Roxanne Tataei

Roxanne Tataei is one of the invited artists who will compose songs/covers for live performances made especially on the theme of the biennial. Roxanne will perform "Până când nu te iubeam" and a performance of a piece by George Enescu at the opening event.

About Roxanne Tataei

Roxanne Tataei is a voice artist, composer & writer from South London,UK. Roxanne’s recent works see her creating non-linguistic, Neo – opera &vocal centred music. She has received an MTV Europe music Award nomination, has been listed aspart of the BBC sound poll & has toured worldwide extensively, supporting thelikes of Florence & The Machine and Grace Jones.

Roxanne has worked with several noted institutions such as the V&A Museum,The Royal Albert Hall and The National Portrait gallery. She has also receivedcommissions in a wide range of projects including Mica Levi & Dean Bluntcontemporary opera ‘Inna’ (ICA) and BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Sound Odyssey’ series,where she travelled to Stornoway, Scotland to collaborate with traditionalGaelic Psalm singers, learning an ancient art form on the decline.

Roxanne has scored original soundtracks for Gucci commissioned Film 'WATA'Directed by Ronan Mckenzie & Joy Yamusangie, (Best Music at The FashionFilm Festival Milano) & for multidisciplinary artist Rebecca Bellantoni’s piece,‘You have any peace for me? C.R.Y’, commissioned by the Brent Biennial.She has completed several artist residencies, including at The HornimanMuseum, where her work there helped win, Art Fund Museum of the Year.And her latest ‘Southbank Centre Studio’ artist residency, saw her write,compose, direct and perform in her 1st Opera, ‘The Water Carrier’, which isnow in developments with both The Royal Opera House & The SouthbankCentre.

Currently, Roxanne is collaborating with writer & broadcaster Gemma Cairney,composing and performing for a new theatre piece, scheduled to debut in Jan2025, at The Lincoln Centre, New York, in response to Cairney’s new book,‘The Immortal Sisterhood’.