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Alyona Mikhaylova was born on 11 October 1995 in Perm, Permskaya oblast, Russia [now Permskiy kray]. She is an actress, known for Lyubi ikh vsekh (2019), Zhena Chaikovskogo (2022) and Za chas do rassveta (2021).

Maria Vasilevna Poezzhaeva is a Russian stage and screen actress. Her artistic life began in figure skating. In 2008 she was accepted as a student at the renowned Moscow Art Theater School, having director Kirill Serebrennikov as her special teacher and mentor. In 2010 she made her screen debut in the television series "Voices" as Liza. Two years later she graduated from Moscow Art Theater School, was offered main roles in plays by Chekhov, and made her feature film debut in "Last summer in Chulimsk" directed by Victor Dement. Several main roles in movies followed, like "Corrections Class" (2014) , "He's a Dragon" (2015) and "V Mayakovsky" (2018).

Katerina Shpitsa was born on 29 October 1985 in Perm, Permskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Permskiy kray, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Thảm Họa Tàu Điện Ngầm (2013), Moya Mama Robot (2021) and Ekipazh (2016). She was previously married to Konstantin Adaev.

Pasha Pashkov was born on 28 May 1986 in Perm, Russia. He has been married to Daniella Karagach since 18 July 2014. They have one child.

Tanya Mityushina was born on 19 February 1993 in Perm, Russia. She is an actress, known for Don Jon (2013), 10 Minutes Gone (2019) and The Row (2018).

Zoya Berber was born on 1 September 1987 in Perm, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Realnye patsany (2010), Realnye patsany protiv zombi (2020) and Zoskina zapravka (2023). She has been married to Maksim Belborodov since 11 February 2024. They have one child.

Stanislav Govorukhin was born on 29 March 1936 in Berezniki, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Perm Krai, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Konets prekrasnoy epokhi (2015), Voroshilovskiy strelok (1999) and Blagoslovite zhenshchinu (2003). He was married to Galina Govorukhina and Yunona Kareva. He died on 14 June 2018 in Barvikha, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia.

Artur Beschastnyy was born on 13 August 1985 in Perm, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Mir! Druzhba! Zhvachka! (2020), Blueberry Fields Forever (2016) and Eterna. Chast pervaya (2022). He is married to Nadezhda Beschastnaya.

Tamara Shayne was born on 25 November 1902 in Perm, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Mr. Arkadin (1955), The Jolson Story (1946) and It Happened in Brooklyn (1947). She was married to Akim Tamiroff. She died on 23 October 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Natalya Polevshchikova, known professionally as Natasha Poly, is a Russian supermodel. Natasha has appeared in many ad campaigns including Lanvin, D&G, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, and Sonia Rykiel. She has also walked the runway for brands such as Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Gucci, and Victoria's Secret. She has been on the cover of Vogue six times. She is close friends with fellow supermodels Eugenia Volodina, Tatiana Kovylina, Inguna Butane and extremely close to Russian Supermodel Katja Schcekina.

Nikolay Naumov was born on 28 February 1982 in Perm, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for I snova zdravstvuite! (2022), Realnye patsany protiv zombi (2020) and Vorozheya. He has been married to Albina Safina since 2007. They have three children.

Mikhail Shvejtser was born on 16 March 1920 in Perm, Russia. He was a director and writer, known for Kak zhivyote, karasi? (1992), Voskreseniye (1960) and Poslushay, Fellini! (1993). He died on 2 June 2000 in Moscow, Russia.

A filmmaker, a successful international entrepreneur and the Co-founder of Miro, a digital collaboration platform designed to facilitate remote and distributed team communication and project management. Miro has grown to become one of the global leaders in its field.

Oleg's multi-cultural background and passion for storytelling have organically led him into the world of cinema. Oleg's producing credits include Illusions (2022), an arthouse drama feature about marital relations, and Blackwater Lane (2023), a thriller feature film that is based on an international bestseller and stars Dermot Mulroney, Minka Kelly and Maggie Grace.

Sofi Shutkina was born on 3 December 1993 in Perm, Russia. She is an actress, known for Vedma (2015), Vmeste veselee (2022) and Neukrotimaya Neupokoeva (2024).

