Danielle Jagelski | Featured Artist
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Danielle Jagelski is a composer, conductor, and creative producer. She is the Artistic Director and Co-founder of Renegade Opera, Producer for First Nations Performing Arts, and Founder of Simmer Arts.
“Danielle Jagelski is a prime example of socially responsive artistry in the 21st century.” - I Care If You Listen
Her work has been performed at distinguished art spaces including Performance Space New York, Roulette Intermedium, The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and Green Room 42. Recent commissions and collaborations have been with Voices of Ascension, New Native Theatre, North American Indigenous Songbook, Colleen Bernstein- Percussionist, MUSE Cincinnati Women's Choir, Hear Us Hear Them, and the Sister Singers Network. Upcoming commissions include works for Seagal Center at City University of New York, Boston Opera Collaborative, and MoreArt.
An enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, Danielle often collaborates and performs with other Indigenous and Native American artists. She is passionate about kinship building and decolonization through interdisciplinary projects. She is also active consultant on equitable producing practices and decolonial frameworks, having worked with educational institutions such as New York University and University of Portland Garaventa Center, as well as creative projects such as Shamengwa by Weslie Brown, The Handel and Haydn Society Youth Choruses in Boston, and York The Explorer by Aaron Nigel Smith.
As a conductor, Danielle is sought out for her execution of contemporary works. Recent conducting engagements include NextGen3 with Beth Morrison Projects, Amistad by Anthony Davis with Harlem Opera Theatre and Connecticut Lyric Opera, Voices of Mannahatta with Voices of Ascension, Kutulagaaw by Ed Littlefield, Missing by Brian Current at Anchorage Opera, Scalia/Ginsberg at Opera Ithaca, Dark Sisters by Nico Muhly, world premieres of Adam’s Run by Ruby Fulton and Garden of Alice by Elizabeth Raum, and guest conductor for the Manhattan School of Music Symphony, and National Music Global Culture Society at Lincoln Center. Upcoming projects are Waking the Witch by Ashi Day, Indians of Vacation by Ian Cusson at Edmonton Opera, and guest conductor with Resonance Ensemble.
She is currently an Opera America IDEA grant recipient with playwright Rhiana Yazzie, for their new opera “Little Ones,” as well as part of the LIFT cohort at Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. She has received grants from Opera America, The Plimpton Foundation, and Oregon Community Foundation, among others. She was a resident artist at the 2024 Berkeley Repertory Theatre- Groundfloor Residency, and has earned awards for her work in contemporary opera from the National Opera Association.
Learn more about Danielle and her work at the links below:
official website | instagram | youtube
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