DTSBDC Annual Report 23/24

DTSBDC DA NA TA I SO O N B U RG E S S DAN C E CO MPAN Y

ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24 DTSBDC .OR G

PERIOD 2023-24

DTSBDC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dana Tai Soon Burgess

MANAGING DIRECTOR Christine Doyle

ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Felipe O. Moltedo

PHOTOGRAPHY Francois Achan, John B Photo, Jeff Mallet, Mary Noble Ours, Sueraya Shaheen, Don Stahl, Lauren Victor, Jeff Watts, xmbphotography

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Felipe O. Moltedo

ART COVER Photo: Don Stahl. © The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS)

ADDRESS 2745 Arizona Ave, NW Washignton, DC, 20016

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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

DEAR FRIEND As our 31st season com es to a close, I reflec t on th e trans formative power of dan ce – an ar tform that transcen ds cultural an d socio - econ omic barriers. This year our season was dedicated to th e Asian Am erican experien ce. Our dan ces brought light to th e diversity of our APA stories. We n ot only created two n ew major produc tions, but we also revisited our expansive three - deca des-lon g reper toire. We presented works at Th e John F. Kenn edy Center for th e Performin g Ar ts an d in major Am erican museums aroun d th e countr y. We brought dan ce to senior communities an d sch ools.

Our work rea ch ed over 7000 audien ce m embers in th e Washin gton, DC area an d an a dditional 1600 nationally through 30 performan ces, three national tours, f ive educational residen cies, an d hun dreds of on goin g dan ce classes for youth. Through our performan ces an d educational programs, we experien ced pure jubilan ce an d brought a better un derstan din g to our audien ces an d students of th e reality of our shared histories an d experien ces.

We are grateful to our fun ders as well as to our ever expan din g audien ces wh o suppor t our programs.

It is a joy to direc t DTSBDC an d I look for ward to our upcomin g 2024 -2025 season. We will present two n ew world premieres an d also reset an d perform multiple reper tor y works. Th ese will be perform ed in both th eatrical, as well as museum settin gs. It is excitin g to begin work on our 32n d season an d to expan d our rea ch.

Thank you for believin g in th e impor tan ce of dan ce in our society ; its ability to build empathy by sharin g stories through th e universal lan gua ge of m ovem ent . I’m lookin g for ward to seein g you at a performan ce in th e n ear future!

Warm est , Dana Tai Soon Burgess

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DTSB Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC) creates and performs modern dance works that explore intersectional identities – the flowing together of diverse perspectives, histories, and traditions that result in shared audience understanding.

Now in its 31st season, DTSBDC is a culturally diverse company that performs modern dances that uplift, inspire, and bring new insights to seasoned dance lovers and new audiences alike.

The premier modern dance company in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, 4

DTSBDC also tours throughout the United States and around the world. The Washington Post described the Company as “not only a Washington prize, but a national dance treasure,” and the Washington City Paper’s 2023 and 2024 Reader Poll named DTSBDC as the “Best Dance Company of DC”.

DTSBDC is the national leader in the movement to collaborate with and perform at visual arts institutions. The Company is uniquely able to nurture and serve both dance and visual arts audiences.

It creates new works inspired by cuttingedge exhibitions,

hosts open rehearsals, offers educational programming, and through its touring provides opportunities for audiences to experience dance as well as understand – and witness – its creative process.

Washington City Paper’s 2023 and 2024 Reader Poll named DTSBDC as the “Best Dance Company of DC”

BDC In 2016, DTSBDC was named the Smithsonian Institution’s firstever resident dance company where the Company worked for seven years with the National Portrait Gallery curators and historians to create and perform dances inspired by the exhibitions. Other visual arts museums and partnerships include the Arts Club of Washington, the National Gallery of Art, the Kreeger Museum, the Noguchi Museum, and the University of New Mexico Art Museum among others.

In 2024, the Company began its participation in the year-long John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Social

Impact Community Partnership Program.

DTSBDC has also collaborated with other organizations in Washington, DC and beyond including the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the DC Mayor’s Office of Asian Pacific Islander Americans, DC Public Library System, DC Public Schools, NASA, the U.S. State Department, and more.

DTSBDC has been presented extensively, including at the Asia Society, Arena Stage, the Baltimore Museum of Art, La MaMa, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, the Korean Cultural Center, NYU Skirball Center for

the Performing Arts, the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, Towson University, the United Nations, the University of New Mexico, Washington University, as well as at the White House at the invitation of President and First Lady Michelle Obama.

