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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.

Latest productions

RUN

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Sei kein Mann (Don't be a Man)

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NEED

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Bünzli

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Vanessa Cook Portrait

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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News from Vanessa

Workshop and audition callout for Trap

2025-07-24

Vanessa Cook is giving a workshop to research her next dance theatre piece, Trap. In collaboration with writer Tom Derrington, Luzius Engel (dramaturge) and Emily Maggorian (outside eye), Trap will …

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How was the New York residency?

2024-12-16

It's been over a month since the residency began. In that time, it has been a pleasure for me to digest the delicious flavours of the residency. It was intense, nourishing and curated with care. I …

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Das isch Musig!

2024-11-30

The strength of some projects is their process more than their end-product. Other projects produce a strong piece but at the cost of a difficult process. Sweet are the projects that enjoy both and …

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Media about Vanessa

cover image Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

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”.

cover image Berner Zeitung

Berner Zeitung

"Creature is poetic…daring…gripping, thrilling"