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Jamie Ngungana Goldsmith
A founding member of Taikurtinna (which means 'family' in the Kaurna language). Taikurtinna is an Adelaide based dance group that encourages Aboriginal dancers from all around the country to come together and share cultures and stories and perform together as one.
Cultural backgrounds represented so far by Taikurtinna are:
- Kaurna people
- Narrunga people
- Kurnai people
- Ngarrindjerri people
- Yolngu people
- Noonghar people
- Waka waka
- Birra gubba
Members of Taikurtinna have performed at various high profile events such as:
- Seattle International Children's Festival 1999
- Pittsburgh International Children's Festival 1999
- Come Out Festival
- Click Festival 1999/2000
- Womadelaide 2001,2003,2005,2006
- Womad Singapore 2006
- Womad Reading, England 1999
- Inaugural Adelaide International Film Festival
- Adelaide Festival of the Arts Opening Performance 1996, 2002
- Adelaide Fringe Festival 1996, 2002, 2004
- Adelaide Festival Centre (Something on Saturdays) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- 10th festival of Pacific Arts 2008 American Samoa
Members of Taikurtinna have also participated in many television appearances such as:
- Book Place
- Postcards
- Totally Wild
- Morning Show (Singapore)
- Gleaning City Council history documentary (regularly shown at Gleaning Maritime Museum)
- Out of the ordinary
- And also many more nationally and internationally
Taikurtinna performs at workshops and conferences for kindergartens, primary schools, high schools, universities, festivals, and specialist community groups such as Elders villages, special schools, and disability groups.