The Mütter Museum: an immersive Halloween commission
In 2025 Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum commissioned Daniela to create and perform a four-hour Halloween set inspired by the Dancing Plague of 1518.
ClientThe Mütter Museum, Philadelphia
Year2025
RoleCreative director & performer
LengthFour hours
The Commission
A dancing plague, five centuries on
In 2025 the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia commissioned Daniela to perform a four-hour immersive Halloween set inspired by the Dancing Plague of 1518.
She designed her entire DJ set around the four Medieval humors and the four seasons, and performed it in the museum’s historic ballroom.
Daniela’s Creative Input
More than the music
Beyond the music, Daniela gave creative input across the night, and performed as both DJ and performance artist.
- Lighting
- Décor
- Staging & placement
- DJ booth design
- Performance cues
- Her DJ set — four hours, designed around the four humors and the four seasons
Watch
In the ballroom
Back in 2026
Choreomania, October 30
Daniela returns to the Mütter Museum for Choreomania on October 30, 2026. Read the PhillyVoice preview.
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