July 17th, 2010
On the invitation of Emil Kang of Carolina Performing Arts, Dayna and her co-creators, Peggy Piacenza (33 Fainting Spells) and Dave Proscia, took time out from Gloria’s Cause rehearsals for an inspiring two-day research trip to University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill. They spoke with more than half a dozen American history and American studies scholars, ...
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July 17th, 2010
MAP Fund: Dayna received a 2010 MAP Fund grant to support the creation of Gloria’s Cause. Read the press release to see the full list of MAP Fund recipients.
National Performance Network: With lead presenter partner On the Boards and…
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May 19th, 2010
Inspired by the complex ironies of the American Revolution, Gloria’s Cause is Dayna Hanson’s newest, full-length work. This dance-driven rock musical exhumes the colonies’ forgotten players; warped replays of iconic moments like the signing of the Declaration of…
Tags: Dave Proscia, Maggie Brown, Paul Matthew Moore, Peggy Piacenza, rock musical, Wade Madsen - Filed Under Performance
May 18th, 2010
Dayna received a 2010 Artist Trust Fellowship in media to support her work in film—specifically, Improvement Club, her feature film in development that traces the fictional creation of Gloria’s Cause, Dayna’s rock musical inspired by the American Revolution.
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May 14th, 2010
Dayna is a recipient of a 2009 City Artist grant from Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. The grant will support creation and performance of Gloria’s Cause, a dance-driven rock musical that links revolutionary ironies to modern-day hopes and…
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May 13th, 2010
A feature film by Dayna Hanson, currently in development.
Improvement Club is part of an integrated suite of new work by Dayna Hanson that includes her live, dance-driven rock musical inspired by the American Revolution, Gloria’s Cause. Improvement…
Tags: Benjamin Kasulke, Ellie Sandstrom, Gloria's Cause, Northwest Film Forum, Sean Donavan, Today! - Filed Under Film
May 12th, 2010
An experimental musical investigating life, heartbreak and the near–death experience.
Created, choreographed and directed by Dayna Hanson
Performed by Maggie Brown, Ezra Dickinson, Dayna Hanson, Wade Madsen, Marissa Niederhauser and Dave Proscia. Guest appearance by Vern Hanson.
Music by…
Tags: Ben Kasulke, Dave Proscia, Dayna Hanson, Etta Lilienthal, Ezra Dickinson, Maggie Brown, Marissa Niederhauser, Today!, Wade Madsen - Filed Under Performance
May 10th, 2010
A woman masquerading as Gena Rowlands scrounges for dumpster oil to run her Mercedes
2006
DV
running time 6:48
directed & performed by Dayna Hanson
camera by Linas Phillips
music & choreography by Dayna Hanson
edited by Dayna…
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