Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

• Dana Scott, piano

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company premieres Seeds of Toil: Three Stories of Asian American Resistance and Resilience, a modern dance triptych. The 50-minute dance 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 Filipino and Latinx organizers and farmworkers in California in the 1960s, and the impact of WWII internment on the Japanese agricultural communities of California in the 1940s. Live music by collaborative pianist Dana Scott.

Please Note: A reservation to this show is not a ticket. There is a 4-ticket limit per patron for this show. Patrons who make advanced reservations can pick up their tickets at the Hall of States Box Office on the day of the performance at 4:30pm. Patrons need to present either a printed email confirmation or show the email confirmation on their smart device. Tickets that have not been claimed by 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance will be released and distributed to a stand-by line.

This is a first come-first serve event; a reservation confirmation does not guarantee you a ticket. Please arrive early to exchange your email confirmation at the Hall of States Box Office for a ticket to be seated in the Family Theater.

About Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

https://dtsbdc.org/

About Dana Scott, piano

Dana Scott is a collaborative pianist and conductor in the Washington, DC and Baltimore area. She recently conducted the premier of Momia in el Closet at the Gala Theatre in DC, and was host and accompanist for Washington National Opera's High School Institute at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Ms. Scott works as a coach and accompanist for the Little Patuxent Opera Institute (Columbia, MD), Opera AACC (Severna Park), Harbor Opera, Centre Stage (Baltimore, MD), and Washington Opera's Summer Opera Institute. At the Kennedy Center, Ms. Scott worked as a rehearsal pianist for Jerry Herman, Christine Baranski, and Jeff McCarthy in Mame. She served two seasons as the Music Director for FBN Production's The Three Little Pigs, an opera outreach program (Columbia, SC). Ms. Scott also performs with Annapolis Children's Choral, Arundel Vocal Arts Society, Bach in Baltimore, and Opera AAACC. She performs at Germano's Trattoria frequently as a cabaret pianist, and Emmanuel United Methodist Church where she works as pianist and organist. Ms. Scott received high collaborative marks in the Vocal Arts Society Competition (D.C.), and was a semi-finalist in the 2007 William Garrison Piano Competition. As a soloist Ms. Scott is a winner of the Sidney DeKnight Piano Competition (PA), a national competition committed to promoting aspiring ethnic musicians. She frequently appeared as a soloist with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra in Lakeland, Florida and was a recitalist on the Mary Baker Eddy Library Millenium Series, and the James George Charitable Trust Series in Boston, MA. Ms. Scott serves as piano instructor, jazz ensemble director, and staff accompanist for the Saint James School in Hagerstown, MD. She also maintains a small private studio in the Laurel area.