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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

HaMapah/The Map selected for the 2026 Moving Body–Moving Image Festival at Lincoln Center! Join us Oct 19 at Barnard Movement Lab: 12-2 Workshop | 3-6 Installation ft. HTM | 6pm Reception Installation Oct 19–23 (3–6 PM ET) & Oct 24 (10 AM–6 PM ET). FREE - RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Read our July/August DNAWORKS Newsletter Digest: Now Booking Touring Shows + Community Updates here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1112... #newsletter #digest #community @seemasue.bsky.social

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Read it now! June DNAWORKS Digest: Radical Joy, Accessibility, Community - preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... #newsletter #digest #dnaworks Photo Credit: 2AM Productions @artsemerson.bsky.social @seemasue.bsky.social @mointhestudio.bsky.social

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Deep gratitude to the VOX team! Partnering with this incredible cohort of Black, Brown, and Queer access providers for the World Premiere of THE SECRET SHARER at @ArtsEmerson was an absolute honor. Visit thinkoutsidethevox.org to learn more about their vital work! #AccessibilityMatters (1/3)⌄

Accessibility team for THE SECRET SHARER stand in a group photo, smiling: Mikey Rose, Christopher Robinson, Eli Onyeabor, Ayisha Knight-Shaw, Kristin Johnson, Dave Heard, Ingrid O'Dell.

Performance of THE SECRET SHARER. Alvon Reed stands on a wooden chest onstage, reaching toward a suspended net filled with glowing bulbs & green fishing‑float shapes. Beside him, Kwesi Johnson stands on the floor, gently touching Reed’s arm in support. Warm, lighting highlights the two performers against a textured canvas.

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

THE SECRET SHARER Opening Night is almost here! Be the First to Experience the World Premiere - Read Daniel's Boston Globe interview and more... preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We are excited to share a deep dive into the journey of DNAWORKS Co-Curator, Seema Sueko-Low. In this interview, Seema discusses her path from politics and government to becoming a leader in the theater industry. 🧡 youtu.be/QUX0Ra-Nm10?... @seemasue.bsky.social #dnaworks #cocurator #interview

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Seema Sueko Low '94 - Always a Logger Podcast

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

THE SECRET SHARER will be at ArtsEmerson soon! Do you have your tickets yet?⁠ Grab them here: artsemerson.org/events/the-s...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

DNAWORKS presents the World Premiere of THE SECRET SHARER at ArtsEmerson. 4/24 - 5/03 - Emerson Paramount Center. Get tickets here: artsemerson.org/events/the-s... Experience this bold multidisciplinary adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella. 📷 Diego Alejandro González | Art: Troy Lambert

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

THE SECRET SHARER will be at ArtsEmerson in just a few weeks! Do you have your tickets yet?⁠ Grab them here: artsemerson.org/events/the-s...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

“I hope audiences take away that our shared humanity connects us, regardless of race, religion or socioeconomic status.” - The Secret Sharer performer Alvon Reed. ⁠ ⁠ Read more about The Secret Sharer, which premieres in three weeks, at ArtsEmerson! ⁠ 📰 baystatebanner.com/2026/04/01/t...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

DNAWORKS Co-Curator Morgan Overton is hosting her first-ever art workshop on Jan 29! An evening of mindful, judgment-free art-making to unplug, get unstuck, and create, no experience needed. Supplies + light refreshments provided. Space is limited. Tickets: www.morganovertonart.com/event-detail...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Huge congrats to Ty Defoe & Mei Ann Teo, DNAWORKS Ensemble members, who have each received a United States Artist Award, an incredible & well-deserved honor. Learn more about their inspiring & world-making work and United States Artists Fellowships here: www.unitedstatesartists.org/perspectives...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Last call! Today is the final day of our 2025 giving campaign. Your support helps us continue building community through powerful, transformative performance. Give before midnight: dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/266... #GiveToday #LookingAhead2026 #CommunityPowered #Thankyou

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DNAWORKS IS 20!

Thanks to the support of our community, DNAWORKS is 20 years old. Please help us expand our work bringing people together through the arts by making a donation today! As DNAWORKS completes its 20 th ...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This week - THE SECRET SHARER comes to Texas A&M University! Join DNAWORKS for this work-in-progress showing on January 16 & 17, 7:00 pm both nights, at Rudder Auditorium. Inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novella and shaped through shared storytelling. FREE for all: pvfa.tamu.edu/series/the-s...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

See Neil Totten in WE THE MESSIAH! His artistry brings emotion and depth to the stage. FREE WIP showings at Kelly Strayhorn Theater: Dec 19 – 7:30pm, Dec 20 – 3pm & 7:30pm. Grab your FREE tickets here: kelly-strayhorn.org/events/wethe... #healingthrougharts #artsforjustice #communitythroughart

