Danielle is a voice, text, accent and singing coach now based in Victoria, BC, CANADA. After 19 years in the UK, Danielle moved back to Canada in 2021 to take up the position of Director of Education at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, one of Canada's top acting schools. From 2013-2021 Danielle was Head of Theatre & Dance Dept and Senior Lecturer in Voice at Falmouth University (UK) where she led , developed and taught on BA Acting; BA Musical Theatre; BA Theatre & Performance; BA Dance & Choreography; and BA Music. From 2005-2012 Danielle led the Performing Arts team as Programme Director at Swansea Metropolitan University (Wales, UK), and established their voice curriculums. In addition to working with actors through mainstream plays, Danielle also enjoys working with devised/physical theatre students and professional companies such as Volcano Theatre (UK), Lone Twin (UK), Freefall Dance (UK), and the Petrovden Shakespeare Festival in Bulgaria. Danielle additionally runs a small private practice offering voice, singing, and accent coaching. Clients range from actors, devisers, dancers, musicians, and occupational voice users in business and teaching.
Danielle’s vocal and physical work is informed by additional studies with: Kristin Linklater, Barbara Houseman, Cicely Berry, Frankie Armstrong, Roy Hart practitioners, Miranda Tufnell, and Feldenkrais and Alexander Technique approaches. Her research interests lie in the intersections between speech and song, extended vocal practices, textual expression, and vocal improvisation.