Chiara D'Anna

D'Anna was born near Turin, Italy. She studied Geology and spent most of her early twenties between the Alps and the Himalayas.{{Cite web |url=http://chiaradanna.com/about/ |title=Chiara | Actor and Director |access-date=2016-04-19 |archive-date=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506171206/http://chiaradanna.com/about/ |url-status=dead }} She trained in Italy, Poland and the UK and holds a BSc and MSc in Geology from the University of Turin, an MA in Physical Theatre from the Royal Holloway University and a PhD in Performing Arts from the School of Art, Architecture and Design at London Metropolitan University.  At the completion of her MA in Physical Theatre at Royal Holloway University she started lecturing at Rose Bruford College and working as a freelance Movement and Acting Coach.{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/LGKeeRHtsCk| archive-date = 2021-12-08| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGKeeRHtsCk| title = INTERVIEW CHIARA D'ANNA POUR "THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY" | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiara-d-anna-3b216744/ |title=Chiara D'Anna |website=LinkedIn}}

In 2010 she founded [http://pantareitheatre.com/ Panta Rei Theatre]. The company's vision is to 'inspire open mindedness and compassion by engaging the audience on a physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual level.'{{Cite web |url=http://pantareitheatre.com/about/ |title=Panta Rei Theatre | About |access-date=2018-05-23 |archive-date=2018-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524102054/http://pantareitheatre.com/about/ |url-status=dead }} Her productions have been praised for their originality, creativity and outstanding visual power.{{Cite web |url=http://chiaradanna.com/about/ |title=Chiara | Actor and Director |access-date=2016-04-19 |archive-date=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506171206/http://chiaradanna.com/about/ |url-status=dead }} Her wide-ranging body of work includes text-based theatre, multimedia performances, site-specific immersive work, happenings, dance theatre, street theatre, performance-installations, combined arts events and Commedia dell'Arte shows.{{Cite web |url=http://chiaradanna.com/about/ |title=Chiara | Actor and Director |access-date=2016-04-19 |archive-date=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506171206/http://chiaradanna.com/about/ |url-status=dead }}

Her film career began in 2011 with her debut in Peter Strickland award-winning Berberian Sound Studio. A couple of year later Strickland cast her as co-lead opposite Sidse Babett Knudsen in The Duke of Burgundy{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/LGKeeRHtsCk| archive-date = 2021-12-08| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGKeeRHtsCk| title = INTERVIEW CHIARA D'ANNA POUR "THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY" | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} This performance brought D'Anna to the attention of many critics worldwide. At the Toronto International Film Festival D'Anna was nominated as one of the [http://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/the-2014-tiff-springboard-the-13-actors-to-watch-out-for-in-toronto-22666/ 13 Actors to Watch Out For]. Since then she has appeared in several features and short films including Native, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4508790/reference The Rook] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=WSkLEQRe6U8 Stars and Bones] for which she was awarded the "Inspiring Woman in A Film" at the [https://www.lafilmawards.net/april-2017 Los Angeles Film Awards], April 2017.

Between 2014 and 2018 she led a practice-led research project on the legacy of Commedia dell'Arte in Postdramatic theatre at the School of Art, Architecture and Design.{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiara-d-anna-3b216744/ |title=Chiara D'Anna |website=LinkedIn}} D'Anna still maintains strong links with academia and education. She teaches Movement on the MA Theatre Lab at RADA and works as an Associate Lecturer at Rose Bruford College, East15 Acting School, Goldsmiths University in the UK and the Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy .{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiara-d-anna-3b216744/ |title=Chiara D'Anna |website=LinkedIn}}

D'Anna lives in North London with her partner therapist, education consultant and author Michael Warwick with whom she founded [http://chiaradanna.com/natural-you-2/ Natural You] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524035255/http://chiaradanna.com/natural-you-2/ |date=2018-05-24 }}, "an holistic and transformative practice exploring the connection between Body, Mind and Spirit. It draws on Yoga, Dance, Physical Theatre and self-development work".{{Cite web |url=http://chiaradanna.com/natural-you-2/ |title=Chiara | Actor and Director |access-date=2018-05-23 |archive-date=2018-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524035255/http://chiaradanna.com/natural-you-2/ |url-status=dead }}

; Actress

• 2012 : Berberian Sound Studio
• 2014 : The Duke of Burgundy
• 2015 : [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4508790/reference The Rook] (short film)
• 2016 : Native
• 2016 : Circe and the Boy (short film)
• 2017 : [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6075722/reference Stars and Bones] (short film)

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• [http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F95115.html Chiara D'Anna on Spotlight]
• [http://chiaradanna.com/ Chiara D'Anna website]
• [http://pantareitheatre.com/ Panta Rei Theatre company website]
• [https://mrrumsey.com/2015/03/01/exclusive-interview-chiara-danna-talks-the-duke-of-burgundy/ Exclusive Interview: Chiara D'Anna talks The Duke of Burgundy]
• [https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/duke-of-burgundy-kinkiest-arthouse-film-of-the-year-20150121 S&M Saves: Inside the Kinkiest Arthouse Film of the Year. Rolling Stones Magazine]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGKeeRHtsCk Rencontre avec Chiara D'Anna, Les Arcs Film Festival. Interview].
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=0iJfrwDWg5I TIFF 2014 The Duke of Burgundy Intro]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv5rK4kHL38 BFI LFF Interviews]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyeJYlflA_k BFI LFF Q&A The Duke of Burgundy]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmHbfHRs4Io Q&A with Peter Srickland & Chiara D'Anna TFF32]
• [https://www.empireonline.com/movies/duke-burgundy/review/ The Duke of Burgundy Review. Empire Magazine*****]
• [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/duke-of-burgundy/review/ The Duke of Burgundy: Sexy and Strange. The Telegraph*****]
• [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/an-arthouse-fifty-shades-peter-stricklands-erotic-the-duke-of-burgundy-will-get-you-hot-under-the-10029527.html An arthouse Fifty Shades? Peter Strickland's erotic The Duke of Burgundy will get you hot under the collar...The Independent****]
• [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-duke-of-burgundy-review-20150123-story.html?track=rss&dlvrit=95867 'The Duke of Burgundy' a mesmerizing sexual thriller. LA Times*****]
• [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02k70rr BBC Radio 4 Front Row Review of The Duke of Burgundy*****]
• [http://lwlies.com/reviews/the-duke-of-burgundy/ Director Peter Strickland’s sumptuous, all-female S&M fable is his greatest film to date. The Little White Lies*****]
• [http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2014/11/22/chiara-ritorno-a-torino-io-come-la-hepburn-nel-melo-sadomasoTorino04.html Chiara, ritorno a Torino "Io, come la Hepburn nel mélo sadomaso" La Repubblica]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160423172209/http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/arts-entertainment/50-shades-of-burgundy-a-lesbian-sm-film-to-rival-the-grey.aspx 50 Shades of Burgundy: a lesbian S&M film to rival the grey?]
• [http://www.whatsonstage.com/off-west-end-theatre/news/02-2012/chiara-danna-on-bringing-don-quixote-to-peckham_5316.html Chiara D'Anna On ... Bringing Don Quixote to Peckham]

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