Natalia Martineau (she/her) is a queer emerging dance artist of Filipino and Canadian descent based in Vancouver, on the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (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. 

In her time at SFU, Natalia had the opportunity to choreograph and perform a number of works, as well as to perform in projects by Margarida Macieira, Shion Skye-Carter, Amber Barton, Henry Daniel, and Charlotte-Boye Christensen. 

Natalia is currently devising an original interdisciplinary work with musical duo Sapphire Haze, and is grateful to have recently participated in EDAM’s Fall 2023 Training Scholarship Program.