DNAWORKS

DNAWORKS DNAWORKS is an arts and service organization dedicated to dialogue and healing through the arts. Founded in 2006 by Daniel Banks and Adam W.

DNAWORKS is a Fort Worth, TX- and Pittsburgh, PA-based arts and service organization dedicated to dialogue and healing through the arts. McKinney, DNAWORKS centers Global Majority and LGBTQQ2SPIAA+ voices and experiences to create more complex representations of identity, culture, class, and heritage through dance, theatre, film, writing, and art installation. DNAWORKS has led its award-winning pr

ogramming and performances, promoting dialogue-based social justice action and community building, with arts, educational, and community organizations in 39 states and 18 countries. The organization believes that art = ritual = healing = community and that this philosophy and practice lead to a more peaceful world. DNAWORKS was founded to create performance works that are liberatory, adhering to the motto: “Slow life, slow art.” By moving mindfully, and compassionately, DNAWORKS endeavors to create resilient, healing spaces—for the company, its audiences, and the planet.

04/30/2026
World Premiere - THE SECRET SHARER opens TODAY! Grab your tickets here: https://artsemerson.org/events/the-secret-sharer...
04/24/2026

World Premiere - THE SECRET SHARER opens TODAY!
Grab your tickets here: https://artsemerson.org/events/the-secret-sharer/

A DNAWORKS Production With:
Alvon Reed, Kenneth Norris, Kwesi Johnson, and Daniel Banks

Production Team:
Lia Wallfish (IG ) (Co-Costume Designer), Christopher Treviño (Associate Lighting Designer), Rose Tablizo (IG ) (Stage Manager), Mel Ng (Co-Costume Designer), Jam Martinez (Production Manager), Ant Ma (IG ) (Co-Scenic Designer), Brielle Fowlkes (Assistant Director), Marika Kent (Lighting Designer), Yu-Hsuan Chen (Co-Scenic Designer), Cath Brittan (Producer), Ray Archie (IG ) (Co-Sound Designer and Sound Engineer)

Co-Creators:
Papi Salgado (Stage Management), Alvon Reed (Co-Choreographer), Giovanni Ortega (Associate Director), Ken Norris (Composer), Adam W. McKinney (Co-Choreographer), (Performer), (Co-Choreographer), .on.my.mind (Associate Director), Daniel Banks (Director)

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04/23/2026

Directors Jeremy Johnson and Daniel Banks chatted about their work on two seafaring sagas. Both SpeakEasy Stage's "Swept Away" and DNAWORKS' "The Secret Sharer" open in Boston on April 24.

We are excited to share a deep dive into the journey of DNAWORKS Co-Curator, Seema Sueko-Low. In this interview, Seema d...
04/17/2026

We are excited to share a deep dive into the journey of DNAWORKS Co-Curator, Seema Sueko-Low. In this interview, Seema discusses her path from politics and government to becoming a leader in the theater industry. 🧡 Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/QUX0Ra-Nm10?si=wCYykHH3SX7fNAfj
Julie Jacobson Gates

THE SECRET SHARER will be at ArtsEmerson in just a few weeks! Do you have your tickets yet?⁠ Grab them here: https://art...
04/13/2026

THE SECRET SHARER will be at ArtsEmerson in just a few weeks! Do you have your tickets yet?⁠ Grab them here: https://artsemerson.org/events/the-secret-sharer/

A DNAWORKS Production With:
Alvon Reed, Kenneth Norris, Kwesi Johnson, and Daniel Banks

Production Team:
Lia Wallfish (IG ) (Co-Costume Designer), Christopher Treviño (Associate Lighting Designer), Rose Tablizo (IG ) (Stage Manager), Mel Ng (Co-Costume Designer), Jam Martinez (Production Manager), Ant Ma (IG ) (Co-Scenic Designer), Brielle Fowlkes (Assistant Director), Marika Kent (Lighting Designer), Yu-Hsuan Chen (Co-Scenic Designer), Cath Brittan (Producer), Ray Archie (IG ) (Co-Sound Designer and Sound Engineer)

Co-Creators:
Papi Salgado (Stage Management), Alvon Reed (Co-Choreographer), Giovanni Ortega (Associate Director), Ken Norris (Composer), Adam W. McKinney (Co-Choreographer), (Performer), (Co-Choreographer), .on.my.mind (Associate Director), Daniel Banks (Director)

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Art Credit: Troy Lambert (IG )

Experience this bold multidisciplinary adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella. In this immersive exploration of Q***r int...
04/10/2026

Experience this bold multidisciplinary adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella. In this immersive exploration of Q***r intimacy and resilience, our signature storycircle is reimagined as an invitation to the audience to co-create the environment, creating a shared space of vulnerability. Don’t just watch the story, be part of building it.

Apr 24 - May 03
Emerson Paramount Center
Tickets here: https://artsemerson.org/events/the-secret-sharer/

Experience this bold multidisciplinary adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella. In this immersive exploration of Q***r intimacy and resilience our signature storycircle is reimagined as an invitation to the audience to co-create the environment, creating a shared space of vulnerability. Don’t just watch the story, be part of building it.

Photo Credit: Diego Alejandro González
Art Credit: Troy Lambert (IG )

A DNAWORKS Production With:
Alvon Reed, Kenneth Norris, Kwesi Johnson, and Daniel Banks

Production Team:
Lia Wallfish (IG ) (Co-Costume Designer), Christopher Treviño (Associate Lighting Designer), Rose Tablizo (IG ) (Stage Manager), Mel Ng (Co-Costume Designer), Jam Martinez (Production Manager), Ant Ma (IG ) (Co-Scenic Designer), Brielle Fowlkes (Assistant Director), Marika Kent (Lighting Designer), Yu-Hsuan Chen (Co-Scenic Designer), Cath Brittan (Producer), Ray Archie (IG ) (Co-Sound Designer and Sound Engineer)

Co-Creators:
Papi Salgado (Stage Management), (Co-Choreographer), (Associate Director), Ken Norris (Composer), .adam (Co-Choreographer), (Performer), (Co-Choreographer), .on.my.mind (Associate Director), Daniel Banks (Director)



Photo Credit: Diego Alejandro González

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Fort Worth, TX
76110

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