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

See Kelly GreenLight in WE THE MESSIAH! Her artistry brings heart and power to the stage. FREE WIP showings at Kelly Strayhorn Theater: Dec 19 – 7:30pm, Dec 20 – 3pm & 7:30pm. Grab your FREE Tickets here: kelly-strayhorn.org/events/wethe... #healingthrougharts #artsforjustice #communitythroughart

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

SUPPORT ART THAT HEALS THIS GIVING TUESDAY For 20 years, we’ve shared stories, dance, and song with 100k+ people worldwide. Your gift helps us continue creating heart-forward, healing-centered art. Together, we make a difference. dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/266... @givingtuesday.bsky.social

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

WE THE MESSIAH comes to PIT Kelly Strayhorn Theater Dec 19 & 20 - FREE! A Hip Hop remix of Handel’s Messiah blending beatboxing, live looping, community voices & classical music. 3 immortal Emcees face power, passion & persecution on a path to social change. kelly-strayhorn.org/events/wethe...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Feeling grateful for the joy, heart & connection that ground our work. Our DNAWORKS family and the supporters who lift us make this journey so meaningful. Thankful to be building spaces of dialogue, healing, and community through art and story. Here’s to continuing the work of connection & justice.

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

We’re excited to share a new article from the upcoming book Crossroads in the American Theatre, featuring insights from our Co-Curator @seemasue.bsky.social. A powerful look at where nonprofit theatre is headed. Read more + get a glimpse of the book. www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/17/w...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

WE THE MESSIAH is now in rehearsals at The Flea in NYC for our Dec 18–20 workshop presentations at Kelly Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh! Huge thanks to our community & summer campaign supporters for making this possible. Tickets soon: kelly-strayhorn.org #wethemessiah Design: Troy Lambert

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

We’re honored to receive a $15K Opportunity Fund Grant supporting our Pittsburgh-based work for dialogue, democracy, healing & justice through the arts. Grateful to the Opportunity Fund for standing with us! theopportunityfund.org/2025/11/06/a... #artsforjustice Photo credit: morganovertonart.com

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid… So it is better to speak…" — Audre Lorde, “A Litany for Survival” #audrelorde #alitanyforsurvival #quotes #dialogue #healing

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

“Slow life, slow art.” If you missed Daniel Banks’ DEVISING FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION workshop at La MaMa’s Stages of Change, here is your chance to join the circle. Experience the power of story, listening, and belonging. Watch the full session: howlround.com/happenings/t... #watchitnow

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Read it now! DNAWORKS Digest: Community Collaboration & Exciting Updates #newsletter #digest #communitycollaboration preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Happening tomorrow! HAMAPAH/THE MAP at Reel Q Pgh LGBTQ Film Fest - Sat, Oct 4 | 5–6:30 PM @ Row House Cinema. Storycircle + panel w/ Daniel Banks & Laura Bustillos Jáquez, then reception at Bierport. PWYC tix: reelq.eventive.org/schedule/68c...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

"At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it." - Thich Nhat Hanh #quote #dialogue #healing

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

HAMAPAH/THE MAP – A genealogical dance-journey at Reel Q Pgh LGBTQ Film Fest! Sat, Oct 4 | 5–6:30 PM at Row House Cinema, Pittsburgh. Storycircle w/ Daniel Banks + panel w/ Daniel & Laura Bustillos Jáquez. Reception at Bierport. Tickets are Pay What You Can: reelq.eventive.org/schedule/68c...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Read it now! DNAWORKS Digest: A World Premiere, Co-Curator Spotlight, Making Art at MacDowell, & Your Chance to Support WE THE MESSIAH! #newsletter #digest preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Stages of Change | Oct 10-13, 2025 | La MaMa ETC NYC Explore 6 theatre-based methods to spark empathy & change. Work with DNAWORKS Co-Founder Daniel Banks, Michael Rohd, Hannah Fox & more. Facilitated by Todd London and David J Diamond. Space is limited! Tickets here: www.lamama.org/stages-of-ch...

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Stages of Change: Theater Practices for Healing and Engagement - October 10-13

What can I do NOW? Some of the world’s most renowned practitioners of methodologies for community engagement, healing and addressing conflict will share their methods with you.

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Art can heal, unite, and transform. WE THE MESSIAH is more than a performance; it’s a movement of justice, joy, and community. Your tax-deductible donation helps bring this Hip Hop remix of Handel’s MESSIAH to life. Donate today: dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/253...

