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DANA DAJANI: Performer
dana@danadajani.com ♦ +971 55 401 9000 ♦ www.danadajani.com
Height: 175cm
Hair: brown, curly
Eyes: olive
Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish
Theatre
Invisible Cities*
Original Solo Performance
Oneness: Voice Without Form *
Sister Nevedita
MiC Prophecies *
Lydia
Yeki Bood / Yeki Na Bood *
Eve
7 Jewish Children
1-7 as a solo show
Kalubela * **
Mistress of Ceremony
What I Would Tell Her *
Original Solo Performance
Jido Saad Al Bitar *
Original Solo Performance
Medusa’s Misunderstanding *
Original Solo Performance
Almost, Maine
Rhonda, Gayle
The Yellow House *
Quest Home
Sinbad: The Untold Tale *
Ittifaq
The Hour of Feeling
Abir
The Moon has no Desire to be Described *
Poetess
Marriage in a Pickle *
Carrie MacDaniels
The Wish *
Esperanza
Jacob and Jack *
Robin/Rachel U/S
Please take…Seriously *
Michelle
Lights fade, Curtain *
Sara
Antigone
Greek Chorus ***
Palestinian Debkah (Folklore dance)
The Bride
The Fridge – Dubai
Sydney Opera House & Brisbane Multicultural Arts Center, AU
Short+Sweet Top 20 Week 2 - DUCTAC – Dubai
Short+Sweet Top 20 Week 1 - DUCTAC – Dubai
Traffic Art Gallery + The Shelter – Dubai
First Group Theater in Madinat Jumeria + The Fridge – Dubai
Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature – Dubai, UAE
Rotaract Club of Jumierah event at AUD + Sikka Art Fair – Dubai
Quint Magazine event at The Fridge – Dubai
Desert Players Production - DUCTAC - Dubai
Devised for the University of Chicago Arts Incubator Residency
Adventure Stage Chicago - Vittum Theater - Chicago
Workshoped at The Playwright’s Center - Minneapolis, MN
Devised for Dramatic Need - New Rock Theater - Chicago
AbbieFest XXI and XXII - Mary-Archie Theater - Chicago
Teatro Luna 10x10 Festival - Studio Be - Chicago
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - Chicago
English Alternative Theatre - Lawrence Arts Center, KS
KCACTF Region 5 2008 Omaha, NE + EAT – Lawrence KS
English Alternative Theatre - Lawrence Arts Center, KS
Arabian Sunshine Group - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
* Original Piece Premiere
Written by Dana Dajani
** Winner of Best Theatrical Performance 2012 - Time Out Dubai
*** Role for which I received the KCACTF Ensemble Acting Award and an Irene Ryan nomination (Semifinalist)
On Camera: Select Film, Television, and Web
As One: the Autism Project
In Her Eyes *
The Real Truth about Palestine
1% Inspiration
Melody **
04
Tooth of Hope
At First Sight ***
Angel Trumpets, Devil Trombones
Maybe We Should Go
Supporting- Documentary
Lead
Lead- Viral Web Video
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting- TV Series
Lead
Lead
Lead
Supporting
Commercials: Nestle Klim . Pizza Hut
Web Campaigns: L’Oreal Paris . Nivea
Voice Overs: Gulf Photo Plus . Clorox . BMB
Yas Island . Sadia Foods . Fa Deodorant
Image Nation + Crown Prince Court Abu Dhabi
Arab Film Studio Competition – Image Nation
Kharabeesh Studios & Visualizing Palestine
Boomtown Productions for LYNX awards
Oedipus Productions
03 Productions for MBC 4
Aflam Qaseera – Abu Dhabi Film Commission
Circus Studios
Play2win Productions
KMS Entertainment
* Awarded Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best
Cinematography at Arab Film Studio Competition 2013
** Awarded Best Ensemble Cast at Dubai 48hr film festival and
Audience Choice Award at Mumbai Women’s Film Festival
*** Awarded Best Actress at Tropfest Arabia 2011 and screened in
Cannes Festival Short Film Corner 2012
Event MC & Presenter: Awards Ceremony, Product Launch, Rebranding Re-launch, Training Weekend, Week Conference
-Damas
-Etisalat
-Coca Cola
-Jaquar
-Bayt.com
-Pepsico
Training and Special Skills
-Bridgestone
-Essilor
-Reemami
-Tampa Foods
-Entourage
-Action Care
-3allimni.net
-Mother, Baby & Child Magazine
-Johnson & Johnson
-DTEC
-DM Aster Healthcare
-Jebel Ali Racecourse
