Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

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Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

Stay tuned for future performances.

The Kreeger Museum and Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company are thrilled to announce a two-year residency for the Company at The Kreeger Museum. This collaboration grows out of an ongoing relationship between Burgess and The Kreeger Museum. Between 2015 and 2025, Burgess choreographed three new pieces inspired by the works of Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Helen Frankenthaler, artists represented in the Museum's permanent collection.

“It is wonderful to formalize our longstanding partnership with Dana Tai Soon Burgess with this residency,” says Helen Chason, Director of The Kreeger Museum. “Earlier collaborations with Burgess were performed to sold-out audiences and we are thrilled to welcome the Company back to our spaces. Audiences are captivated by the Burgess's interpretations of work in our permanent collection, and we look forward to additional creative and inspirational performances in the future.”

Now in its 33rd Anniversary season, the Company plans additional performances at the Kreeger which it will be announced soon. Dana is a leader in the national movement to collaborate with and perform in museums.

The Kreeger Museum welcomed the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company early in the Company’s inception. “It’s a jewel box with a treasure trove of a collection. The collection as well as the architectural design by Philip Johnson and Richard Foster, lends itself perfectly to dance and music,” says Dana. “And we’re looking forward to returning there with this special work.”

About the Residency

The Kreeger Museum and Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company are thrilled to announce a two-year residency for the Company at The Kreeger Museum. This collaboration grows out of an ongoing relationship between Burgess and The Kreeger Museum. Between 2015 and 2025, Burgess choreographed three new pieces inspired by the works of Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Helen Frankenthaler, artists represented in the Museum's permanent collection.

About the Artists

Now in its 32nd season, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC) creates and performs contemporary dance works to celebrate the indomitable American spirit. DTSBDC performances uplift, inspire and bring insights to seasoned dance lovers and new audiences alike. The Company is a leader in the national movement to collaborate with and perform at visual arts museums, as well as theaters. In 2016, DTSBDC was named the Smithsonian Institution’s first-ever resident dance company. Last year the company began a series of new residencies including a yearlong “social impact” residency at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Company has a long history of artistic collaborations and partnerships with other organizations including: NASA, the U.S. State Department, the Mayor’s Office of Asian Pacific Islander Americans, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and more. DTSBDC has been presented at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, Arena Stage, National Gallery of Art, the Noguchi Museum, the United Nations, La MaMa, the Asia Society, the Korean Cultural Center, as well as at the White House at the invitation of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. As a U.S. State Department cultural envoy, DTSBDC has toured extensively internationally, to 5 continents and over 30 countries. For more information about DTSBDC visit www.dtsbdc.org.

This project is supported by a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.