About
Danielle Cresp, Adventurer, Creator, Grower!
From the 1990s to the 2020s Danielle Cresp was an independent Melbourne-based Award Winning Director, Action Theater™ Practitioner, Professional Improvisation Artist, Mentor, Coach and casual academic in Australia.
Described as a “Mary Poppins style, wisdom-filled, no-bullshit director”, a “passionate, focused, inspiring” teacher, and a “virtuosic improviser”, Danielle created, directed and performed. She had a penchant for directing award-winning, funny, physically embodied, heart-wrenching & raw theatre works.
Career highlights which gained much acclaim, SOLD OUT SEASONS, BEST THEATRE and GREEN ROOM AWARDS nominations included: “The Dirty Mother” (2020) in Perth Fringe World at The Blue Room Theatre, “Happy-Go-Wrong” (2019) at Melbourne Fringe Festival and “Frayed Telomeres: Umah’s Gold” (2018) for DanielleCrespProductions at SiteWorks Melbourne.
As well as a multitude of independent training with acclaimed practitioners all over the world, Danielle holds a BA(Hons) in Performance Studies VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, a Diploma of Creative Industries (Theatre Studies) VICTORIA UNIVERSITY and an Associate Diploma in Dance Instruction & Management BOX HILL INSTITUTE.
Danielle’s passion for improvised performance, clowning, physical theatre, directing, artistic practise and teaching took her to festivals, training and performance events all over the world.
Danielle worked as a licensed Action Theater™ teacher & practitioner from 2011 to 2021 and during that time she taught over 100 SOLD OUT workshops across Australia. She was the Creative Director at Action Theater™Australia from 2013 to 2023 and received hundreds of accolades and five star reviews for her teaching.
In 2023 after the completion of a reflective 18 month sabbatical Danielle’s creative trajectory moved away from independent arts scene and headed towards a country life of growing organic produce.
2023 finds Danielle living in rural Victoria on acreage with plans afoot for embarking on organic market gardening and self sustainable living. She firmly believes “The more you notice, the more you have to play with!”
Stay tuned!