Philip Weiss: Project Director. He has worked extensively in Southern Africa as a teacher and head of various school geography departments. He is a writer, trained at the Institute of Education(London) and at SOAS as a teacher. He is also a multimedia producer. He is best known in Zimbabwe for books published with College Press(Macmillans) on environmental issues, specifically the Geography of Southern African for secondary schools. He has also worked for several years with Zambuko/ Izibuko - a first intercultural community theatre group in Harare post independence and has toured and promoted Sunduza Dance Theatre from Bulawayo to various parts of the world. His interests and work include issues around cultural space, artist management training and e-learning & video resource development. He trained with UNESCO Film school in Harare and has had films screened for the Frontline State Film Festival.

Mandla Sibanda: AV director & co founder & theatre director of Sunduza Dance theatre .He is the musical director of SOSA-XA! Sounds of Southern Africa. He has adapted published works for the stage and performed on many international stages. He has worked extensively in Yorkshire schools as a story teller, designer and musician. In 2007 he was invited to run workshops and compose the music for the Crucible theatre's production of the Leopard. He is a qualified AV designer and has worked in Zimbabwe developing numerous books for publishers in between performance tours, rehearsals and directing arts videos. He delivers many of SEMEA’s workshops when in the UK and has for two years led the African arts programme for the Africa Challenge with the Institute of Chartered Accountants now Times leadership Challenge.

Simon Banda: Sunduza’s musical director and choreographer. A musical genius and widely considered to be Bulawayo’s most brilliant imbube composer who changed the way the musical form was developed in terms of dance. Leads many of SEMEA’s experimental workshops in Sheffield and Leeds when he is not in Zimbabwe, Simon brings his knowledge of music, harmonisation, choreography and composition to the work of SEMEA. he has supported Kutamba. Check out Sunduza’s web site. He takes a lead role in the Crucible theatre's production of the Leopard in 2007.