Tanja Råman, originally from Finland, studied dance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (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.
Since 2000, Tanja has worked as a dancer with various companies and choreographers including Monika Koch Ensemble, Marie-Gabrielle Rotie, Sean Tuan John and Harnisch-Lacey Dance Theatre, performing in contemporary dance / dance theatre / contemporary butoh productions in Wales and internationally.
Tanja has been living in South Wales since 2004 and currently works as a freelance choreographer / dancer / researcher and lectures on the dance degree course at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff.
As a choreographer, Tanja has developed a distinct movement aesthetic that has led 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 Edition 2008. In 2007, Tanja received a Creative Wales award from the Arts Council of Wales to embark on a year-long research project and to develop her choreographic practice.
Tanja Råman+Dbini Industries was founded in 2005 by Tanja Råman and John Collingswood to create innovative interdisciplinary work. Their collaborative productions are primarily concerned with exploring the human condition. They create work that integrates expressive yet abstract movement with innovative staging, using video, light and sound to develop complex systems of interaction between performers.
In previous productions, Tanja Råman+Dbini Industries has collaborated with performer Jem Treays and vocalist Philippa Reeves. In 2009, the company was invited to create and perform a 2-hour durational piece in a disused church in Northern Spain as part of Marc Rees’ site-specific installation/performance project En Residencia.