s h i f t s was founded by the choreographers Malgven Gerbes and David Brandstätter   Their vita can be found under the "founders" rubric. Performers that take part in performances that are listed in the repertory of  s h i f t s  or are involved in actual  projects are mentioned in the list of "performers".

From project to project s h i f t s collaborates with different artists. People like the visual artist Julien Crepieux and the writer David Wiliams, that have repetitively collaborated with s h i f t s in the past and that are still in regular artistic exchange are listed here as "associates".