DCentric Picks: Contemporary Dance Explores Asian American Experience
Zain Shah / Courtesy of Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co.
Katia Chupashko performs in "Becoming American," about being a Korean child adopted by white Americans.
What: Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. spring dance performance.
When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Where: George Washington University’s Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre (800 21st St. NW).
Cost: Tickets range from $15 to $25.
Why you should go: The contemporary dance performance focuses on identity and the Asian American experience, including a piece that tells the story of a Korean child adopted by white American parents and how Asian Americans live as “hyphenated” Americans.
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