watch Dinoland here

dinoland

(or, a moment to break) 

Full circle baby. We spent the Fall back at school creating a big, new mega-work for X University's School of Performance. All members of Rock Bottom collaborated to create this new work with the third- and fourth-year dancers! 

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DinoLand is a collective wonder-world made from ferocious play, a dramatic claw to the heart and a tickle in the brain. Together, we embrace the inevitability of the end and the mischievous possibilities of the unknown. 

Choreography, Concept & Direction: Alyssa Martin 

Creative Collaborators, Co-Choreographers & Rehearsal Directors: Natasha Poon Woo, Sam Grist, Drew Berry, Brayden Jamil Cairns  

Created and choreographed in collaboration with the 53 dancers. 

Director of Photography, Camera Operator & Editor: Drew Berry  

Original Music by Jake Vanderham AKA Telehorn

Written by: Alyssa Martin in collaboration with Pony Nicole Herauf, David Bernstein and the performers

Dramaturg: David Bernstein 

Lighting Designer: Noah Feaver 

Cinematic Liaison: Pony Nicole Herauf 

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turn your settings to 4K to take it in at max quality!

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coming up

thespians

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The piece we've been destined to make since we first learned the word "thespian". Actors, take warning. We're headed into a 9-day research residency at The Registry Theatre Jan 10 - 18 2022 
 

Picking up on work that began in January 2020 at The Stratford Festival LAB, 2 years of marinading and back we go. 

Collaborators: Drew Berry, Brayden Jamil Cairns, Noah Feaver, Sam Grist, Pony Nicole Herauf, Alyssa Martin and Natasha Poon Woo

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Thanks so the support of The Registry Theatre, the Ontario Arts Council and Ontario Dances. 

some recent film work!

BIN CHICKEN 

A feature length film adaptation of a work commissioned by Toronto Dance Theatre

Official selection for the 2021 Portland Film Festival's cross-platform/experimental category and Sydney Women's International Film Festival.

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Choreographed + Directed by Alyssa Martin and filmed by Cinematographer Dakota Wotton

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Starring (+ created in collaboration with) Alana Elmer, Yuichiro Inoue, Peter Kelly, Megumi Kokuba, Pulga Muchochoma, Erin Poole, Devon Snell, Roberto Soria + pianist Morgan-Paige Melbourne

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View full production credits here! 

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This work premiered in November 2020

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love from farm to summerworks 

A short video work commissioned by SummerWorks Performance Festival for the end of summer mix. 

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Directed + Edited by Alyssa Martin

Filmed by Drew Berry + Sydney Nicole Herauf

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Created by Drew Berry, Brayden Cairns, Sam Grist, Pony Nicole Herauf, Alyssa Martin and Natasha Poon Woo with music by Austin Anonsen and Alyssa Martin

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sixty seven moo(n)s 

A short video work commissioned by Canadian Stage for the National Arts Centre's Transformation Project 

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Directed + Edited by Alyssa Martin

Created by Brayden Cairns and Alyssa Martin 

Music by Austin Anonsen 

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