d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks
 
                                                                                           photo by Daniel Barber
 
Based in Southwest Virginia, d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks (dbDW) promotes a critical understanding and a rich appreciation for contemporary modern dance.  Since much of our work is created in serious collaboration with the communities we live in, we strive to make our work accessible to a wide range of audiences via performance events, community classes, and educational outreach.
 
Founded in 2004, dbDW explores the intersection and interplay of social constructs, movement theories and emerging technologies. This process of constant negotiation between “natural” and “synthetic” realms, gives birth to a strategic surrealism; a malleable spatial opening from which to better engage discourses of the body, performance, and emerging issues in visual culture.
 
dbDW has performed in venues throughout the country and internationally , including New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Italy and has been invited to festivals showcasing dance: Yes, Virginia Dance (Richmond, Virginia); Cool New York Dance Festival (New York); the National Queer Arts Festival (San Francisco); the United States of Asian America Festival (San Francisco); Louisiana Dance Festival (Baton Rouge Louisiana); Pro Danza Italia/USA (Castiglioncello, Italy).