Richard Hancock's work spans a range of performance and visual practices. His primary research interests are in the performativity of representation, including the identification, articulation and representation of bodies; specifcally in relation to questions of masculinity, whiteness and sexuality. He holds a first class honours degree in Fine Art from The Nottingham Trent University, and an MA with Distinction in The Body & Representation from the University of Reading, where he is currently undertaking doctoral research. He is a visiting lecturer in Performance & Live Art at The Nottingham Trent University, and Fine Art and Theatre at the University of Reading.

Traci Kelly holds a first class honours degree in Fine Art from The Nottingham Trent University, and a Master's degree in Fine Art from UCE. Her current areas of interest are a consideration of the politics of vision, speech and audibility in terms of personal and public representation and the subsequent attribution of value within the production of Live Art. She is a visiting lecturer at The Nottingham Trent University, the University of Reading, and New College Nottingham. In October 2005, she commenced doctoral research at the University of Reading.

Lisa Urwin is a freelance arts administrator and co-ordinator. In addition to her role as Company Co-ordinator for hancock & kelly live, she is also Festival, Events & Exhibitions Administrator for the Future Factory in Nottingham. Her interests are in contemporary performance and installation practices. She holds a first class honours degree in Contemporary Arts Practice from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle.