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Founded in 1993 and based in Germany and Canada, Mammalian Diving Reflex is a research-art atelier dedicated to investigating the social sphere. Mammalian creates site and social-specific performance events, theatre-based productions, gallery-based participatory installations, video products, art objects and theoretical texts. They create work that recognizes the social responsibility of art, fostering a dialogue between audience members, between the audience and the material, and between the performers and the audience. In all its forms, the company’s work dismantles barriers between individuals of all ages, cultural, economic and social backgrounds.

Mammalian is co-led by a three-director team, consisting of Darren O’Donnell, Eva Verity, and Jenna Winter. Their work has been presented around the world in more than fifty cities.