After completing military service in Israel, Michael Shapira’s roots led him to Sweden, where he lived for six years and studied interaction design. In Stockholm, after graduating, he worked as a web developer before turning to dance and performance. At TIP in Freiburg, Germany, he studied improvisation and has continued to train in this field ever since. He has worked under various choreographers, but also created his own performances with a focus on contact improvisation and improvisation. His work is largely influenced by Lilo Stahl, Bernd Ka, Nancy Start Smith, Rosalind Crip and Julyen Hamilton.