Born in 1982 in São Paulo, Brazil, Vania Vaneau first trained in dance in Brazil and then in P.A.R.T.S school in Brussels.
In 2005, she participated in the Danceweb/Impulstanz programme.
She then obtained a Degree in Psychology from Paris 8 University, and went on to study Body Mind Centering.
As a performer, she has worked on the creations and covers of Wim Vandekeybus (2004), Maguy Marin (permanent artist at the CCN of Rillieux-la-Pape, 2005-2012), David Zambrano (2013), Marcos Simoes/Sara Manente (2014), Jordi Galí (2014), Yoann Bourgeois (2014), Anne Collod (2015) and Christian Rizzo (2016).
In 2014, she created her first long solo Blanc, accompanied by guitarist Simon Dijoud, for which she received the Beaumarchais-SACD prize (Festival Incandescences 2015). In 2016, she worked on Ornement, co-created with Anna Massoni.
She continues to work in the company Arrangement Provisoire, where she shares the role of art director with Jordi Galí; since 2016 and up to 2018, they are both associate artists at the CDC Le Pacifique in Grenoble.