BIO

Daniel Cabrera (aka Dani Cabs) is an actor, emcee and physical comedian/clown based in Brisbane, Australia. He has performed original work in numerous comedy and arts festivals, such as Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe and has appeared on Australian TVCs.

He has trained with La Boite Theatre (Brisbane) and in various forms of clown and physical comedy/theatre with award-winning physical comedian Dr. Brown (Phillip Burgers, L.A), Anna Yen (Brisbane) and Danielle Cresp (Melbourne). Starting out as a self trained clown in 2014, Dani created two solo shows that toured Australia, the latter, Poncho Orange, is an ongoing project.

In mid 2016 Dani started to reach out to fellow artists and look for ways to collaborate, leading to roving performances at Jungle Love Festival, emcee of a two hour cabaret for Sydney based Plastik Soup at Lost Paradise Festival, the making of his third fringe show, a duo with fellow clown Barnie Duncan called Weekend at Barnie's and most recently part of Debase Productions roving troupe "The SQUAD" for Festival 2018/Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Dani is now a regular dancer and facilitator with Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours, and Bring a Plate Dance - taking dance to the streets and engaging and allowing everyday people to become stars.

Dani's passion is play, he hopes that through clowning, roving, and performance he'll be able to reach out to audiences and encourage them to find their inner child and play along with him and/or whatever team he is a part of at the time.

EDUCATION

• Actors Studio July – September 2017 La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
  
• Action Theatre workshop with Danielle Cresp July 2017, Brisbane
  
• Playmoves Physical Theatre with Anna Yen June 2017, Brisbane
• Dr Brown clowning workshop (Gaullier method) May 2015, NORPA, Lismore
  
• Dr Brown clowning workshop (Gaullier method) March 2015, Tuxedo Cat, Adelaide
  
• Bachelor of Photography with First Class Honours March 2012 – Nov 2013 Queensland College of Art (Griffith University)
  
• Bachelor of Photography March 2008 – Nov 2010 Queensland College of Art (Griffith University)

AWARDS

• Winner Anywhere Theatre Festival Award 2017. Anywhere Theatre Festival
  
• Nominated: Best Emerging Artist. Adelaide Fringe 2015
  
• Finalist & High Commendation: The GAS: Graduate Art Show and Survey Co. Art Prize 2013
  
• Griffith Award for Academic Excellence 2013 For studies in the Bachelor of Photography in with Honours
• Winner: Artworker’s Award 2010. Queensland College of Art
  
• Daryl Hewson Collection Mixed Breed #18 (2009)

EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES

• Guru Dudu Silent Disco Walking Tours 14th – 17th April 2019, Adelaide Fringe Festival.
  
• Brisbane Breakout Showcase 10th March 2019, Brisbane Comedy Festival.
  
• Bring a Plate Dance 31st December 2018 – 2nd January 2019, Falls Festival, Byron Bay.
• Jungle Love Me Dating Show – Improvised/Interactive Festival Theatre (HOST) 1st & 2nd December 2018, Jungle Love Festival, QLD.
• Guru Dudu Silent Disco Walking Tours 3rd – 27th August 2018, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
• Dani Cabs is PONCHO ORANGE (Live Performance) 26th – 28th July 2018. Bondi Feast Festival, Sydney,
  
• Late Night Buffet (HOST) 26th – 28th July 2018. Bondi Feast Festival, Sydney,
  
• Guru Dudu Silent Disco Walking Tours 26th June – 1st July 2018, Out of the Box Festival, QPAC, Brisbane.
  
• The SQUAD (Roving performance ensemble) Debase Productions 4th – 15th April 2018, Festival 2018, Gold Coast.
  
• Dani Cabs is PONCHO ORANGE (Live Performance) 10th – 18th Feb 2018, Fringe World Perth.
  
• Kangaroo Court – Improvised/Interactive Festival Theatre 1st & 2nd December 2017, Jungle Love Festival, QLD.
• Dani Cabs is PONCHO ORANGE (Live Performance) 6, 13 August 2017, Bris Funny Fest, Brisbane.
• Weekend at Barnie's (Performance) 17, 18, 20, 21 May 2017, Anywhere Theatre Festival, Brisbane.
• Dani Cabs is PONCHO ORANGE (Performance) 3, 4, 6, 7 May 2017, Anywhere Theatre Festival, Brisbane.
  
• Weekend at Barnie's (Performance) 13 -23 April 2017, Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
• Poncho Orange (Performance) 13 -23 April 2017, Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
• Poncho Orange (Performance) 6th - 28th August, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh UK
  
• Dani Cabs is PONCHO ORANGE (Performance) 14 – 17 April 2016, Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
  
• Dani Cabs is PONCHO ORANGE (Performance) 18th February – 13th March, Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide.
• Who is Dani Cabs? (Performance) 3rd - 6th December 2015, Wonderland Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse
  
• Who is Dani Cabs? (Performance) 16th - 22nd September 2015, Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne
  
• Who is Dani Cabs? (Performance) 14th, 20th, 21st May 2015, Anywhere Festival, Brisbane
  
• Who is Dani Cabs? (Performance) 1st - 15th March 2015, Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide
  
• Who is Dani Cabs? (Performance) 10th - 16th February 2015, Fringe World, Perth
• Class Roll (Performance) 22nd of March 2014, You Are Here Festival, Canberra
  
• Who is Dani Cabs? (Performance) 21st of March 2014, You Are Here Festival, Canberra
• New World City 14th of February – 1st of March 2014, The Hold Artspace
• The GAS 28th of November 2013 – 7th of February 2014, GUAG
• Back & Forth 14th – 21st of November 2013, Webb Gallery, QCA
• No Longer so Linear 4th of December 2010 – 16th of January, 2011 QCP
• Last Days 16th – 20th of November 2010, QCA, Southbank
  
• Beneath the Ridge 25th – 31st of July 2010, White Box Gallery 
• Ten Thousand Seconds   19th of June 2010, QCA, Southbank 
• The Print Auction   21st of May 2010, White Box Gallery 
• Forward Motion   19th – 30th of April 2010, Project Gallery 
• P is for…   6th – 9th of December 2009, Joshua Levi Galleries