Dancer, Choreographer, Director

Tara Jade Samaya

Tara is a multidisciplinary artist that, teaches, creates and performs dance.

After recently relocating back to Australia from Europe where she rehearsal directed at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and danced with Staatsballett Berlin under directorship of Sasha Waltz and Johannes Ohman.

Also working with artists Jefta Van Dinter, Emmanual Gat, Dasniya Summer, Jan Martens, Aoi Nakamura, Esteban Lecoq & created production ‘I’m here now’ with Film maker Pippa Samaya for the Komische Oper Berlin.

In 2019, Tara won Helpmann and Greenroom Award for Best Female Dancer in Australia for her work in Chunky Move’s Common Ground (Anouk Van Dijk). Previously nominated for Greenroom/Helpmann Awards in 2017, 2012 & 2010.

Over the course of her career she has worked with many companies, organisations and independent creators including Chunky Move, Australian Dance Theatre, Douglas Wright, Prue Lang, Lina Limosani and was appointed Chunky Move’s Artistic Associate 2016.

In this showreel :-

Performance –
Rule of Thirds, Complexity of Belonging, Depth of Field (Chunky Move)
Proximity and Be Your Self (Australian Dance Theatre)
Rehearsal – Owning the Moment (Larissa McGowan)

Film –
The knowledge between us, Chenrezi, Circle of Blessing and Pick yourself up (The Samaya Wives)