As a U.S. State Department cultural representative, DTSBDC has toured internationally to five continents and over 30 countries including Cambodia, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, India, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Mexico, Mongolia, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, to name a few.

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RESIDENCIES, PARTN AND COLLABORATION

SINCE ITS BEGINNING, DTSBDC RECOGNIZED THAT PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT TO CREATING THE CHOREOGRAPHIES, PERFORMANCES, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THEY ENVISIONED. M o s t recentl y B urgess s e r ve d a s even -year term a s t h e S mi ths onian’s f irst- ever ch oreograph eri n -res i d en ce workin g w it h DTSBDC an d p e r formi n g a t th e N a t i ona l Po r trait G aller y.

T h is p o s i ti o n h elped DTS BD C ra i s e its loc al a n d na ti ona l s tan din g a n d expa n d i ts work w it h a n d wi thin visual a r t s o rg a ni za tions. Th e co m pa ny d eveloped fo ur n ew co l l aborations i n 202 3-2024 with th e N o g u chi Mu s eum an d t h e Lon g H ou s e R eser ve i n N ew Yo rk , Cran brook A r t Mu s eu m i n M ich igan, a n d th e Ba lti m ore M u s e u m o f A r t in M a r yl a n d .

DTS BD C co nti nued it s t h re e -yea r pa r t n ership w it h th e U ni versity of N ew Mexi co A r t Museum a n d i ts o n e -year Soc ial I m pa c t Pa r tn ersh ip wit h t h e Ke nn e d y Cen ter.

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par t n e rs to DTSB DC in clude : G eo rgetown Day Sch ool - an i n depen dent coeducat i o nal PK12 sch oo l , an d Sch o o l Wit h ou t Wal l s Hi gh Sch ool - a pu bl i c ma gn et DC pub l i c s ch o o l , which are m aj o r par t s of DTSB DC ’s dan ce educ at i o n pro gram ; Mar ylan d Yo u t h B al l et which prov i des DTSB DC wit h reh ears al s pa ce; t h e DC Pu bl i c L i brar y System w hi ch prov i des oppor t u ni t i es fo r DTSB DC to spea k o n m o dern dan ce an d per fo rm ; T h e Villa ges Co m mu ni ty, an organi zat i o n h elpin g o l der a du lt s live in d epen dent l y an d safel y i n t h ei r own h om es t hro u gh o u t DC , whi ch prov i des oppor t u ni t i es fo r dan cers to perfo rm; an d t h e DC Commi s s i o n o n t h e A r t s an d Hu mani t i es has been p rov i di n g es s ent i al suppor t to DTSB DC t hrough o u t i t s hi s to r y.

DTSB DC pro du ced t h e co m pany ’s 3 0 t h A nni vers ar y Cel ebra ti on’s s o l d- o u t per fo rman ce ( November 3 0, 202 3 ) a t t h e Kenn edy Cente r ’s Terra ce T h eater. T h e co mpany per fo rm e d dan ces f ro m i t s reper to r y created du ri n g t h e pas t 3 0 years i n cl u di n g: Trans fo rmat i o ns , Fra c t u res , Man dal a , A Tri bu te to Mari an A n ders o n Du et , an d Su rro u n di n gs : A Tri b ute to Maya L i n. A n au di en ce o f 5 0 0 pe op l e atten ded, an d t h e co mpany recei ved a s t an di n g ovat i o n. T hi s was a m aj o r m i l es to n e fo r t h e co mpany an d a rare t ri u m ph fo r t h e Was hi n gto n, DC ar t s s cen e, wh ere t h e l o n gev i ty o f m o dern dan ce co mpani es i s rare.

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DTSBDC choreographed two major new dances, Seeds of Toil: Three stories of Asian American Resistance and Resilience and Landscapes. This dance trilogy toured to New Mexico, as well as to three locations in and around New York City, and Michigan.

In April 2024 The Kennedy Center commissioned and presented the world premiere of Seeds of Toil: Three Stories of Asian American Resistance and Resilience to a sold out house. The performance, which received a standing ovation, was part of DTSBDC’s role as a 2024 Kennedy Center Social Impact Partner.

Seeds of Toil focuses on the confluence of three agricultural histories of Asian Americans: Korean American plantation workers in Hawaii at the turn of the last century; the importance of the collaboration of

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2024 PERFOR PREMIER

Filipino and Latinx organizers and migrant farmworkers in California in the 1960s; and the impact of WWII internment on the Japanese agricultural communities of California in the 1940s. The work reflects sociopolitical exclusionary practices, the rise of Anti-Asian violence, coalition building between Latinx and APIA communities, and the universality of humanity’s need to find a safe place to call home. The dance is performed with projections of historic images that relate to the three overarching stories.

DTSBDC provided an educational booklet to each audience member and to be used in schools. It includes Burgess’s notes explaining his background and what to expect from the dance. It also described the historical background for each of the three stories and a suggested reading list.

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RMANCE RES In June 2024 DTSBDC premiered a sitespecific choreography, Landscapes, at the Noguchi Museum located in Queens, NY. This commissioned dance, performed in the museum’s open-air galleries, is a tribute to the artist Toshiko Takaezu and an abstract, kinesthetic response to the “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within” exhibit. The Company performed six times, free of charge. The dance is an immersive work inspired by Takaezu’s love of nature, form, texture, and color. Landscapes imagines the dancers as extensions of her artistry with the dance as a moving, organic montage in Takaezu’s honor and all informed by her connection to Hawaii, her reverence for nature, and her perspective as an American of Okinawan ancestry. Burgess created this tribute to Takaezu because his mother, Anna Kang Burgess, was one of the first four Hawaiian women including Takaezu who came to the mainland to attend the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the early 1950’s. Burgess’s mother and father, who also attended Cranbrook, maintained a lifelong friendship with her.

Fittingly, Isamu Noguchi was a family friend whose work inspired his interest in the confluence of art and dance.

DTSBDC presented excerpts from the Company’s repertory and a duet from Landscapes at The LongHouse Reserve, a sixteen-acre sculpture garden and museum in East Hampton, NY. Burgess and Carrie Barratt, the director of the LongHouse Reserve, told vignettes about the dances throughout the performance. DTSBDC plans to tour Landscapes at venues across the U.S.

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2024 REPERTORY PERFORMANCES

July 2024 Surroundings Premiere

March 2024 DTSBDC performed a reprisal of We Choose to Go to the Moon at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) on March 7, 2024. On March 2, 2024, the dance company held an open rehearsal and master class for dance students of the Baltimore School for the Arts at the museum from 2-4 p.m. The performance was related to the BMA’s impressive “Moon Dust (Apollo 17)”, a light installation by visual artist Spencer Finch that consists of 150 individual chandeliers with 417 lights, a scientifically precise representation of the chemical composition of moon dust as gathered during the Apollo 17 mission.

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June 2024 DTSBDC performed A Tribute to Marian Anderson Excerpted Duet No. 1. as part of the Kennedy Center Gala Performance “10,000 Dreams” in the Opera House, a celebration of Asian-American choreographers.

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July 2024 DTSBDC reprised Surroundings: A Tribute to Maya Lin, Transformations, and Seeds of Toil: Three stories of Asian American Resistance and Resilience at the Hillwood Estates in DC. The two performances and rehearsals were offered at a “pay what you can ticket price” and were open to the public.

The Company performed and taught at the National Dance Institute (NDI) in Albuquerque, NM. NDI provides free dance classes and programming in every, city, pueblo, and community in New Mexico. They have a special focus on Latinx and Indigenous students.

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DTSBDC performed a selection of excerpts from its repertory at the Arts Club of Washington in celebration of the announcement of its 2024-2025 season.

DTSBDC performed Landscapes as part of a comprehensive dance residency at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Here the Company also taught and lectured both high school and college art students.

The Company performed at the new Korean Cultural Center Theater in NYC. The program focused on its Korean American repertoire. The works included on the program were Becoming American, the story of a Korean adoptee’s struggles to acculturate to American society, Hyphen, an exploration of the diversity of Asian American identities, and Leaving Pusan, the immigration story of Burgess’s grandmother from Korea to the Hawaiian sugar cane and pineapple plantations at the turn of the last century.

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ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES: ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

S eni or compa ny m ember an d p rodu c t ion a ssist a n t Fel i pe Oya r z u n M ol tedo was e leva te d to t h e n ew po si ti on of Assist a n t Ar ti st ic Direc tor. He n ow fo cuse s on deve lopin g th e ar t ist ic sea son wit h Burgess a n d M a n a g in g Di rec tor C h rist in e Doy le, an d i n ter fa cin g wit h

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colla bora t ive a r t i s t s , a n d ve n u e s. Fe lipe is a l s o re spon sible for re s e tt i n g t h e compa ny ’s ex te n s i ve re pe r tor y a n d for t h e desig n of residen c i e s , edu c a t ion a l book l e t s , per forma n ce pro g ra m s , a n d soc ia l m e dia .

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Durin g th e 31st season we b egan to fo cus o n th e im po r tan ce of t h e d an ce co mpany ’s l ega cy to th e f i el d o f a r t . T h is s easo n we a d d ed an Archi vi st to th e Lea dershi p o f t h e com pa ny. L aura McD onald assum ed th e role of organi zi n g th e

compa ny ’s re pe r toire a n d ma in t a in in g it s a rch ive of ph otos, videos, a n d press clippin g s.

RESIDENT MUSICIANS

Th is s eas on we a dded Af rican A m eri can pian is t D ana N i col e S cott an d sopran o Millicen t S carl ett to th e com pany roster. Our deep b elie f that dan ce a n d live musi c sh oul d be exp erien ced togeth er l ed us to creati n g th ese n ew p os iti ons. Dana

a n d M illicen t a re excellen t awa rdw in n in g m u sicia n s who colla bora te w it h ou r a r t ist ic tea m a n d per form wit h th e compa ny.

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EDUCATION T h e Co m pa ny co n tin u e s to ru n t h e Lowe r, Mid d le , an d U p p e r Sch o o l da n ce p ro g rams at G eo rg e tow n D ay S ch ool (GDS ).

DTS B D C t a u gh t we e kly d an ce cl ass e s a n d a ls o g ave two pres e nt a t io ns fo r th e GDS lowe r an d m id dle s ch o ol s tu d e n ts – o n e b e in g a s h are d con ce r t wi th s t u de n t s. DTS BDC is th e c u rric u la r a d vis o r fo r th e S ch ool Wi t h o u t Wa lls Dan ce Prog ram an d prov ide s mas te rclas s e s an d h o st s it s e n d- of-s ch ool year dan ce pe r fo rman ce . DTS BDC u s es un iqu e tools to e n h an ce

students’ un dersta n din g a n d a pprecia tion for diverse identities, ba ckgroun ds, a n d cultures. T h ese in clude Burgess’s da n ce histor y book M ileston es in D a n ce H istor y publish ed by Routledge/ Taylor & Fra n cis, a n d his m em oir, Chin o a n d th e D a n ce of th e Butterf ly, publish ed by UN M Press a bout his journ ey a s a n openly gay, Korea n-A m erica n a r tist wh o grew up in a H ispa nic a n d In digen ous com munity. Free copies of ea ch a re provided to th e Sch ool With out Wa lls senior da n ce students ea ch sem ester.

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Me n to rs h ip is an imp or ta nt a spec t of DTSBD C . Th e Com pa ny co n t inu e s w ith E m e rg in g M ovem ents: Youn g Ch oreogra ph ers o f Co lor w h ich o ffe rs th e oppor tunity to th ose interested in ch o reog rap hy to h ave works reviewed by D a na Ta i Soon Burg e s s a n d invite d s tu d io au d ien ces. Th e current progra m in cludes four DTS B D C d an ce rs , on e of wh om is Bla ck , two Asia n A m erica ns , a n d t h e o th e r a L atin o m em ber of th e LGBTQ IA+ com munity.

T h e Co mpany als o p rovides two internships to high sch ool d a n ce s t u de n ts ea ch year. I n terns ta ke da n ce cla sses a n d a ssist wit h d a n ce p rod u c tion s .

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FROM THE DANCER:

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finished my first year dancing with the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company and am beyond grateful for all my experiences. From Dana, I learned what a healthy environment and relationships in a dance company should look and feel like. I was struck by the immediate sense of community I felt upon the first rehearsal and couldn’t help but admire all the company members as hardworking role models. This season the company performed on beautiful stages including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which was a dream of mine, but also in unconventional spaces such as the Kreeger Museum and the Noguchi Museum. Being in a space, surrounded by art as you create art with your body, forms a special synergy within the space, connecting you, the artwork, and the audience. The thoughtfulness and research that went into the dance Landscapes was apparent and brought the audience into a meditative world at the Noguchi Museum. This piece was an entirely new experience as I danced around sculptures, encapsulating the energy. It’s interesting to be so close to spectators that you can see what details they are looking at with visible reactions.

