Martin Vallee
Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dance Instructor
• Artistic director, choreographer, producer, instructor, mentor and curator for dance.
• Winner of the BMO Arts NL Artist of the year 2018
• 20+ years of choreographic experience
• 12+ years as Artistic Director of Kittiwake Dance Theatre.
• 15+ years Professional ballet dancer
• 20+ years of experience in teaching and program development for young dancers
Original Choreography
• Accompanied Cello Suites Kittiwake Dance Theatre 2020
• Carmina Burana (excerpts) NSO and Kittiwake Dance Theatre 2019
• Alice, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2018
• Our Divas do Christmas, TaDa! Productions, 2018
• Excepts of Swan lake Newfoundland Symphony Youth Orchestra, 2018
• After the Dust Settles, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2016
• Soundscape, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2015
• Our Divas do Disney, TaDa! Productions, 2012
• Fairie Fey, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2011
• Mermaids of Avalon, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2009
• The Magnificent Molly McBride, Syndicate Productions NF (short film), 2008.
• The Nutcracker, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2007
• From the Hip, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2003
• The Snowmaiden, Kittiwake Dance Theatre, 2001
• Summer Dance Festival, 1999 to 2006 Coordinator, Producer and Choreographer.
• Variety, Kelligrews Soiree, 1999
• Tommy, in St. John's, Produced by the Arts and Culture Centre, 1999
• Fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, 1996
• La fille du regiment, Calgary Opera, co-choreographer with Clinton Rothwell, 1991
Dance Training and Experience
Martin Vallée trained as a dancer at L'École Superieure de Danse du Quebec and the Alberta Ballet School, under instructors including Daniel Sellier, Lambros Lambrou, Laura Alonzo, Susan Toumine and Clinton Rothwell.
His professional dance experience includes solo performances with the Alberta Ballet, Calgary City Ballet, Banff Festival Ballet, Ottawa Ballet, The National Folk Ensemble Les Sortileges and Epcot Centre (Disney). In addition to his performances in Canada, Martin's career has taken him to the United States and Europe where he has performed lead roles in: The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Coppelia, Snow Maiden, Cinderella, Carmen, Miss Julie, Spring Waters, Serenade (Balanchine), Agon (Balanchine), Glinka Pas de Trois (Blanchine), Cereus (A. Tudor), Carmina Burana (Butler), Moores Pavane (J. Limon), Gaite Parisienne (L. Masine), Les Rendez-vous (Sir F. Ashton) Jeux de Cartes (B. McDonald), Pineapple Poll (Cranko), Miss Julie (Cullberg), Cats the Musical, and various internationally known modern repertoire pieces.