Nikolay Kutuzov was born on 5 June 1897 in Kyshtym, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire [now Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Cuộc Đời Của Andrei Rublev (1966), Viy (1967) and Ostrov Toguy (1929). He died on 8 May 1981.

Lyubov Mulmenko was born on 1 September 1985 in Perm, Perm Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is a writer and director, known for Eshche odin god (2014), Cô Vợ Lý Tưởng (2023) and Razzhimaya kulaki (2021).

Svetlana Permyakova was born on 17 February 1972 in Perm, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress and producer, known for Vratar galaktiki (2020), Domrabotnitsa (2011) and Istorii bolshoy strany (2023). She was previously married to Eugeniy Bodrov.

Georgiy Burkov was born on 31 May 1933 in Perm, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Bashnya (1987), Boris Godunov (1986) and Step (1978). He died on 19 July 1990 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev was born on March 19, 1872, into a wealthy noble family in Novgorod, Russia. His father, Pavel Diaghilev, was a distinguished General to the Russian Tsar Nicholas II. His mother died in childbirth but he grew up in a highly cultured environment. He studied piano and singing from the early age.

He also took lessons in painting at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, and studied music with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. From 1891-96, Diaghilev studied law and graduated from the Law Department of the St. Petersburg University. There he developed a life-long friendship with his fellow law student Alexandre Benois. They formed a circle of artists and art connoisseurs known as 'Mir Iskusstva' (World of Art). From 1898-1904 he founded and edited the influential art magazine "Mir Iskusstva" (The World of Art). From 1899-1901, Diaghilev was a special artistic adviser to the Imperial Directorship of Theatres and to Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Diaghilev's first partners Alexandre Benois and Leon Bakst became his life-long collaborators. They produced the first international art show of contemporary artists from Scandinavian countries and Russia in St. Petersburg in 1900. In 1904, they organized the then-largest ever portrait show in Tavrichesky Palace in St. Petersburg. That show also included a research of over 7 thousand portraits in various traditional and contemporary styles and involved art historians, restorers, and artists from many Russian cities. Alexandre Benois also collaborated with Diaghilev on publication of art catalogs, books and the 'Mir Iskusstva' art magazine, which promoted artistic innovations and challenged the existing order. Their book 'History of Russian Painting' (1904) became the first comprehensive work on the subject. In 1905 Diaghilev and Benois organized an important art exhibition of contemporary Russian artists in St. Petersburg and in 1906 he took a major exhibition of Russian art to the Petit Palais in Paris.

In 1906 Diaghilev settled in Paris and began the biggest Russian-European multicultural project in history which became known as the "Russian Seasons" and "Ballets Russes" (Russian Ballet). In 1907, he produced the first series of concerts of Russian music in Paris. Sergei Rachmaninoff, Aleksandr Glazunov, Aleksandr Skryabin, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov conducted their own works, as well as the works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Aleksandr Borodin and Mikhail Glinka. In 1908, in the Paris Opera, he produced 'Boris Godunov', an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, starring Feodor Chaliapin Sr.. In 1909, he secured support from Grand Prince Vladimir Romanov and took a company of top Russian dancers, including Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky to Paris. After several successful seasons in Paris, Diaghilev staged the "Russian Ballet" shows in Geneva, Madrid, Rome, London and New York. He later staged 'The Sleeping Beauty' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in London.

Diaghilev's ability to link talented people with generous patrons was legendary. He made connections for Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as well, as other artists with important Russian art collectors, such as Shchukin, Morozov, Ryabushinsky and others. Diaghilev managed to organize sponsorship for his large-scale "Russian Seasons" ballet and opera productions. From 1908-12 he produced Russian operas in Paris and, from 1913-14, he produced opera in London. There Diaghilev produced and directed opera 'Boris Godunov' with Feodor Chaliapin Sr. in the title role. In 1914, he transformed the opera 'Golden Cockerel' into an innovative cross-style ballet-opera and brought an updated 'Prince Igor' with Feodor Chaliapin Sr. to London. His "Ballets Russes" (Russian Ballet in Russian Seasons) was founded with assistance of choreographer Mikhail Fokin and artists Léon Bakst and Alexandre Benois. Diaghilev was associated with the dancers of the first rank, such as Anna Pavlova, Matilda Kshesinskaya, Tamara Karsavina, Vaslav Nijinsky, and George Balanchine. Diaghilev's ballet traditions were later continued by George Balanchine in the United States, Anna Pavlova and her troupe in Europe, and Serge Lifar at the Paris Opera.