Stage Combat: Unarmed hand-to-hand
Blades: Rapier and Dagger, Katana, Shamsheer
Accents: British, Middle Eastern, most US dialects, French, Russian, Jewish, Irish, Character
Acting Training: Voice Over, Stage, Camera, Viewpoints, Feldenkrais, Shakespeare, Lecoq technique, Solo Performance
Improvisation: training and performances at The Second City, Chicago
DANA DAJANI: Professional
dana@danadajani.com ♦ +971 55 401 9000 ♦ www.danadajani.com
Education and Training
2010 Graduate of Columbia College Chicago— Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre
Magna Cum Laude
Emphasis in Acting
Training with La Pocha Nostra on Identity and Crossing Borders lead by Guillermo Gomez-Peña
Feldenkrais Somatic Education Practitioner training in San Sebastian, Spain-- ongoing 2013-2017
Experience
Mother of the Nation Festival- Abu Dhabi 2016– Curator- Mamemo Pavilion on HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak
Xcellence Plus 2015 – Provided training in drama, improvisation, presentation and pitch-making to
employees of First Gulf Bank and Dubai Petroleum
Teaching – 2-month Drama Therapy Program for UAE children with Autism
1-day on Casting & Directing Actors for Arab Film Studio Competition 2015 participants
2-day Acting workshop at Kuala Lampur Performing Arts Center, Malaysia
Acting and Improvisation for Youth at Haya Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan
Modeling and Audition Techniques for youth at Yasmin Talent Center, Dubai
Ongoing private classes with professionals to teach public speaking, voice over
Muslim Protagonist Symposium- Columbia University NY 2015 – Panelist- “Narratives of Muslim Women”
Moderator- “Hip Hop and Protest”
Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature 2015– Panelist- “Is Theatre Flourishing in Dubai?”
Dubai International Film Festival 2010-2014 – Film Liaison Assistant Coordinator, Jury Wrangler
Active Training Team – Facilitated experiential, drama-based learning for Barclay’s Bank HR employees
Pro Cr8 – Event Management, Writer, Asst. Director for Bayt.com Regional Re-launch Tour,
Creative consultancy and content creation for The Fridge, AT Kearney and more..
International Theatre Symposium Chicago 2011 – Respondent for “Internationalism” Panel Discussion
Volunteer / Charity –
Inaash, Beirut, 2015
Hopes for Women in Education, Amman, 2014
Welfare Association for Youth, Dubai, 2014
Medical Aid for Palestine, Dubai, 2010 to present
Rotaract Club of Jumierah, Dubai, 2012
Clowns Who Care, Dubai, 2011
Dramatic Need, Chicago, 2010
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, Dubai, 2008 to 2015
Production
Film-
Director and Writer
Director and Writer
Casting Director
Casting Director
Writer and Director
Casting Director
Creative Director
Writer
TheatreStage Manager
Producer
Dramaturg
Writer, Director
Writer, Producer
Writer
Dramaturg
Published Writing
BMB Internal Video
Love Letters from Palestine
As One Documentary Film
Emirati’s Abroad Reality TV Show
Medusa’s Misunderstanding
Port Khalifa Corporate Video
Bubbles and Boba web campaign
At First Sight * Tropfest Arabia finalist 2011
Marwan Al Qadi Animations
The Human Spirit Project
Image Nation
Image Nation- MBC
The Human Spirit Project
Mamemo Productions
Pro Cr8
Circus Studios
Dhow Under the Sun
Al Qandeel Al Saghir
Oneness: Voice Without Form
MiC Prophecies
Yeki Bood / Yeki Na Bood
Kalubela ** Best Theatrical Performance ‘12 TOD
Yasmina’s Necklace
Kevin Spacey Foundation+ META
Haya Cultural Center, Amman
Sydney Opera House, Australia
DUCTAC Kilachund Theatre, Dubai
DUCTAC Kilachund Theatre, Dubai
First Group Theatre, Dubai
The Den, Chicago
Uncommon Dubai 2014- an alternative tour guide
Nowhere Near a Damn Rainbow - Poeticians 2012 Anthology
Campaign Magazine 2014
Quint Magazine 2012/11
Muse 2006/5
Teen Ink 2004
DANA DAJANI
Actor . Writer . Presenter
+971554019000
dana@danadajani.com
www.danadajani.com