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The home of Alyssa Martin's surreal + unbridled feminist dance theatre works explored with a cosmic team of close collaborators.
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Sex Dalmatian
Sex Dalmatian follows the adventures of a canine business-mogul, her too-eager assistant Amalia and her psychosexually charged arch nemesis Mr. Meeks. The titular character will be played by all five members of Rock Bottom Movement, rotating parts each episode, as a means to decentralize a single identity as a lead character. Sex Dalmatian places heavy feelings into bizarre containers, shining a humorous light on some of the darker corners of the collective consciousness.
Choreography & Direction: Alyssa Martin
Co-Written by: David Bernstein, Pony Nicole Herauf and Alyssa Martin
Performance & Collaboration: Drew Berry, Brayden Jamil Cairns, Sam Grist, Pony Nicole Herauf and Natasha Poon Woo
Original Score: Morgan-Paige Melbourne and Benjamin Shapiro
Dramaturgy: David Bernstein
Lighting Design: Noah Feaver
Sex Dalmatian's development has been support by Ontario Arts Council, Citadel & Compagnie, The Registry Theatre and Public Energy.
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.
Choreographed + Directed by Alyssa Martin and filmed by Cinematographer Dakota Wotton
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
View full production credits here!
This work premiered in November 2020
love from farm to summerworks
A short video work commissioned by SummerWorks Performance Festival for the end of summer mix.
Directed + Edited by Alyssa Martin
Filmed by Drew Berry + Sydney Nicole Herauf
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
sixty seven moo(n)s
A short video work commissioned by Canadian Stage for the National Arts Centre's Transformation Project
Directed + Edited by Alyssa Martin
Created by Brayden Cairns and Alyssa Martin
Music by Austin Anonsen
HEADER VIDEO by Francesca Chudnoff
Drew Berry, Brayden Cairns, Sam Grist, Pony Nicole Herauf and Natasha Poon Woo in hollow mountain (2019)
Choreography + Direction by Alyssa Martin
Original Music by Pony Nicole Herauf
Lighting Design by Noah Feaver
Set Design by Katie Mooney