Sam Hall
Company Artist
About
Sam Hall is a dance artist, teacher, and emerging choreographer. He was born in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington, NZ) before his family moved to Kaurna Country (Adelaide, Australia) as a child. His practice primarily focuses on how dance can be a catalyst for unlocking vulnerability, leading to profound connection and understanding.
He graduated from the New Zealand School of Dance in 2016. The following year, he performed in William Forsythe’s One Flat Thing, Reproduced with Strut Dance before joining Swedish company Norrdans for their 17/18 season as an apprentice. There he performed works by Mari Carrasco, Shahar Binyamini, Jarek Cemerek, and Helena Franzen as well as creating several short dance pieces for the company.
He graduated from the New Zealand School of Dance in 2016. The following year, he performed in William Forsythe’s One Flat Thing, Reproduced with Strut Dance before joining Swedish company Norrdans for their 17/18 season as an apprentice. There he performed works by Mari Carrasco, Shahar Binyamini, Jarek Cemerek, and Helena Franzen as well as creating several short dance pieces for the company.
Hall then went on to join the cast of Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More Shanghai in China from 2018 to 2020.
He returned to Australia in 2020 and began working with Australian Dance Theatre and Lewis Major Projects, performing in numerous works by both companies over the following two years. He also began creating his first full length work Womb, which premiered in 2022. Sam then worked with Art of Spectra in Gothenburg, Sweden from 2023 to 2024.
Hall is a certified Countertechnique teacher since 2022 and has taught at dance companies and training institutions around the world.
He returned to Australia in 2020 and began working with Australian Dance Theatre and Lewis Major Projects, performing in numerous works by both companies over the following two years. He also began creating his first full length work Womb, which premiered in 2022. Sam then worked with Art of Spectra in Gothenburg, Sweden from 2023 to 2024.
Hall is a certified Countertechnique teacher since 2022 and has taught at dance companies and training institutions around the world.
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