Nana Dakin (นานา เดกิ้น) is a queer Thai American director of new work, classics and devised performance based in NYC. Her work pursues social equity by examining the way culture is constructed and unsettling dormant biases. She is the first Thai theatre director to direct at the Royal Court Theatre in London and was the Associate Director for 4-time Tony-nominated play "Mary Jane” on Broadway. In NYC her work has been presented and developed at Ars Nova, Clubbed Thumb, Ensemble Studio Theater, HERE Arts Center, Ma-Yi Theater Company, The Mercury Store, New York Theatre Workshop, Soho Rep and more. Regional productions: “Twelfth Night” (American Shakespeare Center), “The Chinese Lady” (Everyman Theatre), “Again” (Theater Mu), “Eurydice” (American Shakespeare Center). Nana is a core member of B-Floor Theatre, Thailand’s most highly awarded theatre company, and of Future River, an organization utilizing the tools of theater to envision and enact environmental justice. www.nanadakin.com
Questions, concerns? Reach out to Alice Renier at alice@apocalypticartists.org.
Nana Dakin (นานา เดกิ้น) is a queer Thai American director of new work, classics and devised performance based in NYC. Her work pursues social equity by examining the way culture is constructed and unsettling dormant biases. She is the first Thai theatre director to direct at the Royal Court Theatre in London and was the Associate Director for 4-time Tony-nominated play "Mary Jane” on Broadway. In NYC her work has been presented and developed at Ars Nova, Clubbed Thumb, Ensemble Studio Theater, HERE Arts Center, Ma-Yi Theater Company, The Mercury Store, New York Theatre Workshop, Soho Rep and more. Regional productions: “Twelfth Night” (American Shakespeare Center), “The Chinese Lady” (Everyman Theatre), “Again” (Theater Mu), “Eurydice” (American Shakespeare Center). Nana is a core member of B-Floor Theatre, Thailand’s most highly awarded theatre company, and of Future River, an organization utilizing the tools of theater to envision and enact environmental justice. www.nanadakin.com