https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site natalia martineau Wed, 27 May 2026 03:16:16 +0000 https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site en https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/home Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:09:30 +0000 natalia martineau https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/home natalia martineau photos by Joey Malbon and Mikela Vuorensivu https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/about Fri, 06 Jan 2023 01:12:29 +0000 natalia martineau https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/about about <img width="2560" height="3840" width_o="2560" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68ec2f36a3a2f233399617ac6a4178b6db426d8e39241106d2c56d5ac6d4fb7d/P1012234.JPG" data-mid="174245883" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68ec2f36a3a2f233399617ac6a4178b6db426d8e39241106d2c56d5ac6d4fb7d/P1012234.JPG" /> artist statementI’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.&nbsp; As a choreographer, I work in translation; mediating between internal and external experiences. bioNatalia 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 Residency, and she is excited to be developing a new work in collaboration with Sapphire Haze Music as part of their DanceLab program. She is grateful to have participated in EDAM’s Fall 2023 Training Scholarship Program. &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40c4376c7f3971b73867200e91b51b14bbd0136693c382c1bbf8123dcf59e630/C32C4EE7-3640-47E9-9C61-8A0AE0B6AD86.jpeg" data-mid="174245984" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40c4376c7f3971b73867200e91b51b14bbd0136693c382c1bbf8123dcf59e630/C32C4EE7-3640-47E9-9C61-8A0AE0B6AD86.jpeg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; photos courtesy of Joey Malbon and Mikela Vuorensivu https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/upcoming Wed, 27 May 2026 03:16:16 +0000 natalia martineau https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/upcoming upcoming Generative Fabrics: Textile and Movement Workshop June 5, 2026 | 1-3pm DJD Dance Centre111 12th Ave SECalgary, AB, T2G 0Z9 &nbsp; REGISTER HEREUsing textiles to ignite new sensory pathways in the body, this free workshop will explore the relationship between costume and dance; questioning how garments can act as generative tools for movement creation. Engaging in a series of improvisational prompts and explorations, we’ll work on deeply tuning to our felt senses and igniting our imaginations. The workshop will include discussions about becoming and transformation, and participants will be invited to build their own sensory garments. Through improvisation we will explore how costume and sensation can interact to create feelings of tension, compression, and release in the body, that through our imaginations might allow for new understandings of self to emerge. This workshop is open to pre-professional and professional dancers, as well as movement practitioners of any form. Capacity: Max 12 participants Cost: Free REGISTER HERE <img width="1692" height="1126" width_o="1692" height_o="1126" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed5f41321830a06d0a02d54e9a4487c4ab4875c55f874913f54c0772bbb76736/slug-2-credit-Josh-Stasik-Prince.jpg" data-mid="248796138" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed5f41321830a06d0a02d54e9a4487c4ab4875c55f874913f54c0772bbb76736/slug-2-credit-Josh-Stasik-Prince.jpg" /> <img width="1700" height="1130" width_o="1700" height_o="1130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c3d3616d85c5b52a0a94d0b39ca6f0049b6a9239e0a0e5269c187db447497fb/slug---image-1.jpg" data-mid="248796070" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c3d3616d85c5b52a0a94d0b39ca6f0049b6a9239e0a0e5269c187db447497fb/slug---image-1.jpg" /> slug DJD Creative Spaces Residency Work-in-Progress Showing June 12, 2026 | 2-3pm DJD Dance Centre111 12th Ave SECalgary, AB, T2G 0Z9RSVP HERE In ‘slug’ I seek to transform the self; to metamorphosize through costume, movement, and character into a creature that expresses my long repressed yet painfully persistent rage. In order to achieve this transformation, I work with sensations of disgust and decay. I imagine my anger as a blistering rot, which through years of repression is leaking, boiling, and itching to crawl out. It feels harsh, ugly and cathartic, and I aspire for the work’s movement vocabulary to mirror these sensations. In the studio, I work with a somatic framework, questioning where my anger manifests and identifying its physical sensations. I question how these sensations can generate