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Fundraising for Justice and Joy

DNAWORKS is developing WE THE MESSIAH, a Hip Hop remix of Handel’s Messiah, by Darian Dauchan. Support a Journey of Justice, Joy, and Transformation DNAWORKS is developing WE THE MESSIAH, a Hip Hop re...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

"We have to create spaces for people to fall in love with one another" - Yavilah McCoy #quote #dialogue #healing

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

We're so excited to announce that THE SECRET SHARER is coming to Arts Emerson on April 24, 2026, at the Emerson Paramount Center in Boston! Tickets for the show just went live via Season Packages here: artsemerson.org/packages-offers/packages/. We can’t wait to see you at the theater soon!

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Thank you, Chautauqua Theater Company, for an amazing run of THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN! We’re deeply grateful to the audiences who showed up with curiosity, openness, and heart! You made it magic. #RJB #RepresentationMatters

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The June DNAWORKS Digest is here! Inside, you’ll find more about Fundraising for Justice & Joy, a NEFA Grant, and a Co-Curator Spotlight. Read more here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1112... #newsletter #digest

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

We’re raising $28k for WE THE MESSIAH — a bold Hip Hop remix of Handel’s Messiah by Darian Dauchan, blending beatboxing, strings & interfaith storytelling. Support justice, joy & community-rooted art: dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/253... #WeTheMessiah #JusticeAndJoy

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We’re excited to share that DNAWORKS has received a NEFA National Theater Project Creation & Touring Award for our new production THE SECRET SHARER! Honored to be among 11 first-time awardees. Huge thanks to NEFA & congrats to all! #DNAWORKS #NEFA #TheSecretSharer

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Coming next month! THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN hits Chautauqua Theater July 1-6! Don’t miss this solo show written and performed by Christopher Rivas, directed by Daniel Banks, with live percussion by Jonathan Gomez. Get your tickets now: www.chq.org/chautauqua-t... #RJB

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

“The struggle of [humanity] against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” — Milan Kundera At DNAWORKS, we believe in the power of memory, of holding space for truth, history, and collective healing. Let us remember. Let us speak. Let us create.

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The May DNAWORKS Digest is here! Catch news on our upcoming World Premiere, meet a featured Co-Curator, and see what’s new in our creative community. Read it here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1112...

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Co-Curator Spotlight — Meet Troy Lambert, DNAWORKS Co-Curator (Visual Comms), based in NYC! A brilliant artist-educator, Troy’s work appears in indie films + THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH. He helps shape our visual storytelling. Follow Troy to stay connected with his creative journey!

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Co-Curator Spotlight — Meet Parag S. Gohel, Pittsburgh-based DNAWORKS Co-Curator with 15+ yrs in devised theatre & sound design. A TCG Rising Leader of Color, Parag uplifts joyful, equity-driven art. Follow him and connect via LinkedIn!

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Co-Curator Spotlight — Meet Morgan Overton, Pittsburgh-based DNAWORKS Co-Curator blending art, healing, & liberation. With a background in social work & politics, her work reflects deep purpose. Follow Morgan and explore more: MorganOvertonArt.com

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The April DNAWORKS Digest is here: The Mellon Foundation, Daniel’s artist honors, & catch RJB in NY! Read it now: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... @seemasue.bsky.social #newsletter #digest

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Exciting news! DNAWORKS has received a $300,000.00 multi-year grant from the Mellon Foundation to fund leadership transition, capacity building, & our next chapter—including Seema Sueko-Low’s future role as Managing Co-Curator. www.dnaworks.org/press-releas... @seemasue.bsky.social #mellonfoundation

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Big congrats to DNAWORKS Co-Founder Daniel Banks, who will be inducted into the 2025 Class of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre on Sunday, April 27, at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.! Honored among leaders shaping the future of American Theatre. #theatre #collegeoffellows #congrats

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Don’t miss THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN at Chautauqua Theater this July! A bold, funny, and heartfelt story exploring identity, legacy & code-switching. Rooted in the true story behind the real 007. Tickets on sale now at www.chq.org/chautauqua-t... July 1-6 | Chautauqua, NY.

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Thank you to all who joined DEVISING FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION w/ Daniel Banks & Fringe Benefits Theatre! One participant shared: “It was the ethics Daniel brought… a focus on who we are.” #theatreforchange #devisedtheatre #masterclass #artsandactivism #communitythroughart

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Last month, Daniel Banks led BREATHING, LISTENING, CREATING CHANGE at ASU, an interactive keynote on equity, story, and transformation. Thank you to ASU & all who joined us! #collectivestorytelling #healingthroughart #asu #communitykeynote #thankyou

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DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yesterday, HAMAPAH/THE MAP DANCE-ON-FILM was screened in Dr. Rebecca Rossen’s “Holocaust and Performance” class at UT Austin. We’re honored this work continues to spark dialogue and reflection in academic spaces. Learn more about HTMDOF here: www.dnaworks.org/htmdof

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