At the completion of her MA in Physical Theatre at Royal Holloway University she started lecturing at Rose Bruford College and working as a freelance Movement and Acting Coach.

A couple of year later Strickland cast her as co-lead opposite Sidse Babett Knudsen in The Duke of Burgundy[permanent dead link‍].

Between 2014 and 2018 she led a practice-led research project on the legacy of Commedia dell'Arte in Postdramatic theatre at the School of Art, Architecture and Design.

She teaches Movement on the MA Theatre Lab at RADA and works as an Associate Lecturer at Rose Bruford College, East15 Acting School, Goldsmiths University in the UK and the Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy .

[12] D'Anna lives in North London with her partner therapist, education consultant and author Michael Warwick with whom she founded Natural You Archived 2018-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, "an holistic and transformative practice exploring the connection between Body, Mind and Spirit.