VANESSA KNOUSE

Vanessa Knouse is a dance artist and teacher based in New York City. Originally, from Santa Fe NM, she trained at the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet before earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Vanessa has performed work with the Merce Cunningham Trust, Cornfield Dance, Graham Cole Dance, Bill Young/Colleen Thomas & Co., Ian Spencer Bell, Douglas Dunn + Dancers, Susan Marshall Dance and Jody Oberfelder Projects. Vanessa has been a guest teaching artist at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, New Mexico School for the Arts, Southern Vermont Dance Festival and Dewitt Clinton Highschool. She worked with Kimberly Bartosik/daela as her rehearsal assistant and has assisted Patricia Lent in staging event versions of Merce Cunninghams' work.