Jelena Stefanoska is a dance artist with Down syndrome based in Novi Sad, Serbia. She has been a member of Per.Art since 1999 and has performed in numerous productions across Serbia, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, Montenegro, and Japan. She has participated in dance laboratories in Hamburg, Maastricht, and Rovereto as part of the Europe Beyond Access project, and in the online screen choreography DIS_move. In addition to dance and choreography, she creates drawings, paper collages, and costume designs. Together with Saša Asentić, and in collaboration with Olivera Kovačević Crnjanski, she co-created the dance performance Žizela/Giselle (2021). She is also a performer and artistic collaborator in the audio performance Dis Giselle (2026).
Mandana Kouros is a multidisciplinary artist and performer with Down syndrome based in Tehran, Iran. She holds a degree in Screenwriting from the Soroush Applied Scientific Institute in Tehran. Her work moves across painting, poetry, sculpture, and performance, exploring the dialogue between body, image, and emotion. A central focus of her artistic practice is advocacy for the inclusion of artists with Down syndrome and ensuring their active creative participation in the arts. She collaborates with the Tan.Arts collective in Tehran. Her performance Liberation was presented at the Dis Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2022.