Alyssa Martin
Alyssa Martin is a multi award-winning choreographer who works with surrealism, comedy and modern dance. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Rock Bottom Movement, based in Tkaronto. She creates surrealist dance-theatre with humour as her rhythm and empathy as her guide. Her recent works include Big Time Miss, commissioned by Fall for Dance North, and Sex Dalmatian produced in collaboration with Citadel et Compagnie.
As an independent choreographer, she has created new works for companies including The National Ballet of Canada (Desperate Drama of Red and Sugar Water) and Toronto Dance Theatre (Bin Chicken) as well as for independent artists Susie Burpee and Linnea Swan (PUS). Her penchant for transdisciplinary exploration has inspired collaborations that span theatre, circus, film, musical theatre and opera including four seasons at The Stratford Festival, and work with Canadian Stage and many independent companies. She creates her work through a uniquely collaborative, anti-patriarchal approach.