Tara-Maria Abela

Head Of Production at Caracalla Dance Theatre
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(386) 825-5501
Location
London, England, United Kingdom, UK
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Arabic Full professional proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency

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Experience

    • Lebanon
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head Of Production
      • Oct 2017 - Present

      • Production manager, marketing strategy manager, tour planner, logistics and company manager for various Caracalla Dance Theatre productions worldwide: - Lebanon - Theatre Caracalla (2023) - Saudi Arabia - Jeddah (2023) - Oman - Royal Opera House Muscat (2022) - Saudi Arabia - Princess Nora University Theatre (2022) - United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, in celebration of the United Arab Emirates’s golden jubilee (2021) - Saudi Arabia - Winter at Tantora Festival, Al Ula (2020) - United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation (2019) - United States - Spoleto Festival USA, South Carolina (2019) - United States - Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Washington DC (2019) - France - Palais des Congrès de Paris (2018) - Lebanon - Byblos International Festival (2018) - China - National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing Opera House (2018) - Kuwait - Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Centre, Kuwait Opera House (2017) - Oman - Royal Opera House Muscat (2017) • Supervisor of all arrangements with various logistics and planning companies responsible for travel, accommodation and local transportation during production periods. • Dance instructor at the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation as part of Caracalla Dance Theatre’s dance workshops held during Abu Dhabi’s Al Hosn festival celebrating the United Arab Emirates’s 50th anniversary (December 2021). • Researcher and collaborator in the drafting, writing, and editing of Caracalla Dance Theatre’s book (2019 - present). • Content creator and designer of Caracalla Dance Theatre’s website (2020). • Social Media curator and content creator during production periods (2018 - present). Show less

    • Lebanon
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Executive Officer
      • Apr 2014 - Present

      • Assistant in the curation of the “Pierre Sadek...Picturing History” exhibition at the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon (February - April 2018). • Coordinator in the development and launching of the Pierre Sadek Award for Editorial Cartoons “Trophée, La Plume de Pierre”. • Collaborator with École Éstienne in Paris to award the winners of the “Trophée, La Plume de Pierre” a chance to exhibit their artworks at the Presse Citron Art Exhibition at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (2018 | Paris, France) • Oversaw the conception of the Foundation's visual identity. • Co-organised the launch of the Foundation (June 2014). Show less

    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dance Instructor
      • Oct 2014 - Present

      Teacher and choreographer in Hip Hop and Jazz. Teacher and choreographer in Hip Hop and Jazz.

    • United Kingdom
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Program Assistant Intern
      • Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

      Work Placement • Coordinated with venues, artists and partner organisations. • Designed posters and flyers for the events. • Assistant Stage Manager for the Dash Arts Dacha at Rich Mix London (June 2017). • Assistant Stage Manager for the Dash Arts Dacha at the British Library (May 2017). Work Placement • Coordinated with venues, artists and partner organisations. • Designed posters and flyers for the events. • Assistant Stage Manager for the Dash Arts Dacha at Rich Mix London (June 2017). • Assistant Stage Manager for the Dash Arts Dacha at the British Library (May 2017).

    • Production Assistant
      • Apr 2016 - May 2017

      • Production Assistant for Caracalla Dance Theatre's Sailing the Silk Road at the Royal Opera House Muscat (May 2017 | Muscat, Oman).• Production Assistant for Caracalla Dance Theatre's Kan Ya Ma Kan at the Arz International Festival (August 2016 | Cedars, Lebanon).• Production Assistant for Caracalla Dance Theatre's premiere of Sailing the Silk Road for Baalbeck International Festival's 60th anniversary (July 2016 | Baalbeck, Lebanon).

    • Dancer
      • Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

      • Performed Kan Ya Ma Kan with Caracalla Dance Theatre at: - Bahrain National Theatre (February 2016 | Manama, Bahrain) - Casino du Liban (May 2016 | Beirut, Lebanon) - Arz International Festival (August 2016 | Cedars, Lebanon)• Performed Sailing the Silk Road with Caracalla Dance Theatre at the Baalbeck International Festival (July 2016 | Baalbeck, Lebanon).

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Choreographer
      • Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

      • Taught Hip Hop classes to Middle School and Secondary School students. • Directed and choreographed IC’s Secondary School Annual Fashion Show performances (March 2015). • Taught Hip Hop classes to Middle School and Secondary School students. • Directed and choreographed IC’s Secondary School Annual Fashion Show performances (March 2015).

Education

  • Goldsmiths, University of London
    MA Arts Administration and Cultural Policy, Industry of Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship
    2016 - 2017
  • Broadway Dance Center
    Certificate of Excellence upon completion of the 3-month long International Student Visa Program, Dance (Concentration in Jazz)
    2015 - 2015
  • American University of Beirut
    Bachelor's degree, Fine and Studio Arts
    2011 - 2015
  • International College
    French Baccalaureate, Honorable Mention
    1997 - 2011

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