolina Performing Arts, Kaufman Hall at the 92nd St. Y, Luminato, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Betty Nansen Theater, and others. Additionally, she has starred in or choreographed films including Elvira Lind's BOBBI JENE, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE, Alex Garland's ANNIHILATION, Georgia Parris’s MARI, and Boaz Yakin’s AVIVA. She has directed her own films including BROKEN THEATER and GALLOP APACE. Smith is an alumnus of the Juilliard School, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Royal Winnipeg School. She is a founding member of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), and a Co-Founder of The Broken Theater. In 2019 she was awarded The Harkness Promise Award and was The Martha Duffy Resident Artist at Baryshnikov Art Center. In 2024, she was awarded the Wilhelm Foundation Award.
Or Schraiber is a dancer, choreographer, actor, and filmmaker, born in 1992 in Jerusalem. He began his dance education at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance high school, and in 2010, he joined the Batsheva Dance Company, where he danced for seven years. In 2017, Or moved to New York City to study acting at the Stella Adler Studio, and in 2019, he took on the role of Zelger in the national tour of the Broadway production The Band’s Visit. Or has choreographed and appeared in a number of films, including Aviva (2019), The Way of the Wind (2026), and The Bride (2026). His creative partnership with Bobbi Jene Smith has led to many original dance-theater works for companies such as the Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Ballet BC, Batsheva Ensemble, Gothenburg Dance Company, and L.A. Dance Project. Or has directed numerous award-winning short films and music videos. In 2023, he made his off-Broadway debut, co-choreographing Danny and the Deep Blue Sea alongside Bobbi. Or is a founding member of the American Modern Opera Company and a co-founder of The Broken Theater.