Marked by five major influences (1. seeing Belgian dance company Rosas at age 14; 2. producing a post-punk show at age 15; 3. studying with choreographer Deborah Hay at age 21; 4. attending Easter service with pastor Cecil Williams preaching at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco at age 25, and 5. watching for decades the American TV series Law & Order), Michèle Steinwald is a queer, half Québécoise/half American, feminist, DIY, artist-centered, pseudo-forensic, embodied, community-driven, cultural organizer working in Canada, the US and Europe. https://www.44artsproductive.com/bio