CHIARA D'ANNA

Director, Actress, Movement Coach, Commedia dell'Arte Specialist



About



Led by Artistic Director Chiara D'Anna,

Panta Rei Theatre was founded in 2010 as a London-based collective of international artists.


The company won multiple awards at International theatre festivals and toured in the UK, Europe, Asia, Africa and the US.​



Panta Rei



literally means 'everything flows', meaning that "everything is constantly changing, from the smallest grain of sand to the stars in the sky.Thus, every object ultimately is a figment of one's imagination.

Only change itself is real, constant and eternal flux, like the continuous flow of the river which always renews itself."

(Heraclitus, Greek philosopher, 500 BCE)



★★★★

We are manipulated with ease by an intuitive company whose physical work is superb.



(Rocinante! Rocinante!)



Time Out



★★★★

D’Anna’s performances bristle with ever-increasing energy, and it is tremendous fun to surrender to her enthusiasm and storytelling abilities.



(Don't You Dare!)



A Younger Theatre



★★★★

The cast of seven take us on a journey, performed entirely mise-en-scene that is always thought provoking and at times quite unsettling.



(Rocinante! Rocinante!)



The Public Review



★★★★

A striking balance between Italian and English dialogue extract from the piece every possible ounce of wonderful authenticity.



(Don't You Dare!)



The Up Coming



★★★★★

A masterpiece in theatre and political satire...the highlight of a great evening of physical theatre, comedy and satire.



(Don't You Dare!)



In Covent Garden



★★★★

Extremely entertaining, Rocinante! Rocinante! deserves to be experienced by many audiences, in many locations.



(Rocinante! Rocinante!)



The Fringe Review



★★★★

Certainly not your average type of show, D’Anna manages to create almost a new form of art...An insightful commentary on today’s world, through the lens of history repeating itself.



(Don't You Dare!)



Spy In the Stall



TOUR 2023/24