Bio  

Saria Idana is an interdisciplinary theater and recording artist dedicated to artistic expression as a means to communicate personal and global struggle, while simultaneously celebrating the joys of life. New York born and Los Angeles based, she has worked as a dancer, poet, actor and singer, both as a solo artist and with ensembles including Great Leap, Contra-Tiempo, the Vanaver Caravan and La Mama ETC. 

Idana is a passionate arts-educator working in after-school programs and detention centers. She designed a curriculum that blends performance & page poetry with theatrical exploration. This class has been facilitated at Art Share LA for two years.

Her spoken word and music album about Jewish Identity and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; which relates to her solo show on the same topic, will be released in late 2011.