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 an emerging dance artist 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. Currently in the process of expanding the sensory and physical
bounds of her dance practice, Natalia hopes to investigate how the body can reveal
inarticulable truths about identity.

Natalia is grateful to have worked on projects with Margarida Macieira, Vanessa Goodman (Action at a Distance), Shion Skye-Carter, and Alexandra Caprara. She currently in the process of devising an original interdisciplinry work with musical duo Sapphire Haze and is thankful to have participated in EDAM’s Fall 2023 Training Scholarship Program.