December 2018
two student performances not to miss this Holiday season!
Whether you're in denver...
See what Danielle's aerial youth & teen performance classes have been working on this fall at Gravity Aerial Arts! We’ll have two different shows each with a fun variety of solo, duo, and small group acts.
"Gravity Aerial Arts
Youth And Teen Showcase"
Friday, December 14th at 6:00pm
Sunday, December 16th at 4:00pm
$5 suggested donation at the door
Gravity Aerial Arts
5925 East Evans Avenue, Unit 125
Denver, Colorado 80222
Other youth coaches include:
Megan Fahey McMaster, Jen Wheeler, Ashley Evelyn Smith,
Kaly Jenkins, and Ashley Turner





Or you're in chicago!
Come to support Danielle's former students! CircEsteem's Advanced Performance Troupe, TEAM, presents annual student-directed winter show:
"The Sky's The Limit"
Saturday, December 8th at 3:00pm & 6:00pm
Sunday, December 9th 3:00pm
Alterneratives
4730 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60640

October 2018
Annabelle Denmark caught some magical moments at Gravity's "Battle of the Morals" on October 19th and 20th. Check out a few shots from Danielle's performance below:
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September 2018
Two exciting performances coming up this fall with Gravity Aerial Arts!
"Aerial in the Park"
Saturday, September 1st
Denver, CO 80218
and...
"Battle of the Morals"
October 19th & 20th at 7:00pm
119 Park Avenue W
Denver, CO 80205
June 2018
Brand new images from the incredibly talented Nigel Wang!
Big thanks to Gravity Aerial Arts for hosting this photo shoot!
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May 2018
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Circesteem presents
"Welcome to Circtopia!"
Danielle was thrilled to visit her Chicago circus family this month to see their annual spring show! These talented and dedicated young performers inspire her every day.

Coming up this summer...
Danielle will be coaching Aerial and Partner Acrobatics at Gravity Aerial Arts summer camp throughout June and July! Ages 6 and up.
April 2018
Danielle is starting her newest adventure in Denver, Colorado!
She is thrilled to be performing and coaching with Gravity Aerial Arts
as well as joining the staff Bounce Stapleton!
A huge thank you goes out to Danielle's Chicago Circus Family for all of your support, for the beautiful send-off, and (most of all) for all the smiles over the years!
As we say in the circus, "see you down the road!"

february 2018
CircEsteem performs in Danielle's hometown!
The CircEsteem & Circus Harmony advanced performance troupes combined forces at the City Museum in St. Louis, MO for an epic Social Circus Performance Extravaganza on February 17th & 18th!
Danielle could not be more proud to coach these incredibly talented young performers! Here's a special inside look at our field trip and performances.

Circesteem's Advanced Troupe (TEAM) getting ready for our road trip to St. Louis outside of the Alternatives training space!

Combined forces: CircEsteem TEAM & Circus Harmony Arches Photo by Jessica Hentoff

CircEsteem TEAM

CircEsteem TEAM

CircEsteem TEAM Photo by Jessica Hentoff

CircEsteem TEAM Photo by Jessica Hentoff

Combined forces: CircEsteem TEAM & Circus Harmony Arches

CircEsteem TEAM Photo by Jessica Hentoff

Combined forces: CircEsteem TEAM & Circus Harmony Arches

Combined forces: CircEsteem TEAM & Circus Harmony Arches

CircEsteem's TEAM visit The St. Louis Arch!

CircEsteem's TEAM visit The St. Louis Arch!
December 2017
Danielle's students, CircEsteem's Advanced Performance Troupe,
are proud to present:
"Wanda's Time-Warped Wardrobe"
...a throwback for the whole family!
When a group of friends uncover a time traveling
wardrobe in a mysterious antique shop,
they take it upon themselves to explore the past.
Where would YOU go?
December 9th 3:30pm & 7:30pm
December 10th 3:30pm
4730 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60640
$7 For Ages 17 and under, $12 Adults
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October 2017
This fall, Danielle has been running all around the Chicagoland area performing at various variety shows and events!
Check out a few shots of her in action!
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February 2017


Danielle's students have been working hard getting ready for their upcoming performance at Alternatives. You don't want to miss this one!
From CE:
"The CircEsteem Homework and Circus Crew will be having a BIG show, February 10th @5:00 PM! Come watch our circus kids as they fly through the skies doing silks, burn rubber with their unicycles, and perform all sorts of flips and tricks! All are welcome!"
Link for more info: http://circesteem.org/

December 2016
Couldn't be prouder to be coaching TEAM: The CircEsteem Advanced Performance Troupe! "Vraies Couleurs (True Colors)" was an enormous success thanks to these incredibly talented, kind, and hardworking students.
Big thanks to MB Photography for these beautiful images!
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July 2016

Coming soon to the Athenaeum Theatre...
"Present Voices"
Directed/Chroeographed by John Cartwright & Danielle Gennaoui
Presented as part of Thodos Dance Chicago's "New Dances 2016"
Featuring: Abby Ellison, Hattie Haggard,
Sydney Pagman, Richard Peña, & Luis Vazquez
Read more about the project and purchase tickets HERE.
"Present Voices"
featured in
The Windy City Times
Click here to read about
John & Danielle's
process & insipriation!
A sneak peek inside "Present Voices" rehearsals:






September 2015
An exclusive look into two exciting original works Danielle has been devising this summer!
"Anna to the West"
directed by Jamie Olah
a devised physical theatre/dance piece telling the story of a young girl, Anna, and her family as they travel west on the Oregon Trail in 1843.
Performed at
Adventure Stage Chicago SCRATCH Night:
May 17th, 2015
and
The Chicago Physical Theatre Festival:
July 7th, 2015
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"The Titus Andronicus Project"
with The Home for Wayward Artists
at The Public House Theatre
3914 N Clark St,
Chicago, IL 60613
June & July 2015