DNAWORKS is an arts and service organization dedicated to dialogue and healing through the arts. Founded in New York City in 2006 by Daniel Banks and Adam W. McKinney, DNAWORKS centers Global Majority and LGBTQQ2SPIAA+ voices and experiences to create more complex representations of identity, culture, class, and heritage through theatre, dance, film, writing, and art installation.
DNAWORKS has led its award-winning programming and performances, promoting dialogue-based social justice action and community building, with arts, educational, and community organizations in 39 states and 18 countries. Over the past 18 years, DNAWORKS has reached over 100,000 people worldwide. 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 seeks to create equitable, resilient, healing spaces—for the company, its audiences and partners, and the planet.
DNAWORKS is dedicated to furthering creative expression and dialogue, focusing on issues of identity, culture, class and heritage.
DNAWORKS develops and creates dance, theater, and film productions to promote dialogue-based social justice action and community building.
Your donation will support THE SECRET SHARER and screenings of HAMAPAH/THE MAP DANCE-ON-FILM. Your donation will support the artists and teams that create these projects, while also contributing to a legacy of creative projects committed to reparative justice.
Equity, access, opportunity, belonging, and liberation are central to DNAWORKS’s existence and all that we do. We expect DNAWORKS to resemble the world and we work diligently to challenge all forms of oppression and inequity with our work and within our company culture.
Organization name
DNAWORKS
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
1617 Park place Ave Suite 110-2