As a child I always loved traditional Korean masked dances. There is something magical about a mask because we all wear or hide behind a metaphoric mask, and ultimately underneath this metaphor is our true vulnerable core. I think we… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share Image
I think one of the biggest limitations for an artist is not being able to dream a golden dream. We're always saying, "Oh, we… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share Image
All people share the same desire to be treated equally. We all go through similar emotional journeys from love to hate, rejection to acceptance.… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share Image
A dance feels finished to me when I suddenly see this moment in the movement that feels like closure and makes me want to… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share Image
I don't understand choreographers who say they don't care about the audience or that they would be happy to present their works non-publicly. I think dance is a form of communication and the goal is to dialogue with the audience. If an audience member tells me they cried or that the dance moved them to think about their own journey… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share
From person's movement patterns I can tell a lot of things: if pain is in the body, whether someone is depressed, what age they… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share Image
A young choreographer often gets hung up on thinking they have to have all the answers. As a choreographer ages, they realize that they're… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share Image
As a child I always loved traditional Korean masked dances. There is something magical about a mask because we all wear or hide behind… — Dana Tai Soon Burgess Copy Share Image
