Biogs and Credits

Daniel Connor
Daniel grew up in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. He started dancing aged 14 and joined Cheshire Youth Dance Company appearing in Youth Dance England performances at Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry, Salford Quays. Aged 18 Daniel went to Middlesex University before transferring to The Northern School of Contemporary Dance to undertake his professional training. Daniel graduated from NSCD in 2010 and was awarded NSCD's annual performance prize. He then went on to become a member of Verve11, the post graduate performance company of NSCD and graduated with distinction in July 2011.

Murilo Leite D’Imperio
Murilo was born in Brazil and introduced to dance by Marcia Lot. He relocated to England in 1996 and at the age of 16 co-founded Re*Flex Dance Company under the guidance of RJC Dance. Alongside his dance training in Bristol (University of Plymouth) he performed with The Movement Collective, in a regional tour with Neshima Dance Company and taught community classes in Brazil. Murilo went on to complete his training at Middlesex University and graduated with a First Class Honours in 2011. He has also performed at the Bristol Harbourside Festival three years running in exclusive commissions for Adam Hougland (Louisville Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet), the aforementioned companies, and Julia Thorneycroft.

Jamie O'Neil
Jamie O'Neill is an Irish author currently living in County Galway, having previously lived and worked in England. His critically acclaimed novel, At Swim, Two Boys (2001) earned him frequent praise as the natural successor to James Joyce. Published in 2001 the novel was written over ten years whilst Jamie worked as a night porter at the Cassell Hospital, a psychiatric institution in Surrey. The novel won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Fiction (in the US) and the Lambda Literary Award (also in the US). Jamie has written two other novels, Disturbance and Kilbrack.

“I look forward to returning to Wales and helping the production take shape. Working with Earthfall, though sometimes damp, is always a joy and this promises to be as beautiful and powerful (and wet) as the 2005 production.”