Stijn Kolacny studied piano at the Municipal Conservatory in Leuven with Raf Rouwet and violin with Maurits Goossens. As a child, Stijn became a laureate of numerous piano competitions. After high school, he obtained a master's degree in music at LUCA School of Arts, Campus Lemmens in Leuven. He specialized at the Lemmens Institute with Jan Vermeulen in the subjects of piano and chamber music and graduated with maximum points in both disciplines. Stijn also obtained a bachelor's degree in music sciences from KU Leuven.
Stijn performed for many years with his brother Steven as a four-hand piano duo. Together they recorded eight albums with whom they received several awards.
In 1996, Steven and Stijn Kolacny founded 'Scala' in Aarschot. Scala has won numerous classical choir competitions in Belgium and abroad. Scala & Kolacny Brothers became internationally known for their quirky cover versions of modern pop and rock songs. Meanwhile, more than 50 different Hollywood films and TV series have used music by Scala & Kolacny Brothers.
Lokke Dieltiens graduated in 2004 as a musical master from the conservatory in Brussels. She performed in the musicals 'Mamma Mia', 'Suske en Wiske: The circus baron' and 'Nette and Korneel. In 2005 she was nominated for the Flemish musical awards in the category 'Upcoming Talent'.
Lokke performs with Scala & Kolacny Brothers and is also in charge of the choreographies and staging of the singers.
Since September 2011 she has been leading the rehearsals of Scaletta and Jong Scala. With Scaletta Kids, she created a Christmas special for the Belgian TV channel EEN in 2020.
Katleen Rens graduated as a classical dancer at the Higher Institute for Dance in 1996. After her international dance career, she founded the entertainment agency “TheCast”, known as a trendsetter in the event sector regarding the experience of customized animation, in which unique characters play the leading role.
Katleen further developed into a show director of exclusive live experiences for high-end events. Her creativity likes to color outside the lines and now also finds home at O'Contraire, where she leads a creative team that works internationally on quirky concepts for live events, video stories, artist's branding and fashion projects.
Ideeën & Concepten: Stijn Kolacny (Scaletta Choir) & Katleen Rens (O’Contraire)
Muzikale leiding: Stijn Kolacny & Lokke Dieltiens
Show regie: Katleen Rens
Zang: Scaletta Choir
Choreografie & Staging: Lokke Dieltiens & Maïté Gheur