Donna Costello

Donna Costello 

DONNA COSTELLO is a dance artist working in the field of dance, theater, performance and education.  She centers the body as a deep vessel of expression with the aim to foster process, connection, community and joy.  

Donna collaborates with a wide range of artists creating in apartments, public parks, historic landmark buildings, pools, fields, stages and schools in the U.S. and abroad. Performance highlights include works by choreographers jill sigman/thinkdance, Carrie Ahern, Nicole Mannarino, Vicky Shick, Cora Dance (founding member), Jimena Paz, Naomi Goldberg-Haas, immersive theater director Kelly Bartnik, filmmaker Darryl Hell, visual artist Nick Cave, and theater artist Jennifer Sargent.  

At the core of her creative work is the examination of social constructs and femininity.  Her choreography has been presented and supported by Dixon Place, chashama, Triskelion Arts, BAX, Movement Research at Judson Church, the Flea Theater, Roulette, James Madison University, Estrogenius Festival, Women-in-Motion, MOtiVE Brooklyn, NACL, Definitive Figures Festival in New Orleans (Co-Producer) and Performatica in Mexico.  

She champions the authentic voice of young people through her work as teaching artist, curriculum specialist and lead facilitator with Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Juilliard’s K-12 Global Program and the Park Avenue Armory.  Movement moves us all.