Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company Returns With a Newly Extended Version of Picasso Dances

Saturday, October 25th | 3:00pm

Photo credit: Lauren Victor
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Dancer: Aleny Serna

Tickets: $30

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.

With this two-year residency comes a new twist on Picasso Dances. The original 20-minute dance was inspired by four of Picasso’s pieces from The Kreeger Museum's permanent collection: Seated Nude Leaning on Pillows (1964), Man with the Golden Helmet, after Rembrandt (1969), Still Life with Fruit, Glass, and Newspaper (1914) and Head of a Woman (1929). Now, with a nod to the artist who frequently revisited and reinterpreted subjects, Burgess will include new choreography based on two additional works from the collection for an extended 30-minute dance piece.

The performance will take place at 3:00pm followed by a glass of wine on the Terrace. Seating will be first come, first served.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you plan to cancel so we can offer your spot to someone else. No refunds will be issued within the 24 hours before the program.

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 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 was supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.