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Dayna
Hanson

Dayna Hanson
Choreographer and Filmmaker
Seattle, WA
2010 USA Fellow

This award was generously supported by Steven H. and Nancy K. Oliver.
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dancer, choreographer, musician, and dance filmmaker Dayna Hanson originally studied writing, but started dancing in 1987. From 1994–2006, she was the co-artistic director of 33 Fainting Spells, a dance theater company that toured through the U.S. and internationally. She has also created many award-winning dance films and, from 1999–2003, was the co-curator of New dance Cinema, an international dance film festival in Seattle. She has been working in Seattle for 20 years and now works independently.

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  • Artwork by Dayna Hanson
    We Never Like Talking About The End, 2006; photo credit Benjamin Kasulke
Artwork by Dayna Hanson