about

 

artist statement

I’m worried about missing out on sensation. About overlooking or forgetting the visceral, ooey-gooey, and fluid feelings that pass through my body and my environment on a daily basis. I want to feel, and I want to remember those feelings. This desire to capture and record my embodied perceptions is the foundation of my practice.

As a dancer, I work to expand the sensory bounds of my body; interested in invoking new movement pathways and expressive techniques into the self. 

As a choreographer, I work in translation; mediating between internal and external experiences.

bio

Natalia Martineau (she/her) is a queer emerging dance artist and choreographer of Filipino-Canadian descent based in Vancouver, on the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance (Hons) from Simon Fraser University. In the process of expanding the physical bounds of her dance practice, Natalia hopes to investigate how embodied sensations can reveal inarticulable truths about identity through movement.


Natalia has danced in projects with Vanessa Goodman (Action at a Distance), Shion Skye-Carter, Margarida Macieira, and Alexandra Caprara. Her work has been presented at the Dance Centre as part of their 12 MInutes Max and DanceLab residencies.


She is grateful to have participated in EDAM’s Fall 2023 Training Scholarship Program.