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Samadhyana is a Dance-Theater company based in Essen, Germany,

founded by Danilo Cardoso, Ching-Mei Huang and the Music Composer Marco Girardin.

 “Here we provide an environment for creative artists to develop unique art pieces, workshops and projects collectively.

Our work  integrates dance-theater, music and visuals, in order to create art that people can identify with.”

 “ Our vision is to create art about people , as people and for people.” 

(Artistic Director: Danilo Cardoso) 

Our productions reflect worldwide contemporary issues from the perspective of different cultures. As a result, we deliver a deep artistic message to our audiences, based on THEIR point of view. 

Since 2015, our pieces have been presented in several Venues such as the Katakomben Theater Essen, Forum Kunst & Architektur, the Maschinenhaus Essen, the Fabrik Heeder Theater in Krefeld, Dansart Theater and the Theaterlabor in Bielefeld. 

We participated in festivals such as the MOVE! Festival Krefeld 2019, Explosive Festival Bremen 2019, Urban Stylez Festival 17/18, Tanzfestival Bielefeld 2018, Artists in Fusion 17/19 and Biennale Passages 2016/2018. Abroad Germany, we also gave workshops and presented pieces in Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal and Taiwan. 

Throughout these years Samadhyana Company has been funded by the Kulturbüro Essen, Förderfonds Interkultur Ruhr, Kunststiftung NRW and the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalens.