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Dayna Hanson
Latest News on Dayna Hanson:
It's Cherdonna's BIRTH-O-RAMA, And She'll Cry If She Wants To (Aug 20, 2019)
Velocity Presents THE MIDSUMMER (Sep 25, 2018)
Velocity Dance Center And Studio Kate Wallich Present YC2: NEW DANCES II (Sep 20, 2018)
It's Cherdonna's BIRTH-O-RAMA, And She'll Cry If She Wants To (Aug 20, 2019)
Velocity Presents THE MIDSUMMER (Sep 25, 2018)
Velocity Dance Center And Studio Kate Wallich Present YC2: NEW DANCES II (Sep 20, 2018)
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CULVER CITY, CA - OCTOBER 8: (L-R) Cast member Erin Meyer, cast member Noel Gaulin, Co-Director/Cast member Thomas Graves, cast member Hannah Kenah, Co-Director/cast member Lana Lesley and choreographer Dayna Hanson pose during the shindig for the opening
Date:
10/10/2011
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night Of I've Never Been So Happy At Kirk Douglas
CULVER CITY, CA - OCTOBER 8: (L-R) Cast member Erin Meyer, Co-Director/cast member Lana Lesley, cast member Noel Gaulin, Co-Director/Cast member Thomas Graves, cast member Hannah Kenah and choreographer Dayna Hanson pose during the shindig for the opening
Date:
10/10/2011
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night Of I've Never Been So Happy At Kirk Douglas
News
It's Cherdonna's BIRTH-O-RAMA, And She'll Cry If She Wants To
Cherdonna's BIRTH-O-RAMA is coming to Re-Bar, and it's a blowout! Join Cherdonna Shinatra and three DONNA dancers for an explosive evening of dance, drama, and guileless glee. This is one wild night of fun and games where these party animals will have their cake and eat it too, because Cherdonna's signature subversion of clown, comedy, drag, and dread will bake up some candy-coated chaos.
Cherdonna's BIRTH-O-RAMA is coming to Re-Bar, and it's a blowout! Join Cherdonna Shinatra and three DONNA dancers for an explosive evening of dance, drama, and guileless glee. This is one wild night of fun and games where these party animals will have their cake and eat it too, because Cherdonna's signature subversion of clown, comedy, drag, and dread will bake up some candy-coated chaos.
Velocity Presents THE MIDSUMMER
Velocity Dance Center and the gray are thrilled to announce the world premiere of The Midsummer, running Oct 19-21 at Velocity's Founder's Theater. The gray is a brand new dance company in Seattle, and for its inaugural piece, artistic director and choreographer Beth Terwilleger has curated a stellar artistic team that features dancers from Seattle gems Whim W'him, Evoke Productions, The Three Yells, and Coriolis Dance among others. A veritable feminist powerhouse, this female-choreographed experimental ballet work is also scored with original music by the critically acclaimed cellist and composer Julia Kent.
Velocity Dance Center and the gray are thrilled to announce the world premiere of The Midsummer, running Oct 19-21 at Velocity's Founder's Theater. The gray is a brand new dance company in Seattle, and for its inaugural piece, artistic director and choreographer Beth Terwilleger has curated a stellar artistic team that features dancers from Seattle gems Whim W'him, Evoke Productions, The Three Yells, and Coriolis Dance among others. A veritable feminist powerhouse, this female-choreographed experimental ballet work is also scored with original music by the critically acclaimed cellist and composer Julia Kent.
Velocity Dance Center And Studio Kate Wallich Present YC2: NEW DANCES II
Studio Kate Wallich and Velocity Dance Center are excited to announce YC2's second evening of work running September 20-23 at Velocity's Founders Theater. New Dances II will be performed by the dancers of YC2 and feature works by former Batsheva dancer Tom Weinberger, New York City based choreographer Sidra Bell and Seattle's Kate Wallich with costuming by Seattle stylist duo cuniform.
Studio Kate Wallich and Velocity Dance Center are excited to announce YC2's second evening of work running September 20-23 at Velocity's Founders Theater. New Dances II will be performed by the dancers of YC2 and feature works by former Batsheva dancer Tom Weinberger, New York City based choreographer Sidra Bell and Seattle's Kate Wallich with costuming by Seattle stylist duo cuniform.
Velocity Dance Center And Studio Kate Wallich Present YC2: NEW DANCES II
Studio Kate Wallich and Velocity Dance Center are excited to announce YC2's second evening of work running September 20-23 at Velocity's Founders Theater. New Dances II will be performed by the dancers of YC2 and feature works by former Batsheva dancer Tom Weinberger, New York City based choreographer Sidra Bell and Seattle's Kate Wallich with costuming by Seattle stylist duo cuniform.
