"Burgess has long been one of the area's most interesting and individualistic artists…he deserves to be crowned poet laureate of Washington dance." – Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post

DTSB&Co In Concert Series

Over the next few months we will be adding videos of DTSB&Co performances with interviews with choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess, dancers and collaborators. Get an inside look at the creative process.

This week we feature Hyphen which premiered in October 2008.

 

This music video is the culminating project of our fall Asian American Youth Program which occurred over 14 weeks. The participants explored the concept of self-expression and identity.  They wrote, sang and appear in the video. We are so proud of the students. We begin our next program in mid-January, stand by for more details and their future projects.

DTSB&Co Documentary by Stone Soup Films

Current News

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  Check out photographs from the 20th Anniversary Spring Performance by Mary Noble Ours

   

• Reviews of DTSB&Co's April 2012 Spring Performance

  DTSB&CO: Transcending language while storytelling by Aisha O'Brien
  Attack with Fluidity – Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company Celebrates 20 Years of Dance-Making by Lauren Green

• Recent Previews and Articles
  Dana and his dancers appeared on DC Fox TV morning news
  Dana was featured in the Washington Examiner
  Dana was featured in the Washington Blade
  DTSB&Co performance was previewed in the Washington Post
• Dana received the George Washington University's 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award which recognizes students and staff dedicated to Dr. King's Legacy. Dana also received George Washington University's 2011 Faculty Choice Award which acknowledges his leadership within the Department of Theatre and Dance as well as his dedication to student advising. Check out the Korean Beacon's spotlight on Washington, DC where Dana is listed as a famous and influential local. And see Dana's profile at the US State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs website.
• Check out the photos from the DTSB&Co fabulous 20th Anniversary Season Kick off party that appeared in Modern Luxury Magazine
   
• Praise for DTSB&Co's October 2011 performance"... Burgess ... is pretty much the best dancemaker around, and what he's made here is a beautiful allegory about alienation and acceptance." - Rebecca Ritzel, Washington Post

  Read the Washington Post review and the danceviewtimes review
   

• An interview with Dana about his new work Becoming American and common themes in his art appears in the Arts Desk blog in the Washington City Paper.

   

• Dana's performance at Dance Place was previewed as an Editors' Pick in the Washington Post's Going Out Guide.

   

• Dana was interviewed in Express about his new work Becoming American and about life as an artist in DC.

   

• DTSB&Co was featured in two articles in The Washington Diplomat, one on the company's international travels and the other on Dana's new work Becoming American.

   

• Dana Tai Soon Burgess and his company are both featured at the I Am Korean American website, an on-going web project that aims to collect brief profiles of Korean Americans.

   

• Dana Tai Soon Burgess is featured in a portrait project by Korean American photographer Cindy Hwang that is included in the exhibit Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter now on display at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibit was reviewed recently by the Washington Post.

   

• DTSB&Co April 2011 performance

  "...the occasional moments of physical unfolding were beautifully in keeping with the graceful calm of the piece"
  Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post

  Read the full review - See a video excerpt

• DTSB&Co had an amazing tour to Mongolia where Dana and his dancers taught, performed, and choreographed on local dancers. Check out our Mongolian trip blogs: The Chronicle of Higher Education Arts & Academe blog and the DTSB&Co Blog.

   

• Check out an excerpt from the October 2010 performance of the critically-aclaimed Charlie Chan and the Mystery of Love View the video

  "Burgess ... has long been one of the area's most interesting and individualistic artists, but with this work he deserves to be crowned poet laureate of Washington dance." - excerpt from the review by Sarah Kaufman of the Washington Post Read the full review

  Read a related Post article about Dana and the inspirations for this work

Coming Soon

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• June 18-29, 2012
  GDS and DTSB&Co Summer Dance Intensives for Intermediate and Advanced Dancers, Washington, DC
• July 2-9, 2012
  International Arts & Artists International Summer Dance Program includes modern dance intensive with DTSB&Co, Washington, DC
• September 21-23, 2012
  Performance - Marvin Center, Washington, DC
• October 24, 2012 5:15pm
  "Talks with Extraordinary Artists" - Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC
• January 2013
  Performance - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA