A Conversation and Performance with Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company
| Dates: | July 24, 2025 |
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| Meets: | Thursday, July 24, 2025, 1-3 p.m. |
| Location: | The Carnegie |
| Cost: | $25.00 |
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Join renowned modern dance choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess as he shares how his multi-faceted background as a 4th generation Korean American inspires his creative process. Burgess will be interviewed about his dedication to telling Asian and Pacific Islander stories through dance, about his new memoir Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly and his Asian American arts podcast, Slantpodcast.com. This insightful journey delves into an artist's process that is inspired by the intersection of varying cultural perspectives, stories, and experiences. Candid and intelligent, Burgess gives the opportunity to experience up close the passion for art and dance that has informed his life.
Several dancers from his acclaimed company will perform three excerpts from their repertoire. Burgess will sign copies of his memoir, also for sale, at the event. "Burgess makes art with movement. His memoir illuminates how he has navigated his hyphenated world as a gay Asian American man and his metamorphosis as an artist. Finding strength in diversity, his artmaking brings multiculturalism, social justice, and equity to the forefront in the universal language of dance. His voice is honest, open, and important." George Takei
Several dancers from his acclaimed company will perform three excerpts from their repertoire. Burgess will sign copies of his memoir, also for sale, at the event. "Burgess makes art with movement. His memoir illuminates how he has navigated his hyphenated world as a gay Asian American man and his metamorphosis as an artist. Finding strength in diversity, his artmaking brings multiculturalism, social justice, and equity to the forefront in the universal language of dance. His voice is honest, open, and important." George Takei
| Fee: | $25.00 |
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The Carnegie
10100 Washingtonian Blvd.Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Dana Burgess
Dana Tai Soon Burgess is a Korean American choreographer and cultural figure. His artistic focus explores intersectional identities, and issues of belonging and societal acceptance. He has been a cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department for over two decades. In 1992, he founded Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company now in its 32nd season. He was a prominent feature in the Smithsonian exhibition "A Korean American Century", the Smithsonian's first exhibition on American dance. Three of his portraits are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian, and he was named the Smithsonian's first ever choreographer in residence in 2016.powered by ACEweb from ACEware Systems, Inc.