UnTethered Playwright/Performer

Tana Sirois trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and holds an MSc in Creative Arts & Mental Health from Queen Mary University. She is a company member of the international movement theatre collective The How, and a cast member of the feminist musical comedy troupe Broad Comedy (USA Tour, Off-Broadway at The SoHo Playhouse). She originated the role of Alice in the NYC premiere of Painted Alice The Musical, played Nina in Stripped Script’s production of Stupid Fucking Bird (NY Innovative Theatre Award), Lais in the immersive production of Garden Of Delights, and Judy in the NYC premiere of Easy Laughter. Her original play Crushing Baby Animals played in NYC at The Plaxall Gallery and The IRT theatre, and her physical theatre show, My Favorite Person ran in NYC at Culture Lab LIC, HERE Arts, and at Thuafier in Istanbul. She utilizes improvisation to devise movement-based work that strives for eloquence in absurdity and authenticity in chaos. The research she has undertaken at the intersection of art and mental health has inspired her to create work centered around issues of equality and identity, and the ever-changing nature of the self.  She believes in the efficacy of art for social justice, and holds a deep respect for the profound healing power of the theatre.

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www.tanasirois.com

Founder of the How Theater and Director of UnTetherd

Actor, Mover, Teacher

Polina is a Russian-American director/actor born and raised in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Classically trained at Pace University BFA Acting program in NYC, Polina has also studied abroad in Kyrgyzstan and at the Grotowski Institut in Poland. In NY she’s worked with Interactive PlayLab led by improv pioneer and master clown Jeff Wirth, and with the experimental theater group Dzieci. Polina is a founder of The How, and has performed with and directed the ensemble at celebrated venues such as HERE Arts Center, IRT, The Tank NYC, Dixon Place, and Tuhafier (Istanbul). Work with The How includes: The Vyuga Project, Vandals, Hunger, What We Do, I Am the Wind, 5 Hour Piece, My Favorite Person, and Rat King which recently performed at Culture Lab in LIC. Polina has also worked with up and coming film-makers in NYC such as Alex Blackstorm, Sonoko Ogata, and Steve Perterson as well as industry giants such as Bob Balaban, and Lisa Robinson.

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Bag Monster

Miles Lizak is a theatre-maker, writer, and science communicator from the US, based in Barcelona. He has completed professional training in Lecoq physical theatre at Teatracció International Theatre School. Besides performing, Miles works as a science journalist, writes fiction, hosts multilingual storytelling events (Story Machine). His solo play, Carbon, premiered at The BCN Studio in January, directed by Tana. Miles performed with her in the May 2025 run of Untethered in London (The Glitch). He also happens to be Tana’s cousin. The experience of collaborating with her on these projects has been an honor and a gift.

Miles is in the ongoing process of learning to live with his own OCD-monsters, and he looks forward to bringing some of them to the stage here in Barcelona.