Steve Paxton is a dancer and choreographer known as one of the founders of contact improvisation (a dance form in which two or more people move while remaining in constant and spontaneous contact).  He has researched the fiction of cultured dance and the 'truth' of improvisation for

Originally from Tehran, Iran, Mazi has recieved his BFA in new media arts and cinema from Concordia university. He is currently an active member of the Senselab run by Erin Mannings and Brian Massumi, and a member of Topol