Director Tara Manić was born in 1994 in Belgrade. She earned her bachelor's and master’s degrees from the Department of Theater and Radio Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Tara’s productions have been presented at numerous festivals in Serbia and abroad, winning multiple awards, including Best Theatrical Work, Best Actress, and Best Actor at the 16th Banja Luka International Actors Festival in 2024. She is an associate artist at Heartefact, a multidisciplinary cultural and theater production center based in Belgrade. Aiming to strengthen the independent cultural sector, Heartefact is dedicated to fostering creative, critical, and responsible engagement with emerging artistic, social, and political issues at the national, regional, and European levels. The organization supports new models of production, regional cooperation, and alternative forms of education, while organizing forums that critically examine cultural and social realities to ensure that cultural and public spaces are diverse, enriched, vibrant, and more tolerant of differences.