"This artist — not only a Washington prize, but a national dance treasure —..."
– Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post
The company's 20th Anniversary Fall performance was first on Sarah Kaufman's list of dance highlights in 2012 in the Washington Post

The Best Dance of 2012

Reviews of the 20th Anniversary Fall Performance

Sarah Kaufman of the Washington Post

Rick Westerkamp of DC Metro Theater Arts

Also check out the earlier article on Dana and the 20th anniversary of DTSB&Co by Sarah Kaufman and publicity photos

Current News

  • The DTSB&Co Youth Outreach Program paricipants have created another amazing video. Check it out..

     

  • The kids participating in 2012 DTSB&Co Youth Outreach Program created a video named Our Stories: Asian American Youth! Take a look: Part 1 and Part 2.

     

  • Check out Susan Lee MacDonald's in depth interview with Dana for Arirang TV's new talk show series InnerView

     

  • Dana received an Asian Pacific Islander American Commendation of Appreciation from Washington, DC mayor Vincent Gray for the company's work in the community.

     

  • Rebecca Ritzel reviewed the May 18 DTSB&Co performance at the National Portrait Gallery for the Washington Post. Read the review

     

  • The Northwest Current (May 16, 2012 edition) features an article about Dana and the DTSB&Co Youth Outreach Program and the premiere of the new video they created about race, culture and identity. Read the article (PDF - see page 5)

  • 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 performed on DC Fox TV morning news and were interviewed about the DTSB&Co 20th Anniversary Spring Performance
    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. Dana was also profiled on the US State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs website.

Coming Soon

  • August 11, 2013
    Performance in conjunction with the Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Exhibition
    National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
  • August 12-23, 2013
    Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. Summer Dance Intensive
    Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC
    More Information
  • November 6, 2013
    Performance
    National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC