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Her artistic journey spans Off-Broadway productions, international concert stages, and professional circus training at Circus Warehouse NYC. Danielle’s Off-Broadway and Equity credits include Tink, The Anthem, and The Vanity, with performances at the NY Innovative Theatre Awards opening ceremony and the New York Musical Festival. In concert dance and physical theatre, she has collaborated and performed with notable artists and companies including Dzul Dance in New York and Mexico, with performances at New York Live Arts, as well as with Noemi LaFrance, Nejla Yatkin, Miriam Barbosa, Jazz Roots, Edgar Cortes, Graham 2, and Sam Pott’s Episode of American Document at the Joyce Theatre with Graham Co, Jazz Dance Legacy, and Luigi Jazz Center Memorial Shows.

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In the realm of circus and experimental performance, Danielle has performed at Big SkyWorks and STREB Lab for Action Mechanics, including Friday Night curated performances by Bobby Hedglin-Taylor, and Devenaio by Marcela Duarte. She actively teaches Lyra and Silks/Hammock at Aerial Haven in Queens, NY, and was a circus artist-in-residence for the inaugural Hupstate Circus Residency with Circus Culture.

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Renowned as a tarantella and pizzica dancer, Danielle has trained extensively with masters from La Notte della Taranta, including Lucia Scarabino, and has performed with Alessandra Belloni & I Giullari di Piazza. She has appeared as a featured guest artist for Vanessa Racci, Allegro Dance Company, and FINI Dance in Italy and New York. Her solo work Il Rituale was selected for presentation in Calabria, where it was restaged with 20 local young dancers. Additional solo and featured performances include the Columbus Citizens Foundation Women’s Auxiliary, Festa Della Donna, Dance Astoria Festival, the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, and commissions for the Long Island Traditions Folk and Traditional Arts Performance Series at Westbury Arts.

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Danielle is featured in the documentaries The Other Italian Americans and The Martha Graham Technique with Penny Frank (Dance Spotlight). Her accolades include the 2022 Italian Dance Award for Best Dancer in Calabria with FINI Dance Festivals and Awards, recognition as a #1 Critic’s Pick in Time Out Magazine, and a feature in Dance Informa Magazine: Women in Dance. She is also a PEACE Grant participant with the Patchogue Arts Council.

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As an educator and facilitator, Danielle offers cultural programs for the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission and teaches nationally and internationally across institutions including the Martha Graham School, NYU, PACE University, Kean University, Nazareth College, private dance conservatories, NYCDOE, and Eastern Suffolk BOCES.

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Danielle is the founder and artistic director of The Italian Arts Festival: The Spirit of Italy and the creator of Terra Nuova Company (New Earth), a contemporary performance company bringing ancient traditions into new theatrical forms. She is also the creator of American Strega, a platform dedicated to Southern Italian mysticism, folk magic, Benedicaria, and women’s ancestral traditions. A proud member of the National Organization of Italian American Women, her current practice centers on sharing embodied lineage, ritual, and mysticism through workshops, retreats, and performance-based works.

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Through interdisciplinary creation, Danielle unites movement, spirituality, and heritage to cultivate transformative experiences that honor tradition, ignite embodiment, and deepen cultural connection. Her evolving vision merges mind/body/spirit healing, the ancestral rhythms of Southern Italian dance, and the power of storytelling through human connection—leaving an indelible impact on the global dance and cultural arts community.