The Crossing Creative Team

Jo Clifford is the author of over 70 performed works in every dramatic medium, which have been translated into many languages and performed all over the world. Recent work includes AN APPLE A DAY for the Traverse; forthcoming works includes EVERY ONE for the Royal Lyceum. Jo was formerly Professor of Theatre at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, and Associate Playwright of the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland.

Lisa McKenzie is a landscape Architect with an international practice and Lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art. She is a member of The Network Of Mediated Architecture and Design (N.o.m.a.d), a global interdisciplinary built for the discussion and analysis of changes in society and the effects on the built and natural environment.  She has a fervent interest in landscape ecology and sustainability and her work has a strong environmental ethos.

Peter Nelson Through the 1980s he worked closely with the composer, Iannis Xenakis and his Paris-based UPIC computer music system, composing a number of works for the UPIC. He co-founded, Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust (ecat), of which he is an Artistic Director. He is currently Professor of Music and Technology, and Head of Music at the University of Edinburgh. Alongside his creative work he has contributed to research in the areas of music informatics and music technology, and is one of the founding directors of the Institute for Music in Human and Social Development at the University of Edinburgh.

Claire Pençak is an independent dance practitioner, choreographer, and artistic director of Tabula Rasa Dance Company. Her creative work is forged out of collaborations with other art practitioners.