Danielle Swatzie
film/tv/commercial portfolio
bio
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Danielle Swatzie began her training at DeKalb School of The Arts and later pursued her Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance at The University of the Arts. As a professional Creative Director, Choreographer, Filmmaker, and Dancer, she pursues her professional work as a freelancer based in the city of Atlanta.
Through her passion and commitment to the performing arts, her hard work has landed her on Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” list 2024.
Swatzie has received the 2021 BronzeLens Film Festival Award for Best Music and Dance Film for her short film titled “META.” Her short film“growing roots through concrete,” premiered in 2020 and has since been an Official Selection at ADF’s Movies by Movers in 2023 and received an Honorable Mention at the Jacksonville Dance-Film Festival in 2021. Her work has evolved into the musical theater genre contributing movement for the Alliance Theatre’s musical production of “The Incredible Book Eating Boy.” Her experience has extended into collegiate institutions such as Spelman Dance Theatre at Spelman College and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Dance Program. To continue her growth as a choreographer, she has notably been Assistant Choreographer on major projects in Theatre, Television and Film. Most recently “Damsel” Cabaret Restaurant and Bar, Creative Directed by renowned artist Otis Sallid.
Danielle Swatzie’s dance performance can be seen in STARZ’s Step Up: Highwater, Apple TV’s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey and performing artist Summer Walker to name a few. Most recently you can watch her on HBO Max’s Doom Patrol. You can also find Swatzie’s performance in her own work online.
”She creates an aura of honesty, thoughtfulness, and fearless compassion combined with a drive to unpack inner emotional landscapes. Her dance films, which illuminate a vision of a more equitable world, have been garnering increasing attention.”
Dance Magazine
Cynthia Bond Perry
META
2021 Bronze Lens Best Music & Dance Video Award Winner
Directors: Kamryn Harris and Danielle Swatzie
director/choreographer - danielle swatzie @daniswatziee
cinematographer - kamryn harris @kamryynn // @rynproductions
composer - CJ Williams-Inniss @seajayy_
This work is an illustration, depicting the reclamation of individuality and collaboration, through confrontational transparency. It serves as a group embodiment of emotional exchange through physical movement in efforts to understand the meaning of forming a union. While navigating through the complexities of feminist thought and racial circumstances, these women attempt to challenge themselves to find radical connection, and radical love to manifest radical change. How do we seek wholeness within ourselves, in order to achieve a desired wholeness as a people?
Sample Password: Fly01
growing roots through concrete (dance on film)
DC’s Doom Patrol on HBO Max
Season 4 - “Immortimas Patrol”
Director: Omar Mahda
Choreographer: Kiki Eli
Assistant Choreographer: Danielle Swatzie
Associate Choreographer: Xavier Wilcher
Commercial
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Conceptual Projects
Why Don’t You x Cleo Sol
Universe 4 Two x Sunni Cólon
Current Project: (seeking support)
eyes are portals to the soul
“eyes are portals to the soul” is an multidisciplinary performance that blends dance, film, music, and literature to portray humanity’s return to love. Guided by author bell hooks’ literary masterpiece “all about love: new visions,” this project delves into hooks’ transformative love strategies, using these themes in each chapter to shape the work. Topics such as American political ideology, childhood trauma’s, biblical and spiritual connections, and our racial realities explored through the lens of the Black feminine experience.
Currently in process
“eyes are portals to the soul” is a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts.
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Press
“Also impressive is the choreography by Danielle Swatzie…One wonders at first how someone even approaches setting movement to something like that…”
— ARTS ATL
in response to choreography for musical “The Incredible Book Eating Boy” at the Alliance Theater
“In the busy town of Atlanta, Georgia, a dance star is rising to prominence. Danielle Swatzie, a dynamic performer from the South, has consistently wowed the world of dance with her outstanding talent.”
— SOFU Lifestyle’s Jada Garner
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