Martin Collins

Historia

Martin Collins BA, MA, MSc began dancing with the Splinters dance company before training in theatre at Lancaster University and Dance Theatre at Laban. He has work as a performer with some of the most innovative dance and theatre companies in the UK including Levantes Dance Theatre, Darren Ellis Dance (Film), Ballet Boyz (Film), Dukes theatre Company, Marlow Theatre, Nigel Charnock Company and is currently performing in Rusulkia at the Grange Park Opera House. He has also performed in a number of different feature films, TV and site-specific works commissioned by the BBC, RM Europe, and Independent British Film. Martin has produced work for a number of prestigious national and international platforms including British Dance Edition, Sadler's Wells, South Bank, the Royal Festival Hall, Roubaix and Burgos festivals. This has been done in collaboration with companies such as Lost Dog, Random Dance, Company of Elders, Royal Ballet School, Shobana Jeyasing, Henri Oguike Dance Company, Darren Ellis Dance and Sarah Linstra. Martin is currently the company manager for Darren Ellis Dance, managing the Centre for Advanced Training at Laban, producing a new music and dance collaboration for the South Bank and developing his own work. *IMDb Mini Biography by: Martin Collin

Películas

Northern Ballet's Victoria
Associate Producer
The extraordinary story of Queen Victoria, brought to life by Northern Ballet and choreographed by Cathy Marston. Victoria’s diaries revealed intimate details of a life so fascinating that her daughter Princess Beatrice tried to rewrite history, removing any detail that might embarrass the royal family. The ballet is the story of Victoria’s amazing life, seen through the eyes of her youngest child and lifelong companion Beatrice as she relives her memories of her mother as a secluded widow before discovering sides to her that she never knew.
Kes Reimagined
First Assistant Director
The Barry Hines Novel ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ and Ken Loach’s famous film adaptation are both modern classics. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kes, Barnsley born choreographer Jonathan Watkins reimagines the work weaving dance, projections, puppetry and music to create a family friendly Kes to rival War Horse, the Guardian called it ‘genuinely too powerful for words’.
Kes Reimagined
Producer
The Barry Hines Novel ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ and Ken Loach’s famous film adaptation are both modern classics. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kes, Barnsley born choreographer Jonathan Watkins reimagines the work weaving dance, projections, puppetry and music to create a family friendly Kes to rival War Horse, the Guardian called it ‘genuinely too powerful for words’.
Windrush: Movement of the People
First Assistant Director
Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre’s performance of Sharon Watson’s Windrush: Movement of the People toured the UK to wide acclaim. Now captured on film and screening at LIFF 2019, the performance is the first contemporary dance work to explore the narrative of the arrival of SS Empire Windrush that brought the first Caribbean migrants to the UK. The work is a lively celebration of the rise of multicultural Britain and features an uplifting soundtrack from calypso, jazz, gospel and reggae with original music created by Christella Litras and features set and costume design by Eleanor Bull.
Windrush: Movement of the People
Producer
Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre’s performance of Sharon Watson’s Windrush: Movement of the People toured the UK to wide acclaim. Now captured on film and screening at LIFF 2019, the performance is the first contemporary dance work to explore the narrative of the arrival of SS Empire Windrush that brought the first Caribbean migrants to the UK. The work is a lively celebration of the rise of multicultural Britain and features an uplifting soundtrack from calypso, jazz, gospel and reggae with original music created by Christella Litras and features set and costume design by Eleanor Bull.
Young Men
First Assistant Director
Campos de Francia, durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Un grupo de jóvenes soldados, unidos por la brutalidad indiscriminada de la batalla, lucha por mantener su humanidad en un ciclo interminable de combate y muerte.
Venus in Eros
Eros
In a deep forest, the statue of Venus stands alone. The winter snows end and the ice melts into the river. As the spring arrives, David and Eros, are installed besides her. Venus instantly falls in love with David. While dreaming Venus becomes human and realizes David also loves her. Eros' jealousy alters the love triangle dramatically into a tragedy.