The company proved to not only be mentors to me but also the younger generation through residencies. The summer marked the adventure of flying to Albuquerque, New Mexico. As someone who never flew on a plane before Fall 2022, touring was a great joy, minus when dealing with motion sickness. It’s exciting to be in a new place

and have a mixed schedule of rehearsals, teaching, exploring the town, eating at restaurants, and performances. Seeing the company’s impact on students at the National Dance Institute of Albuquerque was inspiring.

“The company proved to not only be mentors to me but also the younger generation through residencies.”

The students expressed a fountain of gratitude and noted the respect and community we fostered within the company as they shadowed the same sentiment. As dancers and teachers, you know you are making an impact, but hearing and seeing it firsthand is something special, even if the interaction is brief. It’s been a pleasure learning Dana’s unique movement and how he tells stories. This season was filled with performances that fascinated audiences as seen through numerous standing ovations. I can’t wait to continue my dance journey with the company and share more stories next year!

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STATIS 30 Total Performances 2 World Premieres

PERFORMANCE S 3 National Tours

DTSBDC employed 24 creative and artistic staff, including arts administrators, dance educators, and production personnel to deliver educational programs and performances.

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STICS Georgetown Day School = 423 students each week throughout the school year, 32 classes per week over each school year

National Dance Institute = 100 students, 20 classes over a two week residency Cranbrook Art Museum = 100 students, 4 classes over a week-long residency DTSBDC Interns = 2 Maryland Youth Ballet = 52 students, 2 classes per week over each school year Baltimore Museum of Art master class = 25 students, 1 master class School Without Walls = 34 students, 6 classes over each school year

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COMMUNICATIONS Co m m un ic a tio n s is a key co mp o n e n t to DTS BDC ’s co n n e c t io n w ith its co mmu n ities.

T h e Co m pa ny e n h an ce s its sto r y te llin g t h rou g h d an ce an d ed u c a t io n by rea ch in g p e o p le o nl i n e . We con tin u e d to s tre n gth en o u r s t ra te g ic commu n ic atio n s a n d o u trea ch p la ns w ith th e s u p p or t o f pu blic re latio n s s p e c ialis t Patch Ca na d a an d th ro u g h a c t iv it ie s t hat in clu d e tra d itiona l an d s o c ia l m e d ia, in clu s ive of web s ite inte r fa c in g w ith par tn er i n st it ut io ns , blo g s , Fa ce b ook , Vi m e o, In s t a g ram, an d DTS BDC ’s Yo uTu be ch a nn e l. DTSBDC ha s 29. 9 K fo l l owers on Inst a gra m , 9.7K on Fa ce b o o k a n d Sl a nt podca s t’s In s t a g ram h as 4 894 fol l owers.

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O ur Consta nt Conta c t a ccount ha s 1838 subscribers. Th e Com pa ny continued to f in e - tun e its n ew website, dtsbdc .org, to in clude m ore informa tion n ot only a bout its perform a n ces but a l s o its educa tiona l work in th e D C comm unity a n d took steps to in crea se its visibility by im provi n g Sea rch En gin e O ptim iza tion ( S EO ).

This yea r th e com pa ny investe d in a n ew custom er rela tionshi p m a na gem ent sof twa re, Little G re e n Light . Th e CRM a llows th e compa ny to tra ck f un ders a n d potent i a l f un ders while interfa cin g wi t h i t s a ccountin g sof twa re a n d Co ns t a nt Conta c t .

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MUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH SLANT PODCAST DTSBD C con ti n ue d to use T h e Sl an t Po dcas t , which can be fou n d at sla n tp odcas t .com as wel l a s on al l m aj or po dcast pla tfo rm s , to e n h an ce its edu cati o n pro g ram.

B urge s s h o s ts th e pod c a s t , durin g w h i ch h e i n te r v i ews Asia n -A m e ri c an c reati ves to exp l ore th e i m pa c t o f be in g As i an A m e ri c an o n th e ir work . T h e g oal o f t h e podca s t i s to h e l p com ba t

As i a n Am eri c a n ra c i s m by hi g hl i g ht i n g t h e d i versity o f o u r APA co m m u ni t i e s.

