Dayna Hanson

Shooting Improvement Club on the Key Peninsula Highway

Improvement Club, Dayna’s first feature film and a semi-fictionalized adaptation of the making of Gloria’s Cause, is in post-production! The film was shot by Benjamin Kasulke in August and September in Seattle and on the Key Peninsula of Puget Sound. Editor Sean Donavan is hard at work editing the film and cut this trailer.

Between December 2010 and April 2011 Dayna  traveled back and forth to Austin, TX four times, choreographing dances for the Rude Mechs’ new cowboy musical, I’ve Never Been So Happy, which was presented during the FuseBox…

Today! will play as part of a 10-hour new music marathon at Town Hall. May Day! May Day! features 25 sets by local ensembles and soloists in a celebration of contemporary American music curated by Paul Taub, Wayne…

Gloria’s Cause is now available online at OntheBoards.tv! The newest piece in an ongoing program of high quality videos of contemporary performance, Gloria’s Cause can now be purchased or rented, in case you missed it at

As well as naming her a 2010 USA Oliver Fellow in Dance, United States Artists invited Dayna to be part of USA Projects, the organization’s exciting new micro-philanthropy project. Through USA Projects, you can discover and…

Gloria’s Cause premiered at On the Boards Dec. 2-5, 2010. Called “enthralling and hilarious and beautiful” by The Stranger, the show elicited strong response with audiences and critics alike. Here are links to some of the most interesting…

Dayna has been named a 2010 United States Artists Oliver Fellow in Dance! One of 50 artists across disciplines and across the country to receive this honor, Dayna has also been invited to join USA Projects,…

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…