DeAnna Pellecchia

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| project history |

-> collaborations

John Cira

Shinique Smith

Elena Ruehr

Johnny Reinhard

Elaine Summers

Ann Carlson

Alison Kotin

Sam Ou

Gary Shore

Michael Jahoda

Ed Broms

Matt Samolis

-> aerial dances

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-> horse dances

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SCARLET & KRUMP

TINTAGEL ANDALUSIANS

-> work with youth

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MEDICINE WHEEL

~ battle

~ written on the body

~ other projects

URBANO PROJECT

~ tell me i shouldn't

~ where i'm from

~ bordering home

CLOUD FOUNDATION

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CURRICULUM DESIGN

-> past projects

ANIKAI DANCE

~ india tour

~ forest

~ hands: rhythm project

~ hamsafar

~ crane & haaaa

KINODANCE COMPANY

~ fuse

~ denizen

BENNETT DANCE COMPANY

~ air & water

~ burning man

~ water project

~ ladder dances

~ new balance climb

~ copper walkway

~ hinges

~ inner house

~ bound

~ surfacing

~ bridge

NICOLA HAWKINS DANCE CO

~ toussaint

~ prayers for the planet

~ dancing with dinosaurs

ANNA MYER & DANCERS

~ street talk suite talk

IPSWICH MOVING COMPANY

~ dreaming head

~ alight & boundaries

LEDA ELLIOTT | M.O.V.E.

~ dreamcatcher

she does all her own stunts.

press

one of the area's finest artists...
-Theodore Bale | The Boston Herald


muscular, mesmerizing...unforgettable...
-Thomas Garvey | Bay Windows


the stunning DeAnna Pellecchia...
-Theodore Bale | The Boston Herald


a committed and daring performer...
-Karen Campbell | The Boston Globe


electric...a dancer of sinewy athleticism...
-BIG, RED and SHINY


fierce...a frighteningly powerful force onstage
-The Quad | Boston University's On-line Magazine


provocative...epic performance...
-Karen Campbell | The Boston Globe


one of Boston's most well-sculpted physiques
-STUFF Magazine


exciting...intriguing...gorgeous...
-Lisa Jo Sagolla | Backstage Magazine


compelling...
-Thea Singer | The Boston Globe


intense...
-Christine Temin | The Boston Globe


adventurous...
-Dance Magazine


mysterious...
-Marcia Siegel | The Boston Phoenix


a captivating creature...
-Terri Unger | The Ipswich Chronicle


no-holds-barred physicality...
-Nine Dots Boston | Boston Arts Outside the Box on-line blog


lines so long and elegant, they bend into curves...
-Thea Singer | The Boston Globe


(DeAnna) moves through vertical space
with the strength of a gymnast,
the ease of an acrobat and the grace of a dancer...
-Denise Taylor | The Boston Globe


DeAnna Pellecchia's dramatic 'Tang,' another premiere,
effectively pulled flamenco, tango, jazz, capoeira,
and martial arts into a study in contrasts,
with blistering turns and sharp angles
melting into sensuous rolls of the torso and hips.
-Karen Campbell | The Boston Globe


simply breathtaking...DeAnna Pellecchia’s choreography
is an incredible combination of sheer athleticism and physical poetry.

-Dawn Simmons, Director of Performing Arts | Boston Center for the Arts


DeAnna Pellecchia...dancer and model without peer...
-Jeff Anderson, photographer | Eighth Generation photoGraphics


DeAnna dances like a slippery bar of evil soap.
-Dina Fanai, singer/songwriter/recording artist | on DeAnna’s performance in Johnny Reinhard's 'Odysseus'


DeAnna Pellecchia is my muse. She has always been one of my favorite and fiercest performers. DeAnna is a brilliant dancer with extraordinary physical skills...possessed of a wild, inquisitive and far-reaching mind, which gives her choreography and her performances a wild, unpredictable and always exciting edge that I find rare in the dance world.
-Paula Josa-Jones | Director / Choreographer, Paula Josa-Jones / Performance Works


One of the greatest joys of my professional life is to present work that is provocative, unusual, and moving. The recent installation by John Cira of STRETCH / HOOK transformed our gallery. The culminating performance by the remarkable DeAnna Pellecchia, whose intense choreography was paired with the exquisite improvisation of Kenny Werner, was one of those events where multiple art forms were joined and presented at their highest caliber. The sold out, cheering audience will be talking about this very special night for years to come.
– David Kuehn, Executive Director, Cotuit Center for the Arts


 
photo by matt samolis.
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