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

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

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...

DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 8mo ago

“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...

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...

DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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...

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

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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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...

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

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

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

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...

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.

DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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...

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

DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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

DNAWORKS @dnaworksarts.bsky.social · 11mo ago

“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

“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

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

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...

"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

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...

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...

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...

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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