Tanja Rainalter has been the Artistic Lead of the Emergency Smile Programme since January 2025. For the past 30 years, she has worked s a director and teacher and as a clown and coach with Red Noses Austria. She spent many years performing on stage with the clown trio Tris and is also a certified Feldenkrais practitioner. 

Since the moment she discovered clowning, it has become the passion of her life. Bringing laughter, humanity and genuine connection to places where they are needed most is her greatest joy.