Samantha Grist (she/her) is a Winnipeg-raised dancer and performer, currently based in Toronto. Sam has been a dancer and collaborator for Toronto based absurdist dance-theatre company Rock Bottom Movement since 2012, and has performed over 17 original works with the company. Sam, along with the cast of Rock Bottom Movement’s hollow mountain, won the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award for both “Outstanding Performance by and Ensemble” and “Outstanding Production”, as well as a nomination at the 2017 Dora Awards for Outstanding Ensemble for MANICPIXIEDREAMGIRLS. In addition to her work with Rock Bottom, Sam has worked with choreographers including Hanna Kiel, David Earle, Susie Burpee, Shannon Litzenberger, Julia Aplin, and Clare Preuss. Sam has been a guest teacher with Rock Bottom Movement, VIEW Dance Convention, Cawthra Park Secondary School, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Unionville High School, Kalos Collectives, and Toronto Metropolitan University. Sam is a graduate of the Toronto Metropolitan University Performance Dance program (BFA ‘13).She keeps begging Alyssa to make her a one-woman Charlie and the Chocolate Factory show.

Natasha Poon Woo (she/her) began training and performing as a member of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre in her hometown of Toronto. She went on to study at the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College, where she had the opportunity to perform the works of choreographers Pam Tanowitz, Twyla Tharp, and Doug Varone, before graduating summa cum laude with a BFA and the President’s Award for Achievement. Natasha has performed with companies and artists in Canada and abroad including Conny Janssen Danst, the Kevin Wynn Collection, Rock Bottom Movement, The Dietrich Group, Roderick George, Benjamin Landsberg, Ryan Lee / The Platform, Gadfly and Little Pear Garden Dance Company. She is a Dora Award-winning performer with Rock Bottom for its acclaimed 2019 production, hollow mountain.

She is currently performing with Côté Danse. Natasha is the Rehearsal Director for Human Body Expression, and previously served as CCDT’s Associate Artistic Director and Rehearsal Director. She is a double Leo with a strong agenda and serious kombucha passion. 

Drew Berry (she/her) is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary performance artist and teacher. Her mediums include dance, theatre, photography, videography, and classical piano. In 2016, Drew joined Rock Bottom Movement and since has participated in residencies at the Banff Centre, Canadian Stage, Canada’s National Ballet Open Space Program, and Toronto Dance Theatre as well as performing in five full-length works. Her performance in hollow mountain, was awarded two Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Production and Ensemble. Other collaborators include: Jaberi Dance Theatre, Portal Dance, Emma Kerson, Nico Al Ajillio, Irma Villafuerte, Kate Hilliard, Opera 5, Alias Dance Project, Nostos Collective, and Kaeja d’Dance. Drew is the resident photographer/videographer with Kaeja d'Dance and has done freelance work with numerous Ontario based companies and organizations. A graduate from Quinte Ballet School of Canada’s post-graduate program, Drew holds her BFA (Honours) from the Performance Dance program at Toronto Metropolitan University.She has a complex relationship with Taylor Swift and her body of work. 

Brayden Jamil Cairns (he/they) is a Toronto based artist and member of Alyssa Martin's company, Rock Bottom Movement. He left rural Ontario in 2015 to train at Ryerson's School of Performance. Since his training, Brayden has worked with the likes of Rodney Diverlus, Anne Plamondon and many of his peers in collaborative processes. Brayden is interested in movement that can be enjoyed by people from all walks of life. He enjoys binding dance and lived experience to create challenging works of art, utilizing different media such as writing and film. Many of these ideas come from a powerful need to uplift the queer and BIPOC communities. Brayden will often be found researching what it is to feel pleasure and what can come from self-exploration.He is currently looking after a neighbour’s daddy long-legs spider and recently assisted with rescuing two baby squirrels.

Pony Nicole Herauf is a multi-medium performer/director, and the creator of the art haus (notice me) KID VICIOUS. Her films have been featured and awarded at festivals such as the Vancouver International, Whistler, TIFF, TIFF Next Wave, Chattanooga, Forest City, Myrtle Beach, the Los Angeles Independent Short Awards, and on CBC Gem. Sound design, composition and musical performance credits include: hollow mountain (Rock Bottom Movement), and fantasylover (Rock Bottom Movement).

Mary-Dora Bloch-Hansen is a queer/femme/non-binary multidisciplinary artist who creates works both local and abroad. Their artistic research examines the speculating body as a spiritual, political and somatic vessel. Mary-Dora has created works for Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto), WIPE Berlin Film Festival, DOCK11 Video Dance (Berlin), and New Blue Dance (Toronto). They have performed and collaborated with various artists such as Amanda Acorn, Will Kwan, Amanda Smith, Ismael Ivo, The BOX NYC, and David Earle. Mary-Dora has been a collaborator of Rock Bottom Movement for over 5 years. They can read minds.

David Bernstein has served as dramaturg and writer for Rock Bottom's "MANICPIXIEDREAMGIRLS", "Dolphin", "string quartet no. 14 in g major" and "fantasylover". Recently, his 7-part serial play "Lift You Up (Just Like Patrick Swayze)" was presented in February 2020 at Teater Momentum in Odense, Denmark. David graduated from the MA Writing for Performance and Dramaturgy program at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2019. He believes in Troy Bolton and artisanal honey. 

Noah Feaver is a Dora Award Nominated Lighting Designer. He has been working with Rock Bottom Movement since the 2016 Premiere of MANICPIXIEDREAMGIRLS. Education includes the X School of Performance and The Banff Centre, as well as mentorships with several prominent Canadian lighting designers. Noah is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. He is Sam’s understudy in all productions. Instagram: @nfeav