Dayna Hanson

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 Independence  in a layered, colorful and gritty look at the roots ...

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rainbow (short version) from Dayna Hanson on Vimeo.

A single evening in the life of three people sees them each reacting in their own way to the mysteries that disturb the air around them.

Commissioned by Seattle International Film…