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DNAWORKS is an arts and service organization dedicated to dialogue and healing through the arts.

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HaMapah/The Map is heading to New York!

We’re excited to share that HaMapah/The Map has been selected for the 2026 Moving Body–Moving Image Festival, presented by Lincoln Center, a biennial gathering of films exploring migration, displacement, identity, memory, heritage, and belonging. We’re honored to be part of this year’s installation at Barnard College’s Movement Lab.

Opening Day - October 19:
12-2 PM • Workshop with Jingqiu Guan
3-6 PM • Installation Films featuring HaMapah/The Map
6 PM • Reception with Filmmakers

The installation continues October 19-23 (3-6 PM ET) and October 24 (10 AM-6 PM ET).
FREE + open to the public. RSVP required at least 24 hours in advance. Link in bio.

#filmfestival #dancefilm @labuproductions by @dnaworksarts

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Read our July/August DNAWORKS Newsletter Digest: Now Booking Touring Shows + Community Updates - Link in bio.

@seema_sueko @morgan.overton.art @paragraphy101 @cdscreativeproductions @ddhollerscholar @publiq4tet @curtis.stewart_violin @watchoutimcomin99 @kwesijohnson_ @christopher__rivas @transform1012 @aryse_pgh @netensembles @atheintheus

#newsletter #digest #community
Artwork by Troy Lambert (We the Messiah & The Secret Sharer | Poster by Zohra Banon (The Real James Bond…Was Dominican) by @dnaworksarts

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Transform 1012 is pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel Banks will continue serving the coalition as a member of the Advisory Board.

As a Co-convenor and Founding Board Chair, Daniel has played an instrumental role in helping shape the vision and direction of Transform 1012 from the very beginning.

We are grateful for his continued guidance, experience, and commitment as the coalition moves into its next chapter of growth and impact.

Thank you, Daniel, for continuing to help lead and inspire this work.

Photo by Mohamed Gabril by @dnaworksarts

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Transform 1012 proudly welcomes Carlos Diaz Stoop to the Board of Directors.

Carlos is an Artist Advocate and Creative Producer bringing projects to life across theatre, music, dance, opera, community engagement, and social justice projects. He holds positions as the Co-Director of Artistic Operations at DNAWORKS, Staff Producer at The Bearded Ladies Cabaret, and offers Artist Advocacy, Creative Producing, Project Management, and Care & Safety Consulting services driven by a values-based framework through his independent company CDS Creative Productions.

Carlos brings valuable experience, community leadership, and dedication to collaborative impact.

We look forward to the contributions and perspective he will bring to the coalition’s continued growth and vision.

Photo by Robert Stoop by @dnaworksarts

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Read it now! June DNAWORKS Digest: Radical Joy, Accessibility, Community - Link in bio.

@seema_sueko @morgan.overton.art @nonamegalleryphilly @artsemerson @think_outside_the_vox @getbraille @watchoutimcomin99 @kwesijohnson_

#newsletter #digest #dnaworks
📷 Photo Credit: @2amprductions A person stands in warm, low stage lighting, reaching upward toward an illuminated hanging net, their outstretched arm highlighted against the dark background . by @dnaworksarts

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Transform 1012 extends heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Daniel Banks, Founding Chair and Co-Convener, for his extraordinary leadership and service to the coalition.

Since the organization’s beginning, Daniel has helped shape the vision, growth, and impact of Transform 1012 through advocacy, collaboration, and unwavering commitment to the community.

His leadership, partnership, and dedication have helped build the foundation of this movement and strengthen its future for generations to come.

While stepping away from the Board of Directors, we are grateful that Daniel will continue supporting the mission as a member of the Advisory Board.

Thank you, Daniel, for your continued service, leadership, and lasting impact on Transform 1012.

Photo credit Ken Sparks and KP Wilska

#transform1012 #fortworth #dnaworks #communityadvocacy #transformativeleadership by @dnaworksarts

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Deep gratitude to the VOX team! Partnering with this incredible, representative cohort of Black, Brown, and Queer access providers for our ASL-interpreted and Audio Described performances was an absolute honor. Together, we worked to ensure the World Premiere of THE SECRET SHARER at @artsemerson was truly welcoming to all. Thank you, VOX, for your profound care and for proving that accessibility is beautifully woven into how we gather and heal. We value your vital work!

Head over to @Think_Outside_The_Vox to learn more about their mission and see the full team of experts who delivered for this show!

ID1: A large group photo of access team and VOX representatives smiling on the stage with a small piece of the blue painted curtain behind them. From left to right: Low-Vision Quality Control Expert Mikey Rose, a Black person just under five feet tall with short dark brown hair in braids and brown eyes who is low-vision wears a green shirt, beige jacket, light blue jeans and white sneaker holding their cane. ASL Interpreter Christopher Robinson, an African-American man with black hair, medium locs, and a beard wears purple glasses, a gray beanie, a t-shirt with a question mark, a brown vest, dark pants and sneakers with a hand around Mikey’s shoulder. ASL Interpreter Eli Onyeabor, a tall Black person with braided locs wears dark glasses, a black sweatshirt, jeans and converse with a hand around Christopher’s shoulder. Director of Artistic Sign Language Ayisha Knight-Shaw, a Deaf Indigenous woman with short brown curly hair wears a red t-shirt with a rainbow painted "I love you" handshape, jeans, and gray sneakers with arms at her sides. VOX representative Kristin Johnson, a Deaf white woman with short brown hair wears light framed glasses and all black with arms around Eli and Dave. Audio Describer Dave Heard, a tall, broad-shouldered African American with a freshly shaven bald head and mustache wears a black shirt, gray sweatpants and blue crocs with an arm around Ingrid. VOX representative Ingrid O’Dell, a tall white woman with long ginger hair, blue eyes and freckles wears sunglasses on her head, a purple sweater jacket and black pants with a hand in pocket. Accessibility team for The Secret Sharer stand in a group photo, smiling: Mikey Rose, Christopher Robinson, Eli Onyeabor, Ayisha Knight-Shaw, Kristin Johnson, Dave Heard, Ingrid O'Dell. taken in Paramount Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts) by @dnaworksarts

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Congratulations to our Founding Coalition Member, DNAWORKS for two decades of dialogue and community healing through the arts.

Since 2006, their mission has grown far beyond their NYC roots. Reaching 39 states, 18 countries, and touching well over 100,000 hearts, they have remained dedicated to moving mindfully through the arts. By creating equitable and resilient spaces, they proudly center Global Majority and LGBTQQ2SPIAA+ voices to build a stronger, more connected world.

Let’s congratulate DNAWORKS on their journey over the last 20 years and they’re just getting started! Drop a heart in the comments if you’ve been part of their story!

#HealingJourney #Transform1012 #Mindfulness #CommunityBuilding #dnaworks by @dnaworksarts

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“The Secret Sharer is a unique theater experience in the way that they mix and multiply the use of different media to create a story that’s almost like a dance that weaves in and out of itself. Perhaps the highlight of the show, though, is the striking difference in this theater experience, which is that the audience itself is invited to take up space and shape the show. It’s a very intimate audience experience that happens in the round, and there’s two rows on either side of the staging area. Sort of like the port and starboard sides of the boat. So there’s a confinement and an openness that gets explored in tandem, both for the performers and the audience members alike.” - Dave Heard, Audio Describer for The Secret Sharer.

Think Outside the VOX is powering two accessible performances of DNAWORKS’ and ArtsEmerson’s The Secret Sharer Thursday April 30th at 7:30pm and Sunday May 3rd at 2:00pm– both are ASL-interpreted and Audio Described with Black, Brown and Queer access providers and Deaf/disabled creatives leading! @deafayisha @dave_theactor @davoicecr eli.onyeabor @30.theremix Director of Artistic Sign Language Ayisha Knight-Shaw shares about the show and story in ASL. Descriptive Transcript in the comments.

#PurplePower #ThinkOutsideTheVox #AccessibilityMatters #RepresentationMatters #QueerStories taken in Paramount Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts) by @dnaworksarts

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Audiences LOVED The Secret Sharer! ⁠
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Don't have tickets yet? What are you waiting for! ⁠
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🎟️ in bio⁠
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#BosArts #BostonTheatre by @dnaworksarts

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Check out the warmup routine for Alvon Reed and assistant director Brielle Fowlkes!

#TheSecretSharer #BosArts #BostonTheater by @dnaworksarts

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World Premiere - THE SECRET SHARER opens TODAY! Ticket link in bio.

A DNAWORKS Production With:
@watchoutimcomin99, Kenneth Norris, @kwesijohnson_, and Daniel Banks

Production Team:
@lia_wallfish_costume_design (Co-Costume Designer), Christopher Treviño (Associate Lighting Designer), @tabliz0 (Stage Manager), Mel Ng (Co-Costume Designer), Jam Martinez (Production Manager), @ant_horsema (Co-Scenic Designer), Brielle Fowlkes (Assistant Director), Marika Kent (Lighting Designer), Yu-Hsuan Chen (Co-Scenic Designer), Cath Brittan (Producer), @brooklynsoundlab (Co-Sound Designer and Sound Engineer)

Co-Creators:
Papi Salgado (Stage Management), @watchoutimcomin99 (Co-Choreographer), @thegiovanniortega (Associate Director), Kenneth Norris (Composer), @mck.adam (Co-Choreographer), Antonio David Lyons (Performer), @kwesijohnson_ (Co-Choreographer), @diego.on.my.mind (Associate Director), Daniel Banks (Director)

Photo Credit: Nadine Goggins @nadineassists @i.feel.crafty

@artsemerson @producerhubdotorg
#worldpremiere
#healingthrougharts
#queertheater
#artsforjustice
#communitythroughart taken in Paramount Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts) by @dnaworksarts

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