“The use of ballet dancers is equally moving: they dance as a young woman dies in childbirth – and this is not sentimental, it ambushes you (the fabulous choreography is by Antonia Franceschi)”[1] She choreographed Othello directed by Claire van Kampen for The Globe Theatre as well as Idaspe for Pittsburgh's Byham Theater, Quantum Theater and Chatham Baroque, and was movement director at The Park Theatre, again with director van Kampen.

The Soho Theatre performed her autobiographical play Up From The Waste directed by Nancy Meckler (London’s West End Four Stars, Telegraph).

She was Rehearsal Director for The Royal Opera Houses’ Other Stories with Wendy Whelan and Edward Watson, as well as Associate Choreographer for Arlene Philips duet for Candoco.

[3] She went on to play Hilary van Doren, a ballet student from a wealthy background, in the 1980 film Fame, set at the same High School of Performing Arts that Franceschi had attended in real life.

[4] She had works created for her by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Lar Lubovitch, Peter Martins, Wayne McGregor, Mark Baldwin, Michael Clark, Arlene Phillips, Karole Armitage, Anthony Van Laast among others.

[2][3] In 2002, Franceschi developed Up From the Waste, a semi-autobiographical account of her difficult childhood, addressing gangs, drugs, harassment, rape, and murder.

"[8] Her 2009 piece Kinderszenen is set to the musical work “Childhood Scenes” by composer Allen Shawn; reviewers noted its "lively moments"[9] and "clever transitions, the fluid relationship between classical steps and the score.

Franceschi has choreographed for several European and American Companies most recently she had two NY premiers, She Holds Out Her Hand with The New York Theater Ballet collaborating with van Kampen and Say My Name, Barnard/Columbia Dancers with Composers Karen Le Frak and Allen Shawn.

[14] In April 2019 Franceschi presented Shift for The Emerging Choreographers Program at the 92stY, New York, and most recently created Liberandum for Joaquín De Luz for Theatre Real Madrid and Skirball in June 2019.