The Dan Daw Show
Dance Theater
- The Keith Haring Theatre
- January 12 - 17, 2025
As a part of the 20th season of Under the Radar, in collaboration with Performance Space New York, Dan Daw Creative Projects presents The Dan Daw Show – a demonstration of both power and submission where we as viewers are taken through Daw’s journey of self-inspiration and self-motivation. Through care, intimacy, and dominance, Dan Daw gives us a glimpse into the kinky / sweaty / push / pull of living with shame while bursting with pride. This is a show about care, intimacy and resilience, about letting go and reclaiming yourself.
Through theatre and dance, Daw is joined by Thomasin Gülgeç in an intimate evening of play. Nominated for the 2021 National Dance Awards, Daw subverts the notions of power and control – allowing himself to be dominated on his own terms.
Sunday, January 12, 4PM
Monday, January 13, 7:30PM
Wednesday, January 15, 7:30PM
Thursday, January 16, 7:30PM
Friday, January 17, 7:30PM
Supported by Factory International, Manchester, and Arts Council England. Also supported using public funding from Arts Council England through project grants. Co-commissioned in 2019/20 by Sadler’s Wells, Arts House Melbourne, DanceHub Birmingham, The Lowry, Déda, Cambridge Junction, DanceXchange and Dance4. Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall, Candoco Dance Company and I’m Here, Where Are You? Festival. Research supported by Jerwood Choreographic Research Project II. Horizon – Performance Created in England (Residency and Showcase)
Depictions of kink experiences, suffocation, humiliation, dominant behavior, sexually explicit depictions and language, descriptions of feeling othered, loud noises, flashing lights and sexy disabled people. The Dan Daw Show is recommended for audience members 18 years and older.
A full list of show triggers can be found on the Dan Daw Creative Projects website here.
Please note some of this information may include spoilers regarding show content.
Performance Space New York is ADA compliant with a no step entry. We have level access from the sidewalk and an elevator that leads to the fourth floor spaces. Public restrooms are located on the same floor as the performance spaces and are multi-stall, gender neutral, and wheelchair accessible with handrails on the left side. Assisted Listening Devices are available on the ground floor at the Box Office. Service Animals are gladly welcomed.
The Dan Daw Show offers Pre-Show Access Drop-In for anyone with access requirements who would benefit from being in the space and finding out more about the show before the performance commences. These Pre-Show Access sessions are free and open to all ticket holders of The Dan Daw Show and will start one hour prior to each scheduled performance start time. Each Pre-Show Access session will be facilitated by The Dan Daw Show team, who you will be able to find outside the auditorium wearing high-visibility clothing. The aim of these Pre-Show Access Sessions is to offer a flexible, individually tailored response to anyone who needs support in order to access the show.