Dayna Hanson

Rude Mechs rehearsing I've Never Been So Happy at Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles

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 Festival in April. With words by Kirk Lynn and music by Peter Stopchinski, the play premiered at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles in October 2011.

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

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,…

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 and offers warped replays of iconic moments like the signing of the Declaration of…

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…