
An Asian American Dance Journey Sat-3p
March 1 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Join DTSBDC as we return to the Chinatown neighborhood with 3 stories based on Asian American Identities. Dana takes inspiration from his own ancestors, his immediate family, his own experiences, and the Company around him to explore the themes of identity, belonging and home.
The program features:
- Hyphen which represents the turbulent struggle that Asian Americans feel as they solidify their identity in the American cultural tapestry. The mixed-media piece features the full Company and a video backdrop of some of Nam June Paik’s earliest experimental films.
- Becoming American. Based on the real life story of Katia Norri, a dancer with DTSBDC who was adopted from Korea by an American couple in New Jersey. The work delves into her journey to understand her new home.
- And, Leaving Pusan. Based on Dana’s great grandmother’s emotional and physical departure from Korea in 1903 – voyaged to Oahu, Hawaii on the first steamship, the Gaelic, to deliver Koreans to work on the sugar cane and pineapple plantations. She would work on the Del Monte plantation her entire life.
The evening will also include a post performance question and answer session with the artistic director.
Tickets here
Photo by Mary Noble Ours