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"Renowned Korean American modern-dance choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess shares his deeply personal hyphenated world and how his multifaceted background drives his prolific artmaking in Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly. The memoir traces how his choreographic aesthetic, based on the fluency of dance and the visual arts, was informed by his early years in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This insightful journey delves into an artist's process that is inspired by the intersection of varying cultural perspectives, stories, and experiences. Candid and intelligent, Burgess gives readers the opportunity to experience up close the passion for art and danced that has informed his life" -- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: One. Origins
• Two. Monarchs
• Three. Migration
• Four. Chinos
• Five. Intrigue at Court
• Six. Earliest Influencers, Early Mentors
• Seven. Karate Kid
• Eight. Taking Charge (Sort Of)
• Nine. Finding My Place at the University of New Mexico
• Ten. Monarch Finds His Flight Pattern
• Eleven. Welcome to Washington
• Twelve. Continuing Education
• Thirteen. Bringing Asian American Experiences to the Forefront in Dance
• Fourteen. Collaboration Comes Calling
• Fifteen. My Call to Dance Diplomacy
• Sixteen. Pakistan: Flashlights, Flashpoints, Footwork, and Firestorms
• Seventeen. Korea: Elbows, Elders, Excellence, and Emotion
• Eighteen. Peru: Terrorism, Toe Shoes, Tempers, Tempo, and Tracings
• Nineteen. Deepening Artistic Connections: John Neumeier and the Crafts
• Twenty. Nam June Paik and the Electronic Superhighway

• Twenty-One. Creating Opportunities, Creating Art
• Twenty-Two. Honoring the Ballets Russes at the National Gallery of Art
• Twenty-Three. KreegerMuseum: AJewel Box in the Center of DC
• Twenty-Four. Alighting at the National Portrait Gallery: Becoming the First Choreographer-in-Residence
• Twenty-Five. Dancing for a Presidential Administration.

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Author/Creator:

Burgess, Dana Tai Soon , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Chino and the dance of the butterfly: a memoir [by Burgess, D.T.S.]

Subjects:

Burgess, Dana Tai Soon

Choreographers — United States — Biography

Asian American gay men — Biography

Autobiography — Korean American authors

Modern dance — United States — 21st century

General Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

GV1785.B87 A3 2022eb

ISBNs:

9780826364272 (electronic bk.)
0826364276 (electronic bk.)
0826364268 [Invalid]
9780826364265 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1342501762

Other Control Numbers:

EBC29447548 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp303082980