Tamara Fernando(I)

French dancer, choreographer and director based in Paris. She graduated at the Conservatoire National de Danse d'Avignon and trained in acting at the Studio Pygmailion, followed by workshops with Damien Acoca and Corinne Puget. Her debut as a professional dancer was at the Ballet Basel, then she joined the Ballet National de Marseille. Former member of the Blanca Li company and Georges Momboye company, she danced for several art directors such as Jirí Kylián, William Forsythe, Richard Wherlock, Nacho Duato, Giuliano Peparini, Frédéric Flamand and Benjamin Millepied. Over her career, she worked locally and internationally in musicals, films, videoclips, music events, television shows and commercials. As a director, she made short dance films and a documentary about Marie-Agnès Gillot. In 2021 she founded her company, "La Mamma", choreographing the piece "Malafemmena".