S l a nt p o d c a s t ha s b eco m e a n i m p o r t a nt APA c u lt u ra l a rchi ve. 2024 g u es t s i n cl u d e D a na h B el l a , G e nie G hi m , Wi l m a B . Co ns u l , Ad i S ha nka r, J o nJ o n a n d I s a B ri o n es , Lu yen C h o u , C hri s t i n Ar t hu r a n d J oan Aya p, a n d Eu ni ce L a u 21

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ORGANIZATION STATUS DTSBDC has been and continues to work to be inclusive, encourage diversity, ensure equity, and provide access for those in our organization, our audiences, those who participate in our education programs, and partner organizations. The Company includes a diverse group of eleven dancers,

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six full-time staff members, and a board of directors and advisory board.

DTSBDC is led by Founding Artistic Director - Burgess, in tandem with Managing Director Christine Doyle and Assistant Artistic Director - Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo.

The diverse 13-member working Board of Directors

and 14-member Advisory Board share knowledge of and passion for dance and arts for social change and bring a wide range of professional skills and experience to the organization. The Board of Directors meets quarterly and provides crucial management and financial support as DTSBDC continues to grow. Planning

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committees meet monthly, and each director serves on at least one of the following communities: executive, finance, development, event planning, and communications and marketing. A key strength of the board is fundraising.

All board members donate or raise at least $6,000 each year and provide contacts to family foundations and high-net-worth individuals. Board members, advisory board members and regular donors help identify and

recruit new board members.

Board members share knowledge of and passion for dance and arts for social change.

DTSBDC has grown steadily each year and remains financially stable and healthy. We continue to build our future by expanding our

season including Kennedy Center appearances, and residencies in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and beyond. This will strengthen the company’s ability to raise new funding and continue to build the Company’s local and national presence, which has long been a goal of the company.

The reserve fund will continue to be held at a 3-month level which is within national standards.

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESS DTS B D C co n t in u e s its commitm ent to bein g in clusive, en co u ra g in g d ive rs ity, e n s u rin g equity, a n d providin g a ccess for t h o s e in o u r o rg an ization , o u r a udien ces, th ose wh o pa r ticipa te i n o u r e d uc a t ion p rog rams , an d pa r tn er orga niza tions. T his is em b e d de d in o u r mis s io n an d drives our crea tive en ergies.

DIVE R S I TY

DTS BD C d ef i n es diversity as t h e chara c teri s t i cs an d att ri bu tes t hat m a ke ea ch o f us unique, wh ich in cl u des ra ce, nat i o nal o ri gi n, di s abi l i ty, a g e , g en d er i den t ity, an d c ult ural an d s o ci o eco n o mi c ba ckgro u n ds .

EQ UI TY

Equ i ty i nvo l ves workin g toget h er to el i mi nate barri ers t hat prevent t h e pa r ti ci pa tion of all people an d co mmu ni t i es i n l earni n g abo u t an d pa r t ici pa ti n g i n m odern dan ce. DTSB DC i s exam i ni n g t h e u n derl y i n g ca us es o f d i s parit ies wit hin our so ci ety an d s t ri ves to a ddres s an d ove rcom e th e m th rough our perfo rm an ces , wo rks h o ps , pres ent at i o ns , a n d e d u ca ti on programs.

INCLUS I O N

DTS BD C cu lti vates in clusion th rou gh an env i ro nm ent w h ere peo pl e feel s u p por ted a n d listen ed to an d c an do t h ei r pers o nal bes t . We devel o p cu lt ura l co mp eten ce t hrough convers at i o ns am o n g o u r di vers e gro u p o f d a n ce rs . Exte rn ally, it is our missio n an d res po ns i bi l i ty to pres ent dan ce wo rks a n d tea ch dan ce t hat tells s to ri es abo u t t h e n eed fo r i n cl u s i o n i n o u r co u ntr y a n d h ow t h e la ck of it n eeds to chan ge.

ACCE S S

DTS BD C s tri ves to provide a ccessib i l i ty to o u r per fo rm an ces an d e d uca ti ona l p rograms n ot j ust phys i cal l y, bu t al s o i n co ns i derat i o n o f e co n o mi c , g eographic , dem ographi c , an d cu lt u ral barri ers . We wo rk to e ns u re tha t our ar ts programs are a cces s i bl e an d t rans fo rmat i ve fo r a ll by rem ovi n g barriers between ou r per fo rman ces an d t h e au di en ce.

