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DINo

FESTIVAL OF DANCE ANNAPOLIS ROYAL • JULY 19 - 23, 2022 

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FESTIVAL DES ARTS SAINT SAUVEUR • AUGUST 29 - 30, 2022

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sharing the stage with the national ballet of canada • august 16 - 20, 2022 

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A Mesozoic spectacle made from ferocious play with a dramatic claw to the heart and a tickle in the brain. Using the thick, scaly exterior of its  inspirations as a guise, DINO boldly dances toward an all-too-familiar end. Anxiety, asteroids, ruin, regrowth, love, longevity and pigeons. 

Choreography & Direction: Alyssa Martin 

Performance & Collaboration: Drew Berry, Brayden Jamil Cairns, Sam Grist and Natasha Poon Woo 

Original Score: Jacob Vanderham (AKA Telehorn) 

Dramaturgy: David Bernstein & Pony Nicole Herauf

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The initial creation process took place during time as the company-in-residence at Toronto Metropolitan University's Performance Dance Program within The Creative School. 53 student collaborators worked with us to develop a feature-length dance film called DinoLand. 

This new iteration of the work is supported by Toronto Arts Council with special thanks to Citadel & Compagnie. 

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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