movements that alter my perception of my body and sense of self. The sound score is built by manipulating found sounds and recordings of my voice and body using Max MSP. The showing will be followed by a short talk-back. Cost: Free photos by Josh Stasik Prince https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/projects Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:06:53 +0000 natalia martineau https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/projects projects 2025 <img width="1698" height="1114" width_o="1698" height_o="1114" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e98562ad830c9a9edda498e1d5d5447e6391ba3c9d67d124863116a96f50737e/slug-1-credit-Josh-Stasik-Prince.jpg" data-mid="248797152" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e98562ad830c9a9edda498e1d5d5447e6391ba3c9d67d124863116a96f50737e/slug-1-credit-Josh-Stasik-Prince.jpg" /> slug performance, choreography, and costume by Natalia Martineau music by Natalia Martineau and Josh Stasik Prince [video here] 2023 <img width="3840" height="2560" width_o="3840" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40560fde84700b36f46faedbca6ff52d60ae30e7ba0ed6436db5af741022d907/P1012205.JPG" data-mid="174167006" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40560fde84700b36f46faedbca6ff52d60ae30e7ba0ed6436db5af741022d907/P1012205.JPG" /> Oobleck performance, choreography, and costume by Natalia Martineau music Human Remains by Matt Maltese and mixed by Natalia Martineau [video here] <img width="3027" height="2141" width_o="3027" height_o="2141" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3045852e7d7a41937a86cba181560596624e2dbdb05113eeb1afa524fc8f81ac/desiree-image-website.jpg" data-mid="197878797" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3045852e7d7a41937a86cba181560596624e2dbdb05113eeb1afa524fc8f81ac/desiree-image-website.jpg" /> Mother’s House of Wax&nbsp; performance Desiree Karesztes James choreography Natalia Martineau in collaboration with Desiree Karesztes James music Something by The Beatles and mixed by Natalia Martineau [video here] 2022 <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffa7ef8adc1c1dd6981a9372812094cce1a528b7c7eb905a1aafa94721ba50c7/85A94CAE-02A8-425D-AB50-C0C9393EEB83.jpeg" data-mid="174167946" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ffa7ef8adc1c1dd6981a9372812094cce1a528b7c7eb905a1aafa94721ba50c7/85A94CAE-02A8-425D-AB50-C0C9393EEB83.jpeg" /> Collective Automatism performances by Anna Wang-Albini, Brooklyn Fowler, Emma Tweedie, Jessica McKeown&nbsp; choreography Natalia Martineau in collaboration with the dancers music by Pascal Spadinger-Fengler lighting design by Jiyang (Chloe) Zhang&nbsp;[video here] <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee2c40140cce590f570d3a162d8998fbd668318d395342ec2c8fe0a85f5731be/IMG_0859.jpg" data-mid="155679309" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee2c40140cce590f570d3a162d8998fbd668318d395342ec2c8fe0a85f5731be/IMG_0859.jpg" /> Sweaty Mittens&nbsp; performance Myah McCarthy choreography Natalia Martineau in collaboration with Myah McCarthy music Agua Azul by Carmen Villain [video here] <img width="3463" height="2309" width_o="3463" height_o="2309" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cccbe9f7f980dc8dc5f89f52554aec99a6275e72787444cafd4530346ad8878/6C2EE046-C232-4CE4-9EDF-2AB9C2F4830A.PNG" data-mid="164680663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3cccbe9f7f980dc8dc5f89f52554aec99a6275e72787444cafd4530346ad8878/6C2EE046-C232-4CE4-9EDF-2AB9C2F4830A.PNG" /> FERNANDO performance choreography by Natalia Martineau and Brooklyn Fowler music June 30, 2018: Pds 70b (Birth of a Planet) by Sleeping at Last and Storm by Le Loup, mixed by Natalia Martineau [video here] 2021 <img width="3680" height="2760" width_o="3680" height_o="2760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40f994caf24f1627f29aec94fec6f27353a5f2e022daa83532fbeceecffd4df8/PPE-Waves-Solo-Image.jpeg" data-mid="164680827" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40f994caf24f1627f29aec94fec6f27353a5f2e022daa83532fbeceecffd4df8/PPE-Waves-Solo-Image.jpeg" /> if i concentrate the self loathing almost feels like love performance and choreography by Natalia Martineau music by Natalia Martineau with additions by Charlie Cooper [video here] 2021 live performance [video here] 2021 film photos by Joey Malbon, Mikela Vuorensivu, Josh Stasik Prince https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/contact Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:06:53 +0000 natalia martineau https://nataliamartineau.cargo.site/contact contact ︎ natalia.c.martineau@gmail.com ︎ @nat_twirls