Read this article in american theatre interviewing vanessa about her movement direction on shane!

“Movement Director Vanessa Severo created one of the most fascinating elements of this production. Her movement choices are integral in telling this story. I loved how the actors used their bodies to produce rhythms, by tapping arms, legs, and heart, or stomping their feet, creating the music we recognize from the Western soundtrack, the percussive beat of the horses’ hooves, the heartbeat of the people.”
-Mary Aalgaard, Play off the Page, on SHANE

Movement Director and Choreography Work Includes:

Once
Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 2024

Rubik
Spinning Tree Theatre, 2024

Shane
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, June 2023
The Guthrie Theatre, July 2023
Dallas Theatre Center, January 2025 (upcoming)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, August 2025 (upcoming)

Frida…A Self Portrait
Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 2019
Portland Center Stage, 2021
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 2022
Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 2023
GEVA Theatre Center, 2023
Indiana Repertory Theatre, 2024
Writer’s Theatre, 2025

Dracula
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, January 2024

The Wiz

Death of Cupid

Children of Eden

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