Director/Choreographer, Vincent Paterson is an impressive force in nearly every element of the entertainment industry including film, world theater and Broadway, rock and roll tours, opera, music videos, television, and commercials.

.Vincent directed and choreographed Berlin’s first original production of the musical, Cabaret, at Bar Jeder-Vernunft, a mirror-tent from 1914. He directed the critically successful Manon for the Los Angeles Opera, which starred Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon, conducted by Placido Domingo. Vincent’s initiation into the opera world was his direction of the DVD, Anna Netrebko: The Woman, The Voice. A no-holds-barred interview with Netrebko is interspersed with five classical arias visualized in an MTV format. This opera DVD earned him a nomination for “Best TV Arts Program” at the Montreaux Film Festival, has reached “gold” status and is the top selling classical DVD in European history. 

Vincent earned a Drama-Logue award for Outstanding Director for Gangsta Love, set in an actual boxing club. He directed The National BlackLight Theater of Prague’s Gulliver’s Travels. Vincent received a Tony nomination for choreographing Hal Prince’s Kiss of the Spiderwoman. He choreographed London's West End production of Lenny for director, Sir Peter Hall, starring Eddie Izzard and LA Opera’s Grand Duchess for director Garry Marshall.

Vincent directed (with 100 cameras) and choreographed the musical sequences in Lars Von Trier's film, Dancer In The Dark, which captured the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Paterson choreographed, among others, the feature films The Birdcage and Closer for director Mike Nichols and Evita for director Alan Parker. Threnody, Vincent's dance-film memorial to the September 11th tragedy, won the Gold Jury Award at the Houston Worldwide Film Festival. It was produced and shot by renowned director, Joe Pytka.
The TNT Telefilm, In Search of Dr. Seuss, which Vincent directed, received seven Emmy nominations. He choreographed ABC's, South Pacific, starring Glenn Close, as well as several Academy and Grammy Awards programs.

Vincent has collaborated with Michael Jackson and Madonna on numerous projects including directing and choreographing Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour which was the centerpiece for the documentary, Truth or Dare.  He created Madonna’s legendary “Marie Antoinette”/Vogue performance for MTV. Vincent directed & choreographed the Bad Tour for Jackson as well as conceiving and choreographing Smooth Criminal and many other Jackson music videos and live performances. He directed Michael Jackson's video, Blood on the Dance Floor, shot by famed DP Conrad Hall.

He has choreographed over 200 commercials including commercial campaigns for Pepsi, GE, Rubbermaid and NIKE, directed commercial campaigns for Payless and El Pollo Loco, Dharma and Greg and a documentary for Project Angel Food.

Vincent is featured in the best selling, Smithsonian publication, Masters of Movement: Portrait’s of America’s Greatest Choreographers.