Vanessa Cook Dance creates fresh, surprising dance theatre renowned for being reflective, moving and humorous. Vanessa Cook Dance's pieces are created, performed and toured in Switzerland and beyond. Vanessa Cook Dance believes in the power of movement to express viscerally and instinctively what lies in all of us. To move is to be alive.
Work with Vanessa Cook Dance
At the core of Vanessa Cook's work is good collaboration. For each new piece a bespoke team of performers and artists is formed. Vanessa Cook welcomes collaboration with other dance and theatre practitioners. Please contact Vanessa if you would like to artistically collaborate with her in any way.
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Robin Hood to play again
2024-08-01A cast of 70 performers, age 8-80+ all freeze like statues in their daily tasks as the bard enters and sings of the legend of Robin Hood. This opening scene of Tellspiele Interlaken is reminiscent of …
MoreResidency in New York
2024-06-17The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts has just announced six winning artists for The Artists Residency at the Center and I’m thrilled to be one of them! The artists are specialised in different …
MoreParkiDance
2024-04-25Every week, the atmosphere in Akar Studio is intently concentrated as a group of older adults meet together for a dance training. What all the participants have in common is that they have …
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Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
“Creature has mesmorising visual imagery…is beautifully choreographed…balanced between subtlety and ferociousness with displays of power and energy…a magical and unforgettable experience”.
Berner Zeitung
"Creature is poetic…daring…gripping, thrilling"