Tanja Raaste

Experience

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  Freelance Translators

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2016

  Translator Finnish to English

  I do freelance translation work - mainly Finnish to English. I have translated brochures, general websites, blogs, bids etc in subjects ranging from IT to tourism and medical/healthcare. I am a native Finnish speaker, and have lived in the UK for 20 years.

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  Your Imagination

  Sept 2003 - Oct 2003

  Assistant Producer (intern)
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  Collage Dance Theatre

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Administrator / Company Manager
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  Zecora Ura

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Producer
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  Nordic Nomad

  May 2005 - now

  Nordic Nomad produces imaginative theatre and dance productions and events, with an eye for the unusual and engaging. We like to immerse and engage our audiences on various levels – shows have taken place in a shoe-boutique, on the streets in the form of silent tango and in warehouses – and we have treated our audiences variously as VIPs at a fashion show (complete with bubbly and goody bags), and as dangerous dissidents (kept under supervision by security). In addition, I teach the workshop series 'Business Skills for Artists' at drama schools such as Mountview and Rose Bruford, as well as at various other venues. My students find that my advice works, and is so easy to follow that they are losing their fear of 'business' - which makes me very happy. Currently, I is in the process of making some of the courses available online. Show less

  • Founder

    May 2005 - now

  • Producer, Trainer, Arts Manager

    May 2005 - now
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  The Movement Factory

  Jan 2009 - May 2018

  General Manager
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  ACIS Educational Tours

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Tour Manager/ Tour Guide
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  Rose Bruford College

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2024

  Visiting Lecturer

  Workshops on Business Skills for Performers - preparing the perfomer for life after drama school: networking, self-marketing,negotiation, budgeting & taxes.

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  Love Tango

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  Founder

  I dance Argentine Tango, and set up lovetango.org to make learning of tango friendlier and more enjoyable. This was my own personal Tango Revolution. I set up a meetup group for lovers of tango, and organised tango trips to Spain where people could learn to dance, enjoy good food, and visit interesting places while enjoying southern hospitality.

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  City Lit

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2024

  Visiting Lecturer

  I run my acclaimed 'Business Skills for Performers' workshop here

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  Freelancers & Freespirits Group

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Member
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  London Languages

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Translator
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  ZU-UK

  Feb 2017 - May 2019

  General Manager

  zu-uk.com

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  KMACS.org

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

  General Manager

  KMACS.org (Krav Maga Associated Combat Schools) is a network of schools teaching Krav Maga self-defence to everyone, run by the most experienced instructor in South London.I'm very excited to be working with this great team building the business.

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  Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

  Producer
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  Stage Directors UK

  Dec 2021 - Aug 2024

  General Manager / Transition Manager

  I have been heading up a major systems migration - creating and transitioning to new management systems.

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  British Acupuncture Council

  Aug 2024 - now

  Membership Manager