Cosima was born 1987 in Leuk (VS), Switzerland, and lives in Zurich. She graduated from Centre nationale de danse contemporaine (CNDC) in Angers, France, under the direction of Emanuelle Huynh. Grand completed the Bachelor in multilingual communication at the University of Geneva and studied theater studies and sociolinguistics at the University of Berne. Grand collaborates and performs with Aina Alegre, Simone Truong, Chris Leuenberger, Lucie Eidenbenz, among others
Her own work covers T-R-A-N-S (Cosima Grand and Pia Campos, 2011), Me, myself and I (Cosima Grand and Sabrina Zimmermann, 2013), BeMyselfAndDie (Cosima Grand and Davide Prudente, 2013, rewarded with the prize Fondation Bea pour jeunes artistes), CTRL-V (EP) (second prize PREMIO 2015), CTRL-V (LP) (2016) and Hitchhiking through Winterland (2018).
Her work was shown at Kondenz Festival Belgrad, Festival June Events Paris, ROXY Birsfelden, Festival de la Cité Lausanne, Festival frisch eingetroffen Mannheim, Théâtre Sévelin 36 Lausanne, Tanzhaus Zürich, Dampfzentrale Bern, Südpol Luzern, Das Tanzfest in Berne and Basel, Festival Tanz in Bern, Festival Antigel Genf, Tojo Theater Bern, Kellertheater Brig, Oh! Festival Wallis, Festival Forum Wallis and Scènes Valaisannes, among others
Cosima is co-founder of Residenz Tanz Leuk.
In 2015 she was awarded the Canton of Valais' cultural prize.
Special, Chor
Cosima Grand, Sibylle Aeberli
Klagechor
On five full moon evenings from July to November 2025, there will be collective lamenting and joyful singing.
The Klagechor (Lament Choir), led by Sibylle Aeberli, is open to FLINTA* individuals — no prior experience is necessary.
The choir is part of the supporting program for the dance piece Oh wee, in which Cosima Grand explores physical, emotional, and vocal aspects of pain. The piece will premiere on December 9, 2025, at Tanzhaus Zürich.
Registration is requested. Participation is also possible on individual dates only.
Visual Miro Jakob
Freelance singer, guitarist, actress, composer and lyricist for 35 years. She fronted the cult children's band Schtärneföifi for 23 years. She has been performing in independent theatre on the German-speaking stages of Europe since 2001, most notably with Mass & Fieber (Brigitte and Niklaus Helbling), Theater Club 111 (Meret Matter), Les Reines Prochaines & friends since 2018 and Team Tam Tam (Barbara Weber) since 2023. She has directed the choir of the sogar theatre since 2018 and has realised various integrative projects and the Psychor for people with and without psychiatric experience for the Wildwuchs Festival.
Sibylle Aeberli was awarded the City of Zurich's Werkjahr in November 2019 and the Basel Culture Prize in 2022 with Les Reines Prochaines & friends.
Dates / Booking
19:00 — 21:00
- Pay as much as you want
Bühne 2
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 129
8037 Zürich
- Duration: 2h
- German, English
- Wheelchair accessible
19:00 — 21:00
- Pay as much as you want
Bühne 2
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 129
8037 Zürich
- Duration: 2h
- German, English
- Wheelchair accessible
19:00 — 21:00
- Pay as much as you want
Bühne 2
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 129
8037 Zürich
- Duration: 2h
- German, English
- Wheelchair accessible