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Welcome to Vanessa Cook Dance'mesmerising physical imagery, beautifully choreographed...'
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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Only a brief collection of moments before...
2026-04-18A Brief Collection of Moments, performed by the Utah Metropolitan Ballet, will finally stand on its feet when it premieres on 23/24 April 2026 at the Covey Center for the Arts: Click here to book …
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Air time!
2026-03-02In this year's BETA Stage Festival edition, I get to enjoy a good amount of air time. I will perform with Joana Hermes in Lisa Lareida's new aerial dance piece, Orbit. And for the closing festival …
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Roll on 2026!
2025-12-302026 is just round the corner. The first half of the year promises to be full and varied. A strong colour from now until May is the creation of Trap (see photos). The piece has started to come to …
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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"