Australia’s most highly regarded independent theatre company.

Born in a Taxi is led by artistic directors Carolyn Hanna and Penny Baron. 

Established in 1989, Born in a Taxi is an independent, artist-run and award-winning physical theatre company whose artists are internationally recognised as masters of improvisation. 

For over thirty years, we have produced original, physically driven and participatory works in theatres, site-specific and outdoor contexts, that focus on real-time co-creation.

We find ourselves in an almost perpetual state of research and discovery, uncovering deeper nuances in the relationships between performer, audience, and place. 

Our artform is ensemble movement improvisation, a play-based form. All our skills are tools for improvisation - dance, theatre, live art, film, visual art and sound. We select the devices that best tell the story and best connect with our audience.

Taxi increasingly shares our methodologies through teaching, and, since 2014, have begun turning our expertise to social impact projects – big ideas through deep engagement.