T h e Compa ny is compliant with th e A m eri cans fo r Di s abi l i t i es Ac t .

Pe rforma n ces are f ree at m ost venu es an d o f fered at redu ced pri ci n g at t h ea ter venu e s.

Pa r t o f DTSBDC ’s in ternal work on equ i ty i s t hat o u r Equ i ty Co m mi ttee d is cu s s es i ts performan ce season o f feri n gs tw i ce a year. T h e Equ i ty Co m mi ttee i n cludes dan cers, st aff, board m embers , an d au di en ce m e mb ers o f d iverse perspec t ives.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24

DONOR LISTING We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following corporations, foundations, goverment agencies, and individuals who supported Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company during our 23-24 season.

Major Supporters $51,000-150,000 DC Commision on the Arts and Humanities $20,000-50,000 Georgetown Day School* The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Patch Canada March Forth Foundation The National Endowment for the Arts Philip L. Graham Fund $19,000- 5,000 The Share Fund Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Mary Eccles Fulbright Scholars Cary Fuller Elizabeth Harter JBG Smith Ellen Kwatnoski Maryland Youth Ballet* Microsoft Morningstar Foundation Katia Norri Jan and Seth Tievsky Heinz and Liselotte Nehring Stiftung Foundation $4,000-500 Anonymous (3) John Ashford Bloomberg Philanthropies Ian Burgess Michael Caplin Alan Cariaso Kay Casstevens Cherry Blossom Giving Circle Claudia de Colstoun-Werebe 26

Bianca DeLille Jameson Freeman and Dana Burgess Susan Gigli Sergio Herrera and Kelly Southall Wayne Hickory Celia Hoke Nicole Hollander Erick Hosaka Jill and Bill Hudock Rebecca Klemm Bonnie Kogod Richard Kwatnoski Marcia Lim Barbara and Robert Liotta Elizabeth McCallum Laura McDonald Kelly Minton Elvi Moore Judith Viggers Nordin Dr. Susan Ohnmacht Mark Ohnmacht Eser Ozdeger Tom Pallas Stacey Perelman Young-Key Kim and Bertrand Renaud Sheri and Robert Rosenfeld Stuart Ross and Patricia Devine Teresa Saavedra Eric San Juan and Jack Davis Ben Sanders Marian and Neel Saxena Scout Properties Leigh Slaughter Steve Slaughter Peter and Judith Storandt Aaron Tievsky and Frank Delaney

JOIN US IN OUR MISSION TO SHARE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DANCE Every contribution makes a significant difference.

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STAFF AND BOARD Leadership Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Founding Artistic Director Christine Doyle, Managing Director Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo, Assistant Artistic Director Staff Bianca DeLille, Development Director Patch Canada, Public Relations Specialist Jan Tievsky, Educational Principal Joan Ayap, Georgetown Day School Teacher William Robinson, Georgetown Day School Teacher and Production Assistant Aleny Serna, Georgetown Day School Teacher Baylee Wong, Georgetown Day School Teacher Isel Perez, Accountant Electra Hurwood, Intern Charlie Meisler, Intern Artists Anne Sidney, Rehearsal Director Sarah Halzack, Assistant Rehearsal Director Carl Gudenius, Lighting Designer Sigrid Johannesdottïr, Costume Designer Millicent Scarlett, Resident Musician Dana Nicole Scott, Resident Musician Lauren Victor, Resident Photographer 2024 DTSBDC Dancers Natasha Ames Joan Ayap Elias Brzezinski Tomas Fischer

Trevor Frantz Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo Yvonne Faith Russell Justin Rustle Aleny Serna Baylee Wong William Robinson, Apprentice Board of Directors Kelly Moss Southall, President Jan Tievsky, Vice President Mary Eccles, Secretary Jameson Freeman Susan Gigli Nicole Hollander Erick Hosaka, Treasurer Bonnie Kogod Ellen Boyers Kwatnoski Marcia Lim Leigh Adams Slaughter Dana Tai Soon Burgess (Ex-Officio) Biance DeLille (Ex-Officio) Advisory Board Shahab Albahar Kay Casstevens Josue Castilleja Mario Castillo Diane Dragaud Sara Gay Forden Sarah Halzack Joshua Kaufman Mark Ohnmacht Steve Oshana Anatol Steck Lauren Victor Yang-Ro Yoon Steven Zatarga Organizational Mentors Patch Canada Michael Kaiser

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