Naïma Mazic founded the n ï m company in 2016. She leads the HEAR & NOW* Playsessions for dancers and musicians. In 2024, she was artistic director of LAKEStudios Berlin and the SUBMERGE Festival. She studied performance studies at NYU Tisch, P.A.R.T.S. and the Reykjavik Academy of Arts, among others and was a resident choreographer at K3 Tanzplan Hamburg. Her works have been shown at brut Wien, Leipziger Jazztage, Judson Church, Vienna Art Week, among others.
Evi Filippou is a Berlin-based Greek vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer. She won the 2023 German Jazz Prize for Debut Album of the Year and collaborates widely ,e.g. with bassist Robert Lucaciu, Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, Rimini Protokoll and is a member of the n ï m Dance Company. Evi teaches percussion in Berlin schools through Vincentino e.V. Her work spans jazz, folk, and experimental music, blending disciplines in both performance and contemporary music theater.