Studio Kate Wallich and Velocity Dance Center are excited to announce YC2's second evening of work running September 20-23 at Velocity's Founders Theater. New Dances II will be performed by the dancers of YC2 and feature works by former Batsheva dancer Tom Weinberger, New York City based choreographer Sidra Bell and Seattle's Kate Wallich with costuming by Seattle stylist duo cuniform.
Yale Repertory Theatre Presents the World Premiere Of FIELD GUIDE Created By Rude Mechs
Yale Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of FIELD GUIDE created by Rude Mechs, inspired by the novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, January 26 February 17, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Thursday, February 1.
Yale Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of FIELD GUIDE created by Rude Mechs, inspired by the novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, January 26 February 17, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Thursday, February 1.
HBO Renews Hit Anthology Series ROOM 104 from Duplass Brothers
HBO has renewed the anthology series ROOM 104 for a second season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO Programming. From brothers Jay and Mark Duplass, the show tells tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, ranging from comedy to drama to horror.
HBO has renewed the anthology series ROOM 104 for a second season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO Programming. From brothers Jay and Mark Duplass, the show tells tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, ranging from comedy to drama to horror.
Duplass Brothers' Anthology Series ROOM 104 Exclusively on HBO Today
Telling tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HB
Telling tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HB
HBO Debuts New Anthology Series ROOM 104, Today
'The banal' can be a most interesting place - if you stop and take a look. Telling TALES of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
'The banal' can be a most interesting place - if you stop and take a look. Telling TALES of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
HBO to Debut Duplass Brothers Anthology Series ROOM 104, 7/ 28
HBO has confirmed the debut date of the Duplass Brothers-produced half-hour anthology series ROOM 104, which will begin its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT).
HBO has confirmed the debut date of the Duplass Brothers-produced half-hour anthology series ROOM 104, which will begin its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT).
Duplass Brothers' Anthology Series ROOM 104 Exclusively on HBO 7/28
Telling tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HB
Telling tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HB
Strictly Seattle Announces Free Events
Now in its 19th year, Strictly Seattle is a festival of open experimentation where audiences get to "see local choreographers try new things, often with big future projects in mind" (Michael Upchurch) and see stunning new dancers who just moved to Seattle from all over the country.
Now in its 19th year, Strictly Seattle is a festival of open experimentation where audiences get to "see local choreographers try new things, often with big future projects in mind" (Michael Upchurch) and see stunning new dancers who just moved to Seattle from all over the country.
HBO Debuts New Anthology Series ROOM 104, 7/28
'The banal' can be a most interesting place - if you stop and take a look. Telling TALES of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
'The banal' can be a most interesting place - if you stop and take a look. Telling TALES of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the Duplass Brothers-produced anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
HBO to Debut Duplass Brothers Anthology Series ROOM 104, 7/ 28
HBO has confirmed the debut date of the Duplass Brothers-produced half-hour anthology series ROOM 104, which will begin its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT).
HBO has confirmed the debut date of the Duplass Brothers-produced half-hour anthology series ROOM 104, which will begin its 12-episode season FRIDAY, JULY 28 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT).
Washington Ensemble Theatre presents Cherdonna's DOLL'S HOUSE, a Collaboration with Stranger Genius Award Winner Cherdonna Shinatra
This Spring Washington Ensemble Theatre (WET) will give Henrik Ibsen's beloved play A Doll's House a fresh new makeover in Cherdonna's Doll's House, a wild and dynamic collaboration with and featuring Cherdonna Shinatra (aka Jody Kuehner), the 2015 Stranger Genius Award winner for Performance. Playing April 28 - May 15, 2017 in the Studio Theater at 12th Avenue Arts, Cherdonna's Doll's House follows the story of Nora, a married woman and mother who struggles to discover her true self or lack thereof. Cherdonna, who is part bio-drag queen, part contemporary dancer, and part performance artist, will celebrate, dissect, and illuminate this text through her own unique feminist lens, scouring Ibsen, Nora, Torvald, and the whole gang for contemporary meaning. Ali Mohamed el-Gasseir, former Co-Artistic Director of WET and co-adapter of the play with Kuehner, directs.
This Spring Washington Ensemble Theatre (WET) will give Henrik Ibsen's beloved play A Doll's House a fresh new makeover in Cherdonna's Doll's House, a wild and dynamic collaboration with and featuring Cherdonna Shinatra (aka Jody Kuehner), the 2015 Stranger Genius Award winner for Performance. Playing April 28 - May 15, 2017 in the Studio Theater at 12th Avenue Arts, Cherdonna's Doll's House follows the story of Nora, a married woman and mother who struggles to discover her true self or lack thereof. Cherdonna, who is part bio-drag queen, part contemporary dancer, and part performance artist, will celebrate, dissect, and illuminate this text through her own unique feminist lens, scouring Ibsen, Nora, Torvald, and the whole gang for contemporary meaning. Ali Mohamed el-Gasseir, former Co-Artistic Director of WET and co-adapter of the play with Kuehner, directs.
