Stephen O’Connell has a BFA in modern dance from Rutgers University and an MFA in interdisciplinary art from Simon Fraser University. From 1990 to 1997, he was co-Artistic Director of Radix Theatre in Vancouver, a site-specific interdisciplinary performance collective. His collaborations include experimental films which have been screened at The Vancouver International Film Festival, The American Dance Festival, and the Moving Pictures Festival in Toronto. He is also the Co-Artistic Director of FREE FALL, a biennual festival in Toronto, Canada of new and interdisciplinary performance and a currently member of the steering committee for Performance Creation Canada, a nationwide network dedicated to the nourishment, management and study of performance.