Tragic singer, horrible dancer and surreal raconteur, the hysterically funny Dina Martina debuted at Seattleâs Center on Contemporary Art in 1989, instantly gleaning reviews that dubbed her âmagically warpedâ, âhilariously unfortunateâ and âutter geniusâ. Since then, sheâs packed venues in New York, Los Angeles, London, Toronto and San Francisco and shared the bill with a wide array of acts such as Margaret Cho, Alan Cumming, Chita Rivera, and Nina Hagen.
Absolutely packed with ludicrous song,...
Tragic singer, horrible dancer and surreal raconteur, the hysterically funny Dina Martina debuted at Seattleâs Center on Contemporary Art in 1989, instantly gleaning reviews that dubbed her âmagically warpedâ, âhilariously unfortunateâ and âutter geniusâ. Since then, sheâs packed venues in New York, Los Angeles, London, Toronto and San Francisco and shared the bill with a wide array of acts such as Margaret Cho, Alan Cumming, Chita Rivera, and Nina Hagen.
Absolutely packed with ludicrous song, horrifying stories and overburdened costumes, Dina Martinaâs shows are impossible to adequately describe, other than that theyâve become synonymous with jaw-dropping pathos and mind-blowing comedy. Dina Martina has been hailed as âdivinely funnyâ (Time Out London), âpainfully funny and dementedâ (Seattle Times) and âthe most original drag performer working in America todayâ (Village Voice). What a Dina Martina show is, quite simply put, is a smart and hilarious evening of entertainment that you will never forget.
Dina Martinaâs shows in the U.S. and abroad have wowed the likes of John Waters, Bette Midler, Graham Norton, Kim Gordon, Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Stone, Jennifer Coolidge, and many others. Martina has received The Strangerâs Genius Award for Theater, three Seattle Times Footlight Awards, as well as nominations for the Alpert Award in Theater, a SPIT Award for Best Solo Show, and two GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding Off-Off Broadway Theater. She did not win those.
