Dance Troupe Comes to GW

by Chris Evans

The GW community is being offered a unique opportunity tonight and through this weekend thanks to the Department of Theater and Dance. The very well-acclaimed dance group Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company, known as DTSB & Co., will be performing in the Dorothy Betts Marvin theater later tonight as well as Sunday evening at 8.

DTSB & Co. focuses on dance work that expresses the universal stories of Asian and new Americans. With this performance, the company will be celebrating its 20th anniversary since being founded in 1992. Since the groups premiere 20 years ago, the dance company has performed at top national venues throughout the US and toured abroad, as well as received numerous local and international honors throughout the years.

Tonight's performance offers five pieces, including Becoming American, based on a touching personal story of the work's lead dancer. The complete set of works showcases the group's recurring theme of the journey from being an outsider to being an empowered individual capable of shaping one's own destiny.

Viewers can learn a lot from the intensely choreographed performance, with the work taking on social and international topics inspired by personal journeys and revelations.

DTSB & Co. was founded by the Department Chair of the university's Department of Theater and Dance, Dana Tai Soon Burgess, and features dancers from a variety of backgrounds.

Tickets may be purchased at the door prior to each show, with student tickets priced at $15 and general admission at $25.

With a vast following, a large audience of students and members of the community, including the Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, is expected.

Each evening's performance begins at 8 PM.