Chino and the dance of the butterfly : a memoir

Title
  1. Chino and the dance of the butterfly : a memoir / Dana Tai Soon Burgess.
Published by
  1. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2022]
  2. ©2022
Author
  1. Burgess, Dana Tai Soon

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Description
  1. 326 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 22 cm
Summary
  1. "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" --
Subject
  1. Burgess, Dana Tai Soon
  2. 2000-2099
  3. Choreographers > United States > Biography
  4. Asian American gay men > Biography
  5. Autobiography > Korean American authors
  6. Modern dance > United States > 21st century
  7. Asian American gay men
  8. Choreographers
  9. Modern dance
  10. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Autobiographies.
  2. Biographies.
Contents
  1. Preface: Santa Fe, the city different -- Origins -- Monarchs -- Migration -- Chinos -- Intrigue at court -- Earliest influencers, early mentors -- The karate kid -- Taking charge (sort of ) -- Finding my place at the University of New Mexico -- The monarch finds his flight pattern -- Welcome to Washington -- Continuing education -- Bringing Asian American experiences to the forefront in dance -- Collaboration comes calling -- My call to dance diplomacy -- Pakistan: flashlights, flashpoints, footwork, and firestorms -- Korea: elbows, elders, excellence, and emotion -- Peru: terrorism, toe shoes, tempers, tempo, and tracings -- Deepening artistic connections: John Neumeier and the crafts -- Nam June Paik and the electronic superhighway -- Creating opportunities, creating art -- Honoring the Ballets Russes at the National Gallery of Art -- The Kreeger Museum: a jewel box in the center of DC -- Alighting at the National Portrait Gallery: becoming the first choreographer-in-residence -- Dancing for a presidential administration -- I still wait for butterflies.
Call number
  1. *MGYB (Burgess) 22-4414
Author
  1. Burgess, Dana Tai Soon, author.
Title
  1. Chino and the dance of the butterfly : a memoir / Dana Tai Soon Burgess.
Publisher
  1. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2022]
Copyright date
  1. ©2022
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Chronological term
  1. 2000-2099
ISBN
  1. 9780826364265 (paperback)
  2. 0826364268
Research call number
  1. *MGYB (Burgess) 22-4414
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