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May  8 Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company: Dancing Through the Asian American Experience Friday,  May  8 , 6 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium Burgess, hailed by the Washington Post as “the area’s leading dance artist,” presents the original works Hyphen, which integrates the work of video artist Nam June Paik, and Chino Latino. He also premieres a work in progress, Island, which explores the Asian Pacific American experience at the Angel Island Immigration Station in California. Following the performance, Burgess and his dancers take part in a discussion with Ken Hakuta, nephew of Nam June Paik. The evening is part of this month’s Heritage feature event (see Feature Event).