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