tanja råman

Tanja Råman is a multi-award winning choreographer who has developed a distinct movement aesthetic that has lead to her work being shown in established British venues and dance events, including The Royal Opera House, Southbank Centre, The Place Prize 2006 and British Dance Editions in 2008 and 2010. Alongside her choreographic and performance work, Tanja also works as a dance teacher and as a consultant in dance science. Tanja is a co-artistic director of the company: tanja råman+dbini industries, that produces performance work for small to middle scale touring, and site-specific productions.
Tanja is originally from Finland, studied dance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 1997-2000 and gained her MSc in Dance Science at Laban in 2003. Tanja completed her PgC Teaching in Higher Education at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff in 2008.

tanja råman+dbini industries was founded in 2005 by Tanja råman and John Collingswood. Since then they have developed a unique style of work that integrates abstract yet expressive movement with the innovative use of technology. tanja råman+dbini industries aims to explore and enhance choreographic expression with the use of creative staging, using video, light, sound, photography, drawing and other artforms. John is one of a handful of artists in the UK currently using the software package Isadora to explore the possibilities of real-time video manipulation within a contemporary dance environment. Thematically, tanja råman+dbini industries creates poignant work that, although abstract in nature, draws inspiration from personal histories, making the work accessible and emotionally significant to an audience.

tanja råman+dbini industries is an associate company of Taliesin Arts Centre and of the National Dance Company Wales. The company also benefits from ongoing support from Chapter Arts Centre, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Riverfront Newport and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Cultural Services. A number of projects have been funded by the Arts Council Wales.