Background

     Daria James is an accomplished singer, choreographer, dancer, actor, director, who performs in Houston, the heart of the Texas Arts scene. 

     Ms. James is an Austin Circle of Theater award winner, who began her theatre/dance career at the University of Houston. She studied improvisation and puppetry with Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre in D.C., where she was also a member of The National Deaf Dance Theatre Company.

     Ms. James worked for 7 years with Express Children’s Theatre, under Y.A. Bagersh, as a choreographer and director, and has worked with both the Houston Ensemble Theatre and the Summer Stock Theater in upstate New York.

     She is currently with Dionysus Theater Houston, and Main Street Theater’s Theater for Youth. Her additional theatre credits include performances with New Heights Theatre, Theater LaB, Kaplan Theatre, Kuumba House, Phylis Gooden-Young’s Dance Company, Miller Outdoor Theatre, The Wortham Theatre, dAdA, The Great Caruso, and numerous schools in the Houston area.

     Ms. James is also the host of “Build Green”, an HTV network (Houston municipal channel) environmental program. Her newest venture, Freedom Productions, is a non-profit venue for producing theatre, promoting artists, and connecting to the world.

     In June of 2010, Vince Wade invited Ms. James to lead his struggling Houston swing band "Vinny & the Goodfellas". This intern launched them forward and they recently filming their first video as "Daria James & The Goodfellas Band". They headline on Thursdays at the Vanguard in Downtown Houston.

     "Daria James & The Goodfellas" are available for Anniversaries, Après, Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings.......

Location

Houston Area

Occupation

Daria James is an accomplished singer, choreographer, dancer, actor, director

Music That Inspires Me

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Films I'll Watch More Than Once

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