hollow mountain

A whimsically gory thriller about navigating the inner rocky territory of our psyches and trying to stay afloat in a world of endings.

hollow mountain is a dark, unplugged musical comedy that follows five friends through an outlandish inner-mountain adventure of demonic possession and gut-extracting contemporary dance.

hollow mountain

Premiere: November 2019, self-presentation at Collective Space (Toronto, ON)

Presentations:

January 2020, Wildside Festival (Montreal, QC)

Duration: 60 minutes

Number of Performers: 5

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Credits

hollow mountain

Concept, Choreography & Direction: Alyssa Martin

Original Music: Pony Nicole Herauf

Performers/Collaborators: Drew Berry, Brayden Jamil Cairns, Sam Grist, Pony Nicole Herauf and Natasha Poon Woo

Lighting Designer: Noah Feaver

Set Design: Katie Mooney

Technical Direction: David Bernstein

Costumes: Katie Mooney and Alyssa Martin

Outside Eyes: Ben Landsberg and Molly Reisman

Awards:

2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winner: Outstanding Production
2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winner: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
2020 Dora Mavor Moore Nominee: Outstanding Original Choreography
2020 Dora Mavor Moore Nominee: Outstanding Original Sound Composition

Residencies + Support:

Banff Centre for Creativity - Supported by Canada Council for the Arts
Walter Carsen Centre - Supported by National Ballet of Canada's CreativAction Open Space Programme
Canadian Stage - Supported by RBC Emerging Artist Director in Residence
Winchester Theatre - Supported by Toronto Dance Theatre & Toronto Arts Council

Photos by Francesca Chudnoff

Video by Francesca Chudnoff, filmed November 2019 at Collective Space (Toronto, ON)