Diaghilev collaborated with the best talents of his time; composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud, Richard Strauss, Erik Satie, and Sergei Prokofiev. From the circle of Gertrude Stein, Diaghilev engaged such authors as Jean Cocteau and André Gide. Distinguished artists, such as Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Giorgio De Chirico, Alexandre Benois, Konstantin Korovin, Alexander Golovin and Pavel Tchelitchev worked with him as stage set and costume designers. One of Diaghilev's consultants was Guillaume Apollinaire, who also acted as writer and artistic adviser for "Ballets Russes" (Russian Seasons).

During WWI Diaghilev made transformations in his projects by bringing together a larger diversity of talents. He understood the changes of cultural paradigm after WWI and updated the format of his project from 1917-29. His 1917 production of ballet 'Parade' was the first collaboration of Satie and choreographer Léonide Massine with Pablo Picasso, who at that time married the Russian ballerina Olga Khokhlova. In the 1920s, he produced innovative ballets 'Lani' and 'Le train bleu' (Blue Express) with choreographer Bronislava Njinska and costume designer Coco Chanel with participation of Pablo Picasso. Later he introduced avant-garde ideas from Vsevolod Meyerhold in his production of 'Stalnoi Skok' by Sergei Prokofiev with choreographer Léonide Massine and designer Sergei Jakulov. In 1928 production of 'Apollon musagete', Diaghilev collaborated with Igor Stravinsky, George Balanchine, and Coco Chanel.

Diaghilev brought cultures together and challenged the existing cultural order in a highly productive way. By expanding his international activities into art exhibitions and stage shows, Diaghilev connected people and ideas in what became arguably the first continuous large-scale cross-cultural and cross-genre project in the 20th century. From 1905-14 his "Russian Seasons" employed mostly Russian and French performers and artists, whom he already knew. After WWI, from 1918-29, Diaghilev welcomed all talents from all backgrounds; the best Russian and International performers, composers, authors and artists all came to him. His talent and exquisite taste ensured the highest quality of his "Russian Seasons" productions during the 25 years of his leadership and after. His idea of showing the best parts instead of a full-length ballets became a success, and ensured the revival of classic ballet in the 20 century. His partners became leaders of their own projects and carried his innovative style. His apprentices worked in major cultural centers across the world.

Sergei Diaghilev died in Venice, Italy on August 19, 1929. His funeral cortège proceeded by gondola to the cemetery island of San Michele where he was laid to rest. His tomb is visited by his graceful followers who made a tradition to lay red roses and ballet shoes.

Steven George (he/him) is a queer screenwriter based in Los Angeles, originally adopted from Russia. He began his career producing music videos, digital content, and short virtual reality horror films, which gained millions of views on social media. With his work, Steven hopes to create a fantastical sense of reality that mystifies and enlightens his audiences while striving to give visibility to characters of all backgrounds, beliefs, and identities.

Marina Fedunkiv was born on 27 August 1971 in Perm, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Otdokhnut po-lyudski, Daddy Punk and Realnye patsany protiv zombi (2020). She has been married to Stefano Maggi since 27 August 2021. She was previously married to Mikhail and Sergey Tschelchkov.

Vlad Prokhorov was born on 31 March 1998 in Perm, Russia. He is an actor, known for Mezhdu nami leto (2024), Ispravlenie i nakazanie (2022) and Ruki vverkh! (2024).

Vladimir Emelyanov was born on 20 June 1911 in Perm, Perm uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire [now Perm Krai, Russia]. He was an actor and producer, known for Korol Lir (1970), Planeta bur (1962) and Vikhri vrazhdebnye (1953). He died on 2 July 1975 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].

Kseniya Crespo was born on 30 October 1988 in Perm, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an assistant director and director, known for Joker (2019), 6ft Above Sea Level (2015) and Sụp Đổ (2024).

Nina Kornienko was born on 11 January 1943 in Solikamsk, Molotov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Perm Krai, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya (1979), Gorodskoy romans (1971) and Chudak iz pyatogo B (1972).