Tina Bararian is an award-winning dancer and choreographer. She was the recipient of the “Contact Dance Award” sponsored by Kathleen Rea, founder of REAson d’être dance in Toronto, Canada. Tina holds degrees in Film Studies from York University and Dance Performance from George Brown College and completed her professional training in dance performance at the Martha Graham School in New York City. In 2022, she was selected for the Choreography Mentorship Program with Amanda Selwyn, where she developed her first evening-length piece, “Not Here”. This debut work earned her the “People’s Choice Artist Award” at Spoke The Hub Residency. In 2024, she premiered her second evening-length show, “57″, at The Tank Theater, where it received critical acclaim and led to her invitation to curate and choreograph for the International Human Rights Art Festival. Tina’s work explores breath, silence, and confined spaces to generate a natural rhythm within the body and to challenge both the mind and body. She is also deeply influenced by Persian mythology and using tribal movements in contemporary forms. Tina is the visionary founder of “Dancers of Iran”, a global platform supporting Iranian dancers in response to Iran’s ban on dance since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
