Tamsyn Russell is a New Zealand born choreographer, dancer and teacher based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
She is a graduate of Unitec New Zealand majoring with a Bachelor in Contemporary Dance.
As a dancer she has worked with many established and emerging choreographers in New Zealand, UK and internationally. From relocating to Edinburgh in 2008 -2014 she had been lead dancer and choreographic assistant for Janis Claxton Dance touring nationally and internationally. Tamsyn has also performed for choreographers including: Janis Claxton Dance, Michael Parmenter, Raewyn Hill, Ann Dewey, Chris Jannides, Sarah Foster-Sproull (Foster Group Dance), Jack Webb, Katie Burton, Julia McKerrow, Rob Heaslip, Skye Reynolds and Emma Jayne Park (Cultured Mongrel Dance).
As a choreographer Tamsyn has created works 'ID Me', 'Hunting Dust',' In the hearts of humans', 'Go Get 'em Kid' and 'Scene Stealer', and 'Scene Solo' which have been performed on several Scottish and UK platforms. She has made several works on youth dance companies and for degree level showcases in Scotland, New Zealand and Finland.
What interests Tamsyn as a choreographer is exploring the complex nature of being human and questioning, challenging and compelling the audience to reflect on their own world. Through her work she exposes private thoughts and ideologies and reflects the complexities and idiosyncrasies that determine what it is to be human. Examining different human behaviours and challenging popular stereotypes, with results that are sometimes bleak, funny and bizarre.
Other achievements to date are:
A commission from Imaginate to make and tour a full length contemporary dance work for age 6+
Selected as one of Scotland's hottest cultural contributors - by The List top 100.
Selected artist involved in Scottish Ballet’s Creates mentorship programme.
Artist selected by The Workroom to represent Scotland in 'Meeting Points': where two Scottish Choreographers and two German artists share their choreographic practice (Workroom Glasgow and Tanz Buro, Munich.)
An associate artist of Company Chordelia, directed by Kally Lloyd-Jones
She is a graduate of Unitec New Zealand majoring with a Bachelor in Contemporary Dance.
As a dancer she has worked with many established and emerging choreographers in New Zealand, UK and internationally. From relocating to Edinburgh in 2008 -2014 she had been lead dancer and choreographic assistant for Janis Claxton Dance touring nationally and internationally. Tamsyn has also performed for choreographers including: Janis Claxton Dance, Michael Parmenter, Raewyn Hill, Ann Dewey, Chris Jannides, Sarah Foster-Sproull (Foster Group Dance), Jack Webb, Katie Burton, Julia McKerrow, Rob Heaslip, Skye Reynolds and Emma Jayne Park (Cultured Mongrel Dance).
As a choreographer Tamsyn has created works 'ID Me', 'Hunting Dust',' In the hearts of humans', 'Go Get 'em Kid' and 'Scene Stealer', and 'Scene Solo' which have been performed on several Scottish and UK platforms. She has made several works on youth dance companies and for degree level showcases in Scotland, New Zealand and Finland.
What interests Tamsyn as a choreographer is exploring the complex nature of being human and questioning, challenging and compelling the audience to reflect on their own world. Through her work she exposes private thoughts and ideologies and reflects the complexities and idiosyncrasies that determine what it is to be human. Examining different human behaviours and challenging popular stereotypes, with results that are sometimes bleak, funny and bizarre.
Other achievements to date are:
A commission from Imaginate to make and tour a full length contemporary dance work for age 6+
Selected as one of Scotland's hottest cultural contributors - by The List top 100.
Selected artist involved in Scottish Ballet’s Creates mentorship programme.
Artist selected by The Workroom to represent Scotland in 'Meeting Points': where two Scottish Choreographers and two German artists share their choreographic practice (Workroom Glasgow and Tanz Buro, Munich.)
An associate artist of Company Chordelia, directed by Kally Lloyd-Jones