Maitland Schnaars is a graduate from the Certificate III Theatre and Certificate IV Acting for Camera from WAAPA (Western Australian Academy Performing Arts) 2003 & 2004 respectively. In 2003 he won the Western Mining Corp award for Best Indigenous Male Artist. From 2004-2006 he studied Contemporary Performance at Edith Cowan University. He has created three short hybrid performance pieces, “Straight Jacket” 2004, “U.D” 2005 and “Tears of Blood” 2006, combining poetry, multi-media and visual art, movement and sound. In 2005 he co-founded the international theatre company Corazon de Vaca. In 2007 Corazon de Vaca were the first theatre company in Perth to stage a play by the English playwright Sarah Kane “Phaedra’s Love”. In 2008 Corazon de Vaca were commissioned to create a brand new work to be premiered at the World EXPO in Zaragoza, Spain. With regards to both pieces Maitland was a major contributor as performer, writer and artistic collaborator. Maitland continues to develop his skills as a writer, performer and creator by continuing to attend workshops both in Australia and Overseas.