Velocity to Offer Encore Performance of Peggy Piacenza's TOUCH ME HERE
Velocity is thrilled to bring the encore performance of Peggy Piacenza's Touch Me Here, a multi-disciplinary movement memoir created and performed by Piacenza, with an original live score by cellist Scott Bell.
Velocity is thrilled to bring the encore performance of Peggy Piacenza's Touch Me Here, a multi-disciplinary movement memoir created and performed by Piacenza, with an original live score by cellist Scott Bell.
STRICTLY SEATTLE 2015 Kicks Off This Weekend at Velocity
Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature seven new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2015 Guggenheim Fellow Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney, Kate Wallich, Anna Conner, Shannon Stewart, Kaitlin McCarthy and Bryon Carr, plus new shorts from KT Niehoff's Dance Film Track at Broadway Performance Hall this weekend, July 24 + 25.
Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature seven new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2015 Guggenheim Fellow Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney, Kate Wallich, Anna Conner, Shannon Stewart, Kaitlin McCarthy and Bryon Carr, plus new shorts from KT Niehoff's Dance Film Track at Broadway Performance Hall this weekend, July 24 + 25.
STRICTLY SEATTLE 2015 to Kick Off 7/24-25 at Velocity
Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature seven new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2015 Guggenheim Fellow Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney, Kate Wallich, Anna Conner, Shannon Stewart, Kaitlin McCarthy and Bryon Carr, plus new shorts from KT Niehoff's Dance Film Track at Broadway Performance Hall July 24 + 25.
Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature seven new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2015 Guggenheim Fellow Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney, Kate Wallich, Anna Conner, Shannon Stewart, Kaitlin McCarthy and Bryon Carr, plus new shorts from KT Niehoff's Dance Film Track at Broadway Performance Hall July 24 + 25.
Velocity Dance Center Sets Annual Fall Kick-Off
The official kick-off to the Seattle dance season, the 12th annual Fall Kick-off celebrates the talent and imagination of the PNW's contemporary dance scene. Re-live the best performance moments of 2014 and preview what's to come in 2015. The all-star line-up features Markeith Wiley, zoe|juniper, Kate Wallich + The YC, Heather Kravas, ilvs strauss, Amy O'Neil, Alice Gosti, The Pendleton House, Jim Kent + Dylan Ward, Dayna Hanson, Anna Conner + Co, Gender Tender, Coriolis Dance, Cherdonna Shinatra, Tahni Holt and more! At Velocity's 2013 sold-out Fall Kick-Off, 52 companies represented the breadth and diversity of Seattle dance. Every year at the event, Velocity also celebrates the un-sung heroes of Seattle dance with the annual Dance Champion Awards.
The official kick-off to the Seattle dance season, the 12th annual Fall Kick-off celebrates the talent and imagination of the PNW's contemporary dance scene. Re-live the best performance moments of 2014 and preview what's to come in 2015. The all-star line-up features Markeith Wiley, zoe|juniper, Kate Wallich + The YC, Heather Kravas, ilvs strauss, Amy O'Neil, Alice Gosti, The Pendleton House, Jim Kent + Dylan Ward, Dayna Hanson, Anna Conner + Co, Gender Tender, Coriolis Dance, Cherdonna Shinatra, Tahni Holt and more! At Velocity's 2013 sold-out Fall Kick-Off, 52 companies represented the breadth and diversity of Seattle dance. Every year at the event, Velocity also celebrates the un-sung heroes of Seattle dance with the annual Dance Champion Awards.
Tahni Holt, Cherdonna Shinatra and Tere O'Connor Set for Velocity's Fall 2014 Season
Velocity's exciting Fall Season includes two world-premieres -- celebrated Portland choreographer Tahni Holt, and Seattle's drag community premiere provocateuse, Cherdonna Shinatra -- and the arrival of major American choreographer, Tere O'Connor, in Seattle for a nine-day Velocity Open For(u)m.
Velocity's exciting Fall Season includes two world-premieres -- celebrated Portland choreographer Tahni Holt, and Seattle's drag community premiere provocateuse, Cherdonna Shinatra -- and the arrival of major American choreographer, Tere O'Connor, in Seattle for a nine-day Velocity Open For(u)m.
STRICTLY SEATTLE Features Six New Works by Local Choreographers This Weekend
Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature six new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2013 Stranger Genius awardee zoe | juniper, Pat Graney, Bennyroyce Royon, Jody Kuehner, Shannon Stewart, Rosa Vissers and Byron Carr at Broadway Performance Hall. To accommodate sold-out crowds Velocity has added a third performance-a Saturday matinee at 2pm.
Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature six new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2013 Stranger Genius awardee zoe | juniper, Pat Graney, Bennyroyce Royon, Jody Kuehner, Shannon Stewart, Rosa Vissers and Byron Carr at Broadway Performance Hall. To accommodate sold-out crowds Velocity has added a third performance-a Saturday matinee at 2pm.
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