VANESSA TU

keyboard games • music moves for piano

Local musician and comedian, Vanessa Tu has done piano accompaniment for improv comedy in the Twin Cities since 2017. She has performed in venues including HUGE Improv Theater, Strike Theater, Brave New Workshop, and Bryant Lake Bowl. She has also traveled greater Minnesota and across the country with The Theater of Public Policy.

Vanessa started piano at age nine but developed her love for it after finding online arrangements of Final Fantasy soundtracks in high school. While continuing her piano education at St. Cloud State University, Vanessa studied viola, communication studies, and performance. She enjoys finding new ways to incorporate music into live theater.

Vanessa is experienced with MLT and has taught Music Movies for Piano for two years. In 2022, she completed the Gordon Institute of Music Learning (GIML) Piano 1 Professional Development Learning Course. Vanessa has taught in several areas of performing arts and also in coffee! No matter the subject, she is determined to work with students in building confidence, deepening their understanding, and finding their inner creative. In her free time, Vanessa likes to travel, try new food, and dance West Coast Swing.