VANESSA HIDDEN
Composer · Vocal Artist · Performer
Creating vocal works in dialogue with art, spaces and audiences.
Vanessa Hidden is a French composer, vocal artist and performer whose work explores the relationship between voice, visual art and place.
She creates original vocal and musical works for museums, art spaces, cultural institutions and performing arts projects, from solo a cappella compositions to large-scale productions.
Based between Paris and Occitanie, France, she develops projects in France and internationally.
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS & VENUES
Peut-on faire vibrer l’art ?
Site-specific vocal creation · Voice · Contemporary art
An original a cappella work created in dialogue with artworks and exhibition spaces.
Conceived as a sensitive encounter between voice, art and architecture, the project invites audiences to experience visual works through listening.
A.D.N. — Odyssée verticale
Vocal & musical co-composition · Transe Express
A large-scale aerial production combining music, voices, movement and monumental scenography.
Recipient — SACD Fonds Musique de Scène 2024
Un Tableau Sonore
Voice · Visual arts · Museum
A vocal creation developed in dialogue with visual art, exploring how the human voice can extend the perception of an artwork and transform the experience of a place.
COMMISSION A VOCAL WORK
Vanessa Hidden creates original vocal and musical works in response to a place, an exhibition, an artwork or a collection.
Each project is conceived specifically for its artistic and architectural context.
Commissions may take the form of:
Site-specific vocal compositions · A cappella works · Sound installations · Performances · Musical creations · Collaborations with visual and performing artists
Projects can be developed for:
Museums · Contemporary art centres · Galleries · Heritage sites · Festivals · Performing arts companies
Have a project in mind?
Let’s discuss a commission or collaboration.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
LAC — Lieu d’Art Contemporain, Sigean
Transe Express
Musée des Augustins, Toulouse
Opéra Comique, Paris
Olympia, Paris
Performances and artistic projects in France and internationally.
ABOUT
Vanessa Hidden is a French composer, vocal artist and performer.
Her artistic practice places the voice at the centre of a dialogue between music, visual art, architecture and space.
Alongside her work as a performer, she develops original compositions and site-specific projects, collaborating with artists, companies and cultural institutions.
Her approach ranges from the intimacy of the solo a cappella voice to large-scale multidisciplinary productions.
Her work is driven by a central question:
How can a voice transform the way we experience an artwork or a place?
CONTACT
Commissions · Collaborations · International projects
For commissions, artistic collaborations, exhibitions and performing arts projects:
Paris · Occitanie · France
Available for projects internationally