Roberto Olivan is an international creator, who started his training at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona and P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels. He danced at Rosas dance company/Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and performed under the direction of renowned directors such as Robert Wilson, Tom Jansen and Josse de Pauw. He created ROPA/Roberto Olivan Performing Arts, is the artistic director and founder of the Festival Deltebre Dansa and creates commissioned works for dance companies, universities, dance institutions and schools all over the world. In the recent years, he has been teaching workshops and has worked as a choreographer and performer in the film industry. He has been the artistic director of important cultural events, was on the jury at dance competitions and has received a.o. following awards: EFFE AWARD 2019-2010 for the creation of Festival Deltebre Dansa, Premi Nacional de Cultura 2014, Ciutat de Barcelona 2013, Sebastià Gasch FAD Awards Of Para- theatrical Arts 2012, Prix SACD de la Création Chorégraphique 2001 from the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques.