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Burgess Company Dances ‘Seeds of Toil’ on Feb. 8
February 3, 2025
•“When I was a child,” recalls D.C.-based choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess, “I asked my mother about the scars on her hands and she answered simply, ‘I picked pineapples as […]
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company Marks 30th Season
December 14, 2023
•The dancers, designers and founding choreographer of Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC) were met with a standing ovation by a sold-out crowd at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, […]
Weekend Round Up, Oct. 20 – 23
October 20, 2022
•Another jam-packed weekend is ahead of us! There’s plenty to do, including a fall harvest festival at Mount Vernon, The Gay Men’s Chorus fetes Judy Garland, the annual Smithsonian Craft2Wear […]
Portrait of a Visionary: Maya Lin
September 14, 2022
•There aren’t many artists in the last 50 years who will have more impact on the world than Maya Lin. I’m not talking about the “art world” — that ill-defined […]
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
February 25, 2020
•Noteworthy theater, music and dance happenings in D.C. this spring, assembled by Georgetowner performing arts writer Gary Tischler and cultural editor Richard Selden.
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
March 7, 2019
•Our writer on the performing arts points to spring shows of special interest, covering opera, choral, classical, jazz, rock, pop and country, as well as theater.
Weekend Round Up December 13, 2018
December 13, 2018
•It is a weekend of wreaths, with wreath-making workshops at Tudor Place and the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery.
Portrait Gallery’s Resident Choreographer Speaks
December 10, 2018
•Dana Tai Soon Burgess now creates several works a year inspired by exhibitions and performed at the museum by his nonprofit modern dance company.
Portrait Gallery Choreographer-in-Residence to Speak
November 29, 2018
•At the Dec. 6 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, Dana Tai Soon Burgess will talk about his creative process, his company’s evolution and his collaborations with the National Portrait Gallery.
Dancers Brings NPG’s ‘Silhouettes’ to Life (photos)
November 4, 2018
•Inspired by the exhibition “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now,” the dance company of Dana Tai Soon Burgess premiered a modern dance work called “Silhouettes” on Oct. 27 and 30.