x Jason Martin
After graduating from the École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal in 2012, Jason Martin performed with some of Canada’s most renowned companies, including Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Compagnie Dave St-Pierre, Daniel Léveillé Danse, and Le Carré des Lombes. In 2016, he founded ENTITEY / Jason Martin. Since then, his works have been presented more than 75 times across 18 countries on four continents, receiving multiple international recognitions. He has been commissioned to create works for companies such as the Wroclaw Opera Ballet (Poland), Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM (Mexico), Ballet Nacional Dominicano (Dominican Republic), Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers (Canada), and Ballet Metropolitano de Medellín (Colombia). Regularly invited as a choreographer and guest teacher, Jason has collaborated with Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Taipei National University of the Arts (Taiwan), Ballet Arabesque (Bulgaria), the Institute of the Arts Barcelona (Spain), and the École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal (Canada).
Recently, I have felt drawn to reaffirm the importance of human connections, both with others and with myself. I seek to build and inhabit a physical space that delves into the realm of the in-between, born from the simultaneous desires to exist and to disappear or withdraw.
I aim to act as a conduit, embodying the inherent tension between attraction and repulsion, and between apathy and the need for (re)connection.
I aim to act as a conduit, embodying the inherent tension between attraction and repulsion, and between apathy and the need for (re)connection.
Artistic Direction
Jason Martin
Music
Scan of Waves - Biosphere
The Sky Had Vanished - Abul Mogard
Aurora - Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru
Dancers
Brittanie Cadiz, Rafa Caicedo, Jean Pierre Córdoba, Mike Coronado, Maikeilis Earle, Cristhian Fernández, Luis Mendoza, Camila Otero, Stephanie Pérez, Angel Valderrama
With the support of the Embassy of Canada in Panama.
In addition to the creation lab, the company facilitated a masterclass for festival participants.
In addition to the creation lab, the company facilitated a masterclass for festival participants.