DNAWORKS

DNAWORKS’s mixed-media adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s 1909 novella THE SECRET SHARER is a devised, ensemble performance integrating dance, music, sound, text, and projections. Considered an early queer text, THE SECRET SHARER explores fragility, tenderness, and intimacy in times of personal duress and societal discrimination. In response to both an increase in hate crimes and the visibility of LGBTQQ2SPIAA+ youth suicides worldwide, our version provides a queer-centered space for resiliency and healing. The audience is an essential creative collaborator in the performance—spatially defining the perimeter of the space and sharing their own stories in real time as part of the piece.