Simone Schulte-Aladağ studied theatre studies, political science, and German studies in Düsseldorf and Munich (Magister Artium, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München). In 2010, she completed additional training in theatre and music management at LMU Munich. From 1994 to 2006, she worked as a dramaturge and production manager for festivals, theatre artists, and film productions in Munich, New York, and Vienna. Since 2006, she has been a co-founder of FOKUS TANZ, where she has been primarily responsible for artistic development and project management. (Tanzplan München, explore dance network). She is co-curator of THINK BIG!, the international biennial festival for young audiences that she initiated together with Bettina Wagner-Bergelt and that has been presented by FOKUS TANZ in cooperation with Schauburg since 2018. She serves on advisory boards and juries, including for Dachverband Tanz and the Munich Department of Culture. Together with her colleagues Tina Meß and Miria Wurm, she founded Tanzbüro München in 2014, a team funded by the Munich Department of Culture that supports networking and provides advice for freelance dance artists.

Tina Meß studied theatre studies, communication studies, and art history at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Since 2003, she has worked as a dramaturge, production manager, and tour manager for artists from Munich’s independent dance scene, including Stefan Dreher, Monica Gomis, Stephanie Felber, and Ceren Oran, as well as for festivals such as THINK BIG!, DANCE, and RODEO. Since 2015, she has co-led Tanzbüro München together with Simone Schulte-Aladağ.

Nike Schwederski discovered her passion for theatre while studying education for the deaf at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Since 2019, she has worked on festivals such as SPIELART, RODEO, go drag!, and the Münchner Biennale, and has also been involved in various projects in the independent scene as a production assistant. In October 2024, she began studying cultural and music management at the University of Music and Theatre Munich, and in summer 2024 she joined the Tanzbüro team.