Vanessa Thiessen is originally from Portland, Oregon and trained at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. In 1995, she joined the company of Oregon Ballet Theatre and performed the lead in ballets such as Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, Who Cares?, and Serenade. In 2003 she joined Smuin Ballet in San Francisco and was featured in numerous works by Michael Smuin, including Stabat Mater, Les Noces and Fly Me to the Moon. She has also been a member of Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, performing new works since 2004. Vanessa has also worked with choreographers as diverse as Eliot Feld, Kirk Peterson, James Canfield, Trey McIntyre, Charles Moulton and Bebe Miller. She is currently a dancer with San Francisco dance company ODC, performing works by Brenda Way, KT Nelson and Kimi Okada. Vanessa is thrilled to be working with Tanya and with the fine artists of Project. B.
