Dana is a conflict engagement specialist, award-winning performing artist, TEDx speaker, and best-selling author. She works with individuals, workplaces, and communities worldwide as a trainer, coach, consultant, and dialogue designer. As a rigorous, intrepid, sensitive, and non-dogmatic guide through difficult and confusing situations, Dana draws on the knowledge and insight gained from her experience and training as a mediator and conflict analyst as well as her 40 years career as a performing arts innovator.

Dana’s work integrates conflict engagement practices with choreographic design to create effective, impactful teaching and communication methods. In collaboration with communities, governments, and foundations in the U.S., Europe, and the UK, she has designed and facilitated large-scale action dialogues on challenging topics ranging from immigration to violence, bringing together thousands of people from diverse communities across the world.

As a leading collaborator of the internationally acclaimed choreographer William Forsythe for 40 years, Dana has co-created and performed worldwide as a principal artist with the Ballet Frankfurt and the Forsythe Company.

Clients and partners include organizational leaders, teachers, artists, scientists, business owners, educational institutions, service groups, municipalities, associations, artistic institutions and networks, and individuals from many walks of life.