Shannon Cooney, Canadian choreographer and dancer based in Berlin, Germany, received a B.F.A honours/dance at York University, Toronto in 1992. Her choreographic since 1993 has been presented in Canada, Europe the in the U.K. She danced with Toronto-based Dancemakers (1994-2006), artistic director Serge Bennathan, which toured extensively nationally and internationally. She has worked with several choreographers including; Benoît Lachambre, Kim Itoh, Peter Chin, Marie-Joseé Chartier, Peggy Baker, and Louise Bedard.
Shannon performed in installation works of Visual artists Marla Hlady (CA), Signe Theill (DE), Jan Komarek (CH) and performed in numerous events of performance improvisations with musicians/performers and artists. She has worked as an Artistic Director (Platform 33-Canadian Dance collective 2000-2006) artistic advisor/dramaturg, and as choreogrpaher and artistic coach for circus artists.
Her recent teaching has been for; Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods,Cie. Toula Limnaios, Sasha Waltz and Guest's, Tanz Fabrik, Berlin, (DE) for CND Lyon and CDC le Pacifique á Grenoble, (FR) P.A.R.T.S. (BE), Circuit Est, Montreal, Dancemakers, ATC 808, Toronto, Training Society of Vancouver, (CAN), Dance House, Dublin (IR) , Studio 142, Kunstquartier Bethanien, and ongoing at Tanz Fabrik-Berlin.
Photographer Cylla von Tiedemann
