Danilo began his artistic journey with classical dance at the Santos Ballet School (Brazil), which is run by his aunt.
At the age of 14, he turned to the circus through classes offered at his high school. After a brief stint studying computer science in college, he moved to Europe to learn more about contemporary circus. In southeast London, he discovered a training space, the “Hangar Arts Trust,” where he trained for a year and a half, focusing primarily on aerial silks.
Danilo then left England and was awarded a national grant by Funarte (the Brazilian Arts Foundation) to study circus arts in Europe. He then enrolled in the preparatory circus school “Flic” in Turin, Italy.
After several years of training on the silks, Danilo felt he could improve his technical skills and evolve in his artistic approach. He achieved this by joining the National Center for Circus Arts (CNAC) in 2012.
There, he consolidated and developed a personal artistic exploration that also became a journey of self-discovery. Torn from a young age by numerous cultural, social, and religious issues, he found in the practice of circus arts a way to tell a story and express his emotions without saying a word. The art of finally being himself, in a way.