Tahina Awan is a Canadian actress, writer, clown and movement educator based in Vancouver. She is widely recognized for her work in independent film, TV and theatre as well as her work as a physical performance and clown instructor.

Her practice is based on the work of Jerzy Grotowski and Richard Pochinko and also includes Feldenkrais work, bio-kinetic release, Roy Hart work, Middendorf Breathwork, Taoist esoteric Yoga, and qigong. A graduate of physical theatre school with a dance minor, Tahina’s interests extend into creative and expressive movement, and she currently teaches Movement, Mask and Voice at Vancouver Film School. At the core of her work is the principle of mind-body alignment and the understanding that feeling good in the body is everyone's birthright.