Dana Tai Soon Burgess writes about the development of his new dance piece - Chino Latino - and the work's roots in his experiences as a teenager in Santa Fe.
To me, dance is a symbolic, visceral language which directly conveys the subconscious realm.
Dana Tai Soon Burgess is a critically acclaimed choreographer, director of...
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Instead I chased words around,
words that hovered beyond grasp
and...
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