DCentric » Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. http://dcentric.wamu.org Race, Class, The District. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Copyright © WAMU DCentric Picks: Contemporary Dance Explores Asian American Experience http://dcentric.wamu.org/2012/04/dcentric-picks-contemporary-dance-explores-asian-american-experience/ http://dcentric.wamu.org/2012/04/dcentric-picks-contemporary-dance-explores-asian-american-experience/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:53:07 +0000 Elahe Izadi http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=15199 Continue reading →]]>

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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