S2, EP08: Danielle Liccardo

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 08 of Season Two, Kevin and Carson welcome the ever-talented Danielle Liccardo to the podcast! 🎭An actress, movement specialist, intimacy coordinator, and teacher, Danielle shares her journey into the world of performance and pedagogy, including her path to becoming a Williamson Technique certified Master teacher.The conversation dives deep into how Loyd Williamson’s Movement Training reshaped her life and craft; and why this powerful technique remains a formative, transformative tool for actors at every stage of their careers. From embodiment to presence to personal growth, this episode is packed with insight, heart, and inspiration. ✨DANIELLE LICCARDO is a designated Master teacher of the Williamson Technique Certified by mentor Loyd Williamson. Ms. Liccardo has been teaching physical technique to actors for over twenty-five years and one of few appointed by Mr. Williamson to train teachers in his technique. Ms. Liccardo studied towards a BA degree in English/Literature and Drama as a double major from Caldwell University - Summa Cum Laude. As an actress she studied under the direction of Kathryn Gately in New York City, in the classical conservatory at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in London, master classes with the SITI company, the American Globe and with The Original Shakespeare Company in the UK. She has worked abroad, off-broadway, regionally, in voice-overs and in film. Ms. Liccardo has been the core movement specialist in the professional acting conservatory at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where she is an Asst. Professor, teaching physical technique as well as advanced movement and period style work to the BFA and MFA acting candidates since 1997; and is the resident movement coach for the Rutgers Theater Company. She has designed a unique physical training component for the actor that envelopes the teachings of mentor Loyd Williamson, Tadashi Suzuki, experimental theatre and composition, and ensemble creation. Ms. Liccardo directs and creates original physical performances annually at both Mason Gross School of the Arts and in New York. She is an Intimacy Director and strong advocate for actors, coaching and teaching workshops in this realm to actors, directors, stage managers and designers in the theater world, film and television. She is an active movement coach and consultant in NYC, regionally and abroad; and has been the co-founder of Inertia Productions, Inc. a not-for-profit theatre company in New York City where she has served as Artistic Director for over twenty years. Ms. Liccardo has also been on faculty at Drew University, New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, at Actors Movement Studio/NYC, at Maggie Flanigan Acting Studio, has been a member of the Association of Theater Movement Educators and has proudly sat on numerous artistic and educational panels and committees collaborating with interdisciplinary studies across the arts and sciences.Instagram & TikTok: @meisnerpodcast | Want your question answered in a future episode? Email us at [[email protected]]