Tamara Bouman

From the age of three, Tamara trained in classical ballet and commercial dance in Sydney. In 2019, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) from the Victorian College of the Arts. Her artistry spans diverse performance and creative practices, encompassing contemporary dance, ballet, performance art, children’s theatre, circus and harness work, contact improvisation, film, puppeteering, and physical theatre.

Tamara has collaborated and performed with an impressive array of artists and companies, including Stephanie Lake, Alisdair MacIndoe, Ngioka Bunda-Heath, Dancenorth Australia, Na Djinang Circus, Sydney Dance Company (2022 company dancer), Legs On the Wall, Joel Bray, Karul Projects, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and others.

Recent highlights of Tamara’s career include making her international touring debut with THAW by Legs on the Wall in 2024, and performing in Manifest, a groundbreaking new work by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Larbi’s first Australian premiere in early 2025, before joining Bangarra Dance Theatre in March 2025.

Tamara first joined Bangarra with the 2024 season of Horizon at the Opera House, before become a full time company member in 2025.

Driven by a deep passion for cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaborations, Tamara uses dance as a powerful medium to honor her culture, deepen her connection to the land, and engage meaningfully with her collaborators and audiences.

Tamara is beyond honoured to be dancing with Bangarra, to have the opportunity to deepen her connection to culture, family, self and her artistry through the company, and to add her voice and story to the lineage and magic of Bangarra Dance Theatre.