Cosima Grand is a choreographer and dancer. In her artistic work, Cosima is primarily interested in the empathic potential of dance. In her practice, she explores how body movements and bodily sensations can connect people and create resonance. In her latest choreographic works, she has developed a physical practice based on rocking and trembling movements that incorporates work with the voice. Cosima completed her dance training at the CNDC d'Angers and was a member of the Cie Marchepied in Lausanne. She completed a bachelor's degree in multilingual communication at the University of Geneva. She studied theater studies and sociolinguistics at the University of Bern. Cosima collaborates and performs with Ruth Childs, Aina Alegre, Simone Truong, Chris Leuenberger, Jessica Huber, and others. Her own choreographic work includes the pieces CTRL-V(EP) (2nd prize PREMIO 2015), CTRL-V (LP) (2016), Hitchhiking through Winterland (2018), Restless Beings (2020), and things veer (2023). In 2015, she received the Culture Promotion Award from the Canton of Valais and in 2020 a Cultural Award from the City of Zurich. Cosima is an accomplice at Tanzhaus Zurich.
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Cosima Grand
ABGESAGT: Restless Beings
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately we have had to cancel the performances of "Restless Beings" by Cosima Grand (October 14 to 18) due to illness. We will contact you as soon as possible regarding ticket refunds.
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(If you read the following text aloud, please read it singing, rocking, shaking and/or trembling.)
They grow on a small feeling within us
they are not easy ones, but fertile ones
they have one cell or more,
they get ignored, you get bored, maybe.
Plunge into it and swim around.
Maybe take some deep breaths before.
The songs assembled here are bringing together new ways of living on a planet that has been damaged recently.
Open your pores, so long.
Simply said: Restless Beings is a piece for 5 dancers. Together they form a rocking, trembling and shaking choir. They tell of forms of coexistence between humans and non-humans on a damaged planet.
Ketty Ghnassia Dramaturgy, production Cécile Giovannini Illustrations brochure Cosima Grand Concept, choreography, performance Jessica Huber Dramaturgical production advisor Tanzhaus Zürich Nina Jaun Costumes Chris Leuenberger Co-choreography, performance Romain Mercier Musical score Natascha Moschini Co-choreografie, performance Anne-Sophie Raemy Costumes Roger Sala Reyner Co-choreografie, performance ROLI Deluxe Graphic design Oliver Roth Text libretto Juliette Uzor Co-choreografie, performance Jean-Babtiste Veyret-Logerias Voice coach Pablo Weber Light design and technical manager Mona De Weerdt Mediation project Valais Jasmin Wiesli Scenography
Co-production Tanzhaus Zürich and ROXY Birsfelden in collaboration with TLH Sierre
Co-production in the frame of the Programmers' Fund of Reso – Dance Network Switzerland, supported by Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council
Supported by City of Zurich Culture, Department of Culture of the Canton of Zurich, TheaterPro Valais,
Canton of Valais, Loterie Romand, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council and Dance and Theatre Commission Basel