Photos by Jacques-Jean Tiziou
Artist talk at Facing Front with Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion
Presented by Thirdbird, Philadelphia on June 19, 2015

Michèle Steinwald

Independent curator and writer

Marked by four major influences, Michèle Steinwald is a feminist, DIY, artist-centered, pseudo-forensic, embodied, community-driven, cultural organizer:

• At age 14, she saw Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker in Rosas’ Bartokand fell in love with contemporary dance (1986).
• At age 15, she produced her friend’s postpunk band Pestilence at the all-ages music venue One Step Beyond in Ottawa, Canada (1987). Seven people came. She knew all but one.
• At age 21, she studied with choreographer Deborah Hay and was forever changed (1994).
• Since her teen years, she has deliberately watched the TV series Law & Order, noting human behavior and